Like most Americans the past few weeks I invested far too much in this thing called soccer and the tournament known as the World Cup.<\/p>\n
Monday afternoon my son and I shared a pair of authentic experiences, first watching the Spain-Portugal match in a Mexican bar, then watching the U.S.-Belgium match at home with hot dogs and Coca-Cola. Unfortunately that latter match was\u00a0very<\/em> authentic, with the Americans playing like, well, the 20th century version of Americans playing soccer.<\/p>\n Classic. Unfortunately.<\/p>\n Well, it was fun while it lasted.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Like most Americans the past few weeks I invested far too much in this thing called soccer and the tournament known as the World Cup. Monday afternoon my son and I shared a pair of authentic experiences, first watching the … Continue reading