World Cup

Okay, because there is nothing else to do here other than watch soccer (futbol) and avoid minefields, I've watched more than a few World cup games. I'm generally cheering for England and Germany, though because of where I live in Cambridge, I'm cheering for Portugal too.

I watched the Italy/Ghana game last night. I was cheering for Italy, but then Vincenzo Iaquinta tried to burst past two defenders. He was rightfully dumped from behind on his face, where he proceeded to cry like a little girl. He clenched his knee is huge pain while I called him a baby. While they where bringing in a stretcher and carrying him away, I thought to myself that maybe he was really hurt. What if I was playing hockey and got checked into the boards, what if something random happened and I lost a ligament. I would hate to have a bunch of fans in audience calling me a wimp because the hit didn't look like much. After thinking about this I decided to pity the poor guy. There was no call against Ghana, as Iaquinta was offside and play resumed. [rant]About a minute later, the camera cut to Iaquinta standing up off the stretcher and running back onto the field. He later got a goal and a Yellow card. This is part of the reason why I can't stand football, because of stupid babies like this loser, and their diving.[/rant]

Nevertheless, I think I've watched around 5 or 6 games. I think I'll like football more when I get home, but hardly more than other sports. I cant wait for the day when ultimate Frisbee is popular, that will be a great day indeed. I've also found some kids who like Baseball and hockey here. They were quite amazed when I told them I've seen the Red Soxs play live (they don't know much about the much better Jays, who only need a decent bullpen to bring them near the top). Strangely, no one here understands why Walter Gretzky is famous in Canada. I told them that in Canada, aristocracy works in reverse.