World Cup sucks

And that's why I don't watch soccer. After months of World Cup hype, Friday's opening matches fell flat on their faces.

Ummmm...excuse me Mr. World Cup, can I please have the four hours you just stole away from my life back?

I know action is a rarity in soccer, but two freaking goals in more than three hours of play! You've got to be kidding me. I'd rather watch ice melt.


We had to wait almost an hour to see this guy score

In the same amount of time it took 44 players on four teams to muster a pair of goals, 18 professional ballplayers on two teams produced 15 runs in the Windy City Friday afternoon. And some claim that baseball is boring.

The box score for the first match between Mexico and South Africa indicates there were 26 shots on goal. I can recall seven. Maybe they count the goalie blasting the ball from one end of the field to the other a "shot on goal."

And Uruguay actually did have only seven shots in the second match of the day versus France. I understand there may have been some sort of defensive strategy but how pathetic is that? I felt like I was watching UCLA basketball during the pre shot clock era when final scores barely reached the 20s.

Damn. I see the Americans are playing England tomorrow and I probably will be considered a foreign spy or terrorist if I don't watch and root on my fellow countrymen. Anybody have suggestions to keep myself occupied while watching the soccer ball being dribbled around ai... [More]