While it took over 24 hours of flying time to get here (here being Johannesburg) from Boston, it’s been an amazing trip so far. Last night we went to the Spain-Germany match in Durban. We got there several hours in advance to get fired up at the beach festival adjacent to the Fan Fest location. [...]
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World Cup Update and Predictions
Summer Solstice soon… at least here in the Northern Hemisphere While there was talk prior to the World Cup about how it being winter in South Africa would affect the teams and game, especially those from Northern Europe and particularly England (after seeing Gary Linekar and the boys wilt in the Mexican sun in 1986), I [...]
Draws, Keepers and Vuvuzelas
Well, the matches have begun and we’ve already seen some surprises (Italy’s draw in the rain being the biggest to me). The USA-England result wasn’t a surprise to me, but the way it happened certainly was. As a former keeper, it’s hard not to feel just awful for Robert Green after what happened. England certainly [...]
Why I love this game called fútbol.
This year, Jeff and I get to experience the world’s biggest stage, as we’ll be heading to South Africa for not one, but two matches. Not just any matches, but the semi-final in Durban and the final in Johannesburg. And I’ll be posting along the way. What can you expect from me? Well, I’ll leave the expert commentary to the “experts”, but will chime in on the teams, the games, the fans and the product. I’m a guy who watches more Premier League matches in the fall and winter than college football or hoops.