yes, i admit it. i'm one of those few people who really care and will watch all or as much of the world cup as i can. like every other suburbanite kid i played soccer in my youth & some intramural in college. even with the mls there isn't much of a pro game here in the states to get excited over. however i've been a fan of the premier league for years.
for new friends, my mom is welsh and grew up in england for many years. so we go over to see our family there often. while we are there we catch up on the fav teams, southampton was the local team for years. i've collected a couple of picture books, the equivalent of baseball cards. when i could afford an expanded cable package i would catch up on the premier league broadcasts on fox sports world channel. the national game though i got into when erin & i were over in summer '04 for a wedding and it was at the same time as the euro cup. england made a run, rooney was the new big name, and beckham choked in a shoot-out.. it was awesome
so i look forward to some more great soccer/football, which by the way, the first game of germany and costa rica is not disappointing, it's been back and forth and is 2-1 germany currently.
