Ryan's soccer thoughts
My wife has not posted in a while so I will give this a shot. As most of you know the largest sporting tournament in the world is taking place currently. Though most of us either don't care or can't stand to watch a game that has low scores there is a growing fan base. I first got into watching the global sport in 2000 when I was spending 3 weeks in France with a host family during the Eurocup. This tournament is played by European nations between World Cups. During this time I naively got the experience of the excitement and wonder of national team soccer. I have never seen so many people get so enthusiastically behind one team as a nation. Everyone was glued to the TV. When goals were almost scored the whole family was on the edge of their seat. When France won...