"Only losers celebrate draws!"
That is what one English fan told me the following day after the US match against England. The conversation occurred when a bystander asked who had won the match between the Yanks and the English. The English fan said it was a draw and I quickly intervened and said that it was a moral victory for the United States.
Perhaps the cockney accented Brit may have been right that only losers celebrate draws, but the real winners were fans of the beautiful game that reside in the United States. US fans, in particular, tend to use English football as a parameter as to how far they need to be from becoming a super power. Whether or not they are using the correct measuring stick, is for another debate, but there is no denying the level of respect that American soccer fans have towards English football and the attention US media give and it showed the night of the match. One could just sit back and breathe in the atmosphere and know that what they witnessed was something worth noting.
From a die hard Tri fan, congrats US, you out did yourself and made the confederation proud. If this got the casual American viewer to even tune in to watch even for one night, you guys won. Hopefully, we have more footie on ESPN, Fox, NBC, and other networks.
2 comments:
howard making time at the end, playing for the tie, was weak sauce.
it may be weak sauce, but they are in the driver's seat now...
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