I'm pretty neutral when it comes to being a soccer fan. I enjoyed playing as a kid, I've got my young ones involved in youth soccer, but I still have a hard time watching a whole professional soccer game.
After watching the Trinidad game on saturday, I can see where both of you are coming from. Stick brings up some valid points about the flopping. Karl Malone would have been proud. It was also good to see the underdogs pull out the "victory". The way I see it, there has got be some reason that we Americans are not seeing for soccer to be the world's #1 sports. Those fans are crazy about their teams. It amazes me how well they travel from all parts of the world. I'll be interested to see how pathetic the American following is at the game today.
I, for one, was cheering for Trinidad, despite my wifes family heritage of Swedes. I baptized severals Trinis on my mission, and they make the best curry in the world in my opinion.
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