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13 Jun 2010

It’s time for the “other” football

By ArtieFufkin

England goalkeeper Robert Green makes the biggest mistake of his life in allowing Clint Dempsey's shot to get by him in yesterday's World Cup match (Photo: Elise Amendola/AP, via Boston.com)

In case you’ve been living in a cave for the past few days, the 2010 FIFA World Cup kicked off on Friday, and there’s been no shortage of exciting action in the host country of South Africa this weekend.  Yesterday in group play, the US played England to a 1-1 draw, helped greatly by goalkeeper error (see banner photo).  And earlier today, Ghana scored a 1-0 victory over Serbia, marking the first win for an African team in the first World Cup hosted on African soil.   Needless to say, the energy around Johannesburg is unreal right now.

While “soccer” (as it’s known here) has never really caught on at the pro level in the states, pretty much everyone has played the sport as a kid, and you simply can’t deny that the World Cup brings together fans from around the globe like no other event, save possibly the Olympics.  So, apologies if this offends any American football purists out there, but for the next month, much of our attention will be focused on the “other” football being played in South Africa.

Don’t worry, we’ll be keeping an eye on NFL mini-camps for any exciting news … just be sure to let us know when Favre decides whether he’s playing or not.

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One Response to “It’s time for the “other” football”

  1. avatar brunhilda says:
    June 13, 2010 at 10:57 am

    Finally you guys are writing about something that I can comment on.

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