Soccer Match

I’m watching friends of mine play Soccer. It’s crazy soccer has become such an American sport now. I introduced one of the players of this soccer game, to the beautiful game via soccer 07 for the play station 2. Speaking of that young man he lets a child score a goal on him as I write. He laughs it off and throws his hands in the air. “I got sandals on.” He hears my laugh and looks over at me with a smile he quickly reassures me he can “Kill me at FiFa right now.” I can really see soccer as being bigger than basketball and baseball easy. The dream team is dead. And Baseball is…baseball. What a scene here in Kansas watching two African Americans, one African, one Caucasian, and two Hispanic play soccer. Soccer what a beautiful game.

Make that three African Americans.

[Written after the match]

Got sweaty and bruised up but had a good time none the less. During a round of penalty shoot outs the children lined up and played camera with their fingers every time I lined up for a shot. “Click-Click” they would laugh out. “Okay time for Mr. Famous guy.”

The beautiful game.