I am a major fan of football (soccer). So, I was extremely excited to finally have some football to watch for the next three weeks. What is my verdict? Shit or Hit?
Unfortunately, my verdict so far is SHIT. And here's why:
The football matches are very thrilling. There has been no running up of scores. The athletes are superb. Teams are defying expectations. They are not the reason that I have come to the SHIT conclusion.
The commentary is what has ruined the World Cup for me.
If you decided to play the drinking game and had to take a shot every time the commentator said something US-related, you would be dead. Literally!! You would die of acute alcohol poisoning.
Yesterday during the England vs. Mexico match I couldn't even keep track of how many times the US was mentioned. Today during the Sweden vs. Colombia match I decided to keep a count. By the end of the match, the US or something US-related was mentioned 79 times. In the first half alone, it was said 45 times. That's once for every minute of the half.
Ridiculous.
Enough with the name-dropping. I don't care if so and so went to the University of Toledo, or Maryland, or Stanford, or whatever. I don't care to hear about the US when I'm watching a match that they aren't participating in. This is the WORLD CUP, not the UNITED STATES CUP.