I wish that SOCCER was as popular in the USA as it was elsewhere. I am as guilty as the rest of the country for not watching it but can still dream. Honestly though, I tried to find coverage of the USA Mexico game yesterday and was completely unsuccessful. Nothing on the thousands of cable channels that our service provides. Lots of shopping networks. YUCK!!!
The crazy thing is that is our neck of the woods there are still hoards of soccer moms. Remember that 80's craze when moms everywhere were juggling time schedules to get there precious little ones to the soccer field? The hype may have died down and the media moved on to move "interesting" trends but the soccer mom lives today. You can easily spot them with their magnetic jingles clinging tightly to the back of their SUVs right next to the support our cause magnet. There may even be a baseball magnet. But what with millions of kiddies growing up learning the virtues and benefits of soccer, why hasn't it taken a greater hold in the sports hearts of America?
A book can be written on this, and I do not want to get into it. It would be an interesting case study one of which I'm sure many have attempted. The point of this is that for some of us who are marginally interested to fanatically involved in USA soccer, yesterday's game was a good one; avenging a previous loss, shutting out the archrival team, making them eat their words, and securing a place in the next world cup. All great reasons to follow the USA's soccer team as the head for the 2006 World Cup. Perhaps the excitement of the last woman's soccer team's victory (1999) can finally be matched and we will have a men's champion to herald.
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