The World Cup has been underway for the last few days. It is one of the most anticipated sporting events across the world. It is one of the few events that brings people together to show pride of their heritage. I find it fascinating to watch people from all over converging to support their team and hope for the prize. This is true world-wide, except in the US.
There are certainly a large percentage of us that are as passionate about “soccer” as many in our neighboring countries. But, we are certainly the minority in the sports supporting world here in the US. I think there are a variety of reasons. The most, I suspect, is that there are so many well established professional sports that people are somewhat in overload. The other reason is that Americans tend to feel that soccer is too slow. We are an extremely fast paced, overworked, over stimulated country. We want everything big, exaggerated and we want it fast. We want high scoring, high action and we want it immediately. Personally, I think soccer delivers on that and then some, but “I get it”.
Check out the above image of airflow simulation as the balls spins through the air.. The web has brought the world cup to life for many of us. We can stream on ESPN.com or catch many of the matches on Fox Soccer Channel or even local channels. It’s been fun catching the banter on twitter as well. If you haven’t already, I encourage you to take a peak. It only happens every four years. Who knows, you may even enjoy it. 
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