My Love Affair- With the World Cup

Gentlemen, get your La-Z-Boy’s ready. These next few weeks are going to get crazy. The NBA Finals are in full swing, college and Major League baseball are heating up, and the event of the year has arrived. That’s right, the World Cup. South Africa hosts the tournament heard ‘round the world. The World Cup makes soccer-haters into soccer-lovers. It makes men and women who once had social lives glued to their televisions. But most of all, it makes the world come together. From Argentinians to Brazilians, the world is one- at least for the next month or so. So kick back, relax, and enjoy the world’s premier event. (Move over Winter Olympics)

I am admittedly one who enjoys soccer very little every 3 years and 11 months of my life. But this is the month where everyone loves the world’s sport. Yes, even me. But tomorrow when my home country takes on the English, I will be sporting the red, white and blue, and yelling like I’m at the match myself. But why is that? Why can’t we get enough of the sport when the cup comes around, but it is nothing more than another second-tier sport any other time? Maybe it’s that it’s summer, and we have nothing better to do (Hint, that’s not the answer). Maybe we want to feel higher than other nations. But I believe it is our internal love for the game. Around 4/5 of us grew up at the soccer field. We grew up dancing after a goal, sprinting up and down the field, and enjoying snacks after the game with your team. Like me, a lot of people didn’t stick with the sport. But everyone I have asked regrets it. One of my close friends David is always telling me how much he misses those Saturday mornings at the field. Soccer may not be the most exciting sport in the world, but these men work just as hard (maybe harder) than typical athletes, while earning half of the credit. So what do ya say fellas? I’m jumpin’ on the bandwagon, do you want to join?

Side note: I know this one is short, but my knowledge of the sport is yet to be expanded.

Side note II: This is my first blog post written from my brand spankin’ new MacBook :)

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