world cup

i have a confession to make: i love soccer. i've been watching the world cup pretty closely and i don't know of anyone (so far) that has been as into it as i have. i've talked to a few people that have watched a few games or rooted for a team for awhile, but nothing like me. my love for soccer almost makes me feel unpatriotic because people are usually disgusted and wonder why i don't watch american football or baseball, the real american sports. i think soccer has some of the best athletes in the world. other sports have a lot of stopping and standing around and "time-outs" where everyone can catch their breath. soccer does not. the action is non-stop and the only times the clock stops is at halftime and the end of the game. i don't understand how people can watch baseball and golf and then call soccer boring. maybe the lazy ones feel guilty for not exercising when they see how fit soccer players are.

anyhoo, enough ranting. the world cup this year has been fantastic to watch (despite the record number of yellow and red cards). i've enjoyed every minutes of it (except when usa lost). i've also decided to take part in a mini world cup hosted in wolcott, indiana by renae bahler's brother (whose name i do not know). the teams consist of three players each and each team will represent a country. my team signed up late so we ended up picking the netherlands as our country. i'm going to end up making a shirt that says "van nistelrooy" on the back and #9 on it. he plays for manchester united in club play and is the netherlands best striker. my other teammates are garrison gudeman and austin waibel. we're just doing this to have a good time. so if you're not doing anything this weekend, you can come out to wolcott and cheer us on!