Wednesday, August 18, 2010

Americans Pretend to Care About Soccer

When Donovan nailed the ball into the back of Algeria’s net, U.S. Soccer fans were ecstatic by their country’s advancement into the second round of the World Cup. This was the moment Americans pretended to cared about later.

Though many Americans did not watch the game, their opinions of the US chances against Ghana were strong. Though he had no clue what the words "side", "concede", "pitch", "going down", and "simulation" meant, a college student Billy Miller said the following:

“The US side, as long as they don’t concede early, should be able to get a favorable result. I just hope the official doesn’t fall for Ghana players going down to the pitch, you know, simulation. I hate that".

http://www.shortnews.com/start.cfm?id=85061

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