3 June 2010
We are 8 days away from the beginning of the biggest sporting spectacle in the world. We are 8 days away from a fever that will grip nation after nation, man after man, city after city throughout this incredible world of ours. And, this year, even the U.S. is getting into the swing of things a little bit. ESPN has promised that the US v England game on 12 June will be the most heavily advertised single sporting event in the history of television advertising. I have walked into bars and become engaged in soccer talk with those who don’t know their Pele from their Didier or their centreback from their striker. Yet, somehow, that fever has struck and they are excited about something that is foreign to them. Perhaps it’s because ESPN has done an excellent job at promoting this year’s event. Perhaps it’s because David Beckham and Posh moved to Los Angeles with an media circus. Perhaps it’s because the U.S. Men’s National Team is ranked 14th in the world and stand every chance of escaping not only the group stages but the first knock out games, too. Or, perhaps, to the shame and detriment of far too many of my sports-minded friends, this game is finally finding a foothold stateside. I seriously hope it’s that latter point. I have hoped that for the better part of 4 decades.
This is a close-up of the USMNT strip from the 2006 World Cup in Germany. I will wear it proudly when our USMNT take on the Three Lions of England.
Up the US!
Cheers.
~KR (Written on 4 June 2010)
Listening to:
Janie’s Got a Gun by Aerosmith
from Pump
Camera: Canon PowerShot SD850 IS
Exposure: 0.167 sec (1/6)
Aperture: f/2.8
Focal Length: 5.8 mm
ISO Speed: 200
Exposure Bias: 0 EV
Flash: Off, Did not fire
