Coulda been a contender

I was pretty dissapointed when the U.S. lost at the World Cup today. I was working but there are a couple of TV's in the bar so I got to watch it almost in its entirity. I thought they played well, just couldnt find the back of the net. I look forward to a day when soccer might be huge in this country. I think the U.S. team making it this far will certainly help that cause. I've been to quite a few games here but it's usually embarrasing how many people show up. So why isn't it popular? I've heard many arguements as to the greatness or lack-there-of of footie, but I think there are two main reasons. If you look at the big three in this country (Base,Basket,Foot) the players are HUGE. Not some of them, all of them. They reflect the motto "Bigger, Faster, Stronger" not something like "Smarter, Dedicatedier, Trainingalotness". Yeah, Kobe has worked hard to get where he is. If I worked 10 times as hard, with twice as much luck, I'm still not going to play in the NBA. That's one theory. The other? Advertising. The mother of profits. Soccer leaves almost no room for this, which is awesome. These players don't get to take a break every 5 min. I guess, I'll have to be satiated with trips to Europe. Not a problem.