There's personal drama, team drama, fan drama, and it's great to see an eclectic selection of countries duke out bragging rights for the next 4 years. I like the competition, camaraderie, patriotism, and the intense 90 minutes of non-stop running and fancy footwork. It's overwhelming, and that's why i find myself drawn to the television.......next game is this afternoon 2:30pm eastern standard time. Australia vs. Germany - should be a really physical game, both countries breed big beefy-sexy soccer players. PSYCHED!
A lot of people will ask me, 'why don't you root for the United States?' When i first became attached to the world cup, the United States were not contenders, it was towards the tail-end of their 40-year drought. My first World Cup team i followed was Italy, partly because of my heritage and partly because they've always been outstanding on the field. I still continue to root for Italy to this day. Some may say i am not patriotic, and should be rooting for my own country, which i am, it's hard for me to pick favorites because i love the game so much, i sincerely wish every team the best.......but when it comes to Italy, i then will be fanatical.
This is my favorite soccer player of all time Roberto Baggio (i actually still have a replica of his jersey as well as the same soccer ball in this picture)
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