I think for the first time in my 23 years of existence I have seen a shocking display of headline news in the US papers this morning. It wasn't a bombing in a country, a riot, a protest, a tragic plane crash or anything else you could think of. This was something citizens of the US aren't quite used to. What is it you ask? Well it was none other than the recent victory of the United States men's national football (soccer) team over Spain in the Confederation's Cup. This wasn't a small printing that barely mentions the game. Oh no. This thing took up almost the whole page and had a pretty big picture. I had to sit and ponder for a second and ask myself if I magically teleported myself to Europe. But no, this was the US National team, and for the first time in a while I was proud.
Was this what needed to be done for football (pardon my slang) in the United States? Was this the highest point that this wonderful sport has reached in this country? After all, this was Spain mind you, the number one team in the world who's been on a record winning streak. Not only did we prove that our boys could play with the men, finally, but we proved that football is slowly growing in popularity in this country. If the US can prove that this victory wasn't just a fluke and keep on winning against top teams, say in the 2010 World Cup, then maybe, just maybe, football will grow a little bit more and would be appreciated by non-fans of the game.
P.S. David Beckham is a total wanker and proved that he's all for the money instead of giving two shits about the sport in this country by going to AC Milan on a loan. If it weren't for his wife's love of LA, he wouldn't have even thought about playing for an MLS team. But that's just my opinion.
Your mind has just been corrupted by The Nevras.
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