Yes, once upon a time, you had to physically leave the United States to appreciate that every four years the entire rest of the world convulsed in a month-long frenzy of passionate fandom. But that’s all changed. Now that the U.S. has reached the knockout round twice in a row, and a couple of generations of soccer moms have done their work providing logistical support for young Americans to master the game of futbol, and globalization and the Internet have collapsed the borders that used to separate us, it’s a quite different story. More Americans watched the U.S. tie Portugal than the World Series or NBA Finals. Massive crowds gather in public spaces to watch the games. We’re all in, finally. salon/2014/06/29/the_rights_absurd_world_cup_paranoia_explained/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=socialflow
Posted on: Mon, 30 Jun 2014 07:26:09 +0000
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