eiffel_71 | (no subject)

We had a power cut this morning. For just over an hour I lived in fear, not just of the food in the fridges and freezer going manky but also that I would have to dip into my meagre available funds and go to the pub to watch the football. At 10.40, though, my radio alarm clock and video sprang back to life; my heart sank when the power cut out again almost immediately, but a minute later it was back for good. Phew.

Looking at today's games - South Korea v Togo, France v Switzerland and Brazil v Croatia - who'd ever have imagined South Korea v Togo would be the best of the three? Ah, the wonders of the World Cup.

France might have been awful on the field, but at least, having now tried all the flavours, the French Frogs' Legs & Garlic crisps are my favourite, with the Brazilian Salsa flavour in second...

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All the American sportscasters were talking about how the US team is so great now and so ready and prepared and winny, and they lost their first match.

You need to know that soccer is one of THE sports for kids in the US. For some reason, though, once the kids get past high school, there's so very little incentive to keep at it as a pro sport. Lots of people around the world laugh the US football (soccer) teams off, but among school-age kids, it was the most popular sport. The difference is that all the real money is made in baseball, football (NFL), and basketball, so no one pursues pro-soccer as a career.

By no one, I mean very very few people.

And yet you're a leading world power in women's soccer. Maybe the lack of women's baseball and gridiron keeps more girls in soccer as they get older? And your colleges draw girl footballers from all over the world - a friend of mine is currently at Lander University and was their MVP last season, in her freshman year.