In case you have not noticed by now, but most of the material we write here on The Daily Scoffer is supposed to be funny, at least that's the goal anyway. But the following is an honest and personal reaction to the 2006 World Cup. Nothing funny but something that we feel needs to be said.....
Soccer, or Futbol rather, is the most popular sport pretty much everywhere on the planet other than here in the US. The World Cup only comes around every 4 years and is designed to be the stage to showcase the best soccer talent the globe has to offer. Much progress has been made of late here at home to increase our soccer awareness and passion. The MLS has provided an arena for people all over the country to witness this truly amazing sport. Heck, you even see a highlight on SportsCenter now and again. Girls and boys alike play soccer from the earliest of ages all the way to the collegiate level.
But for some reason, the sport still falls far behind in popularity as compared to (our) Football, Baseball and Basketball. After watching the 2006 World Cup, this stupid American finally realized why. (Please excuse the following language but it seems only necessary) International Futbol players are a bunch of PUSSIES! Plain and simple. Cut and Dry. Insert any other trite analogy here that you deem applicable. Watching the games from Round One on showed the world how embarrassingly fairy-like all of these "men" really are. There were more dives than an Olympic swim team event. It should be noted that the Europeans are most notorious for this pansy type of play, but just about every team is guilty except, guess who, good ole USA. Players from Africa to Asia to South America suffer what appears to be career-ending injuries, then miraculously return to the field only moments after being carted off on a stretcher.
You ask me what the most memorable image was of the 2006 Cup and I'll tell you its Brian McBride leaving the field with a face full of blood. Not rolling around on the turf like a fish out of water, but walking off. And only because the officials made him due to the blood. He came back shortly to play an amazing second half. Just look how many flops and dives within the box it took to get France into the final game. France it is official...YOU SUCK! Your whole existence is based on being cowards. How come the USA is the only nation in the world that has balls?!?! Balls to stand up for what is right and walk away with dignity. The way the US played in this 2006 World Cup made them the true winners in my book. All of the players can return home with their pride and dignity, knowing that they played their hearts out in a game they will likely never succeed at. And I think you know why. All we can do is cheer our team on, and wish them the best in 2010 in South Africa. And as for Zidane, I find it only hilariously enjoyable that the most disgraced player on the planet is a Frenchman. Thank You Zinedine for representing your home country so appropriately. GO USA!
