Watching The US Men's National Team Play...

 The game was played in Minnesota, of all places, and in January. Those were some hardy players and fans. Thankfully, I watched from the comfort of my home (thank you, technology...). I watched the US Men's National Team beat Honduras 3 - 0.

Good win.

And the team needs good wins to get to the next World Cup...something they failed to do the last time the best soccer teams in the world gathered for the chance to win soccer's highest prize. 

I'm not the biggest soccer fan in the world, but during the past couple of years, I'm finding myself watch more soccer than say, professional football or basketball. And to me, there's no greater sports competition than national teams playing each other.

When the players play for their country, it's a whole new level. I fell in love with watching national teams play when I lived in Europe. It's hard for sports fans in America to understand what it's like to be in a soccer-crazy country when their national team plays.

My wife and I went shopping today and we passed a display for the Super Bowl that's coming up. We had forgotten all about the Super Bowl. It is the biggest single sporting event in America. A lot of Americans knock soccer, and there's a lot to knock. Soccer fans have literally killed each other in the past. They're famous for bad behavior, not to mention some of the actions of the players themselves. 

The flopping is downright embarrassing.

Still, I'll take the flopping. I'll take the fanatic fans. I'll take it all. And when the next US National Men's Team plays, I'll do my best to catch it and I'll root for the red, the white, and the blue.