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<blockquote data-quote="Deleted member 645583" data-source="post: 1401484"><p>I just can't get into soccer (and I grew up in St. Louis, which was (is?) the capital of US soccer,</p><p></p><p>The sport, to me, looks like something my gym teachers would do when they couldn't come up with anything else: just throw out some balls and see what happens.</p><p></p><p>But the world loves football; and I love the atmosphere of World Cup. And the melodramatics! For whom do I root? England, I guess. </p><p></p><p>Watching Russkies versus Croatia right now. That Croatian goal looked kinda bogus - a header that manages to evade a defender AND a goalie?</p><p></p><p>All of you, enjoy World Cup.</p><p></p><p>P.S. I love the Geico "sliding" commercial. I went to high school in St. Louis with children of Ollie Bohlman, member of 1950 US World Cup team which, I think, finished third. His son was a great wrestler.</p><p></p><p>Russia just scored - 2-2.</p><p></p><p>I'm watching; it is exciting. But you gotta wait 90 minutes for real action. Same as in a lot of sports, I guess.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Deleted member 645583, post: 1401484"] I just can't get into soccer (and I grew up in St. Louis, which was (is?) the capital of US soccer, The sport, to me, looks like something my gym teachers would do when they couldn't come up with anything else: just throw out some balls and see what happens. But the world loves football; and I love the atmosphere of World Cup. And the melodramatics! For whom do I root? England, I guess. Watching Russkies versus Croatia right now. That Croatian goal looked kinda bogus - a header that manages to evade a defender AND a goalie? All of you, enjoy World Cup. P.S. I love the Geico "sliding" commercial. I went to high school in St. Louis with children of Ollie Bohlman, member of 1950 US World Cup team which, I think, finished third. His son was a great wrestler. Russia just scored - 2-2. I'm watching; it is exciting. But you gotta wait 90 minutes for real action. Same as in a lot of sports, I guess. [/QUOTE]
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