Okay, Now That's Done

[ithildin]

So let me ask my question of the day: am I the only American who doesn't give a toss about David Beckham and his wife? Because judging by the news coverage they're getting on their arrival here, I feel like I must be.

I have an awareness of who they are, but geez! I can't understand why I need to see them plastered all over my TV. Not to mention the idea that somehow this guy is going to singlehandedly create hordes of American soccer fans just seems very far fetched. I certainly have no sudden burst of desire to suddenly start watching soccer games. But again, maybe it's just me. It very frequently is [g]

(bet you never thought you'd ever read a post about soccer on my LJ!) (chalk it up to Friday the 13th)

Later: deciding that maybe I don't get the subtle sports nuances because I'm a girl, I have polled my male coworkers. Sorry, David, but they don't care either.

Comments

[1-mad-squirrel.livejournal.com]

I don't care about David Beckham. I especially don't care about his wife. I don't care about sports in general, apart from a mild interest in Arizona Diamondbacks baseball, especially it's 2001 World Series winning team.

Not that I would mind seeing soccer become a more widely watched major league sport. Anything to give American football a run for its money.

CNN though, somebody they were interviewing was talking about Beckham being a draw for parents to bring their soccer-playing kids to the games. I don't know about in L.A., but in D.C. it's too dangerous. One of my nephews was invited to a DC United game by a friend's family, and my sister and her husband wouldn't let him go. The Latin American fans who go behave too badly for it to be safe for children. I'm not surprised, I've heard stories of soccer fans at games in South America throwing glass bottles of urine at the opposing side's fans.