world cup

As the World Cup comes to an end I have a confession:  I don't know the fist thing about the event, the sport, or who's taking part in the festivities.  I'm not a sports fan so events like this that have (seemingly) everyone cheering and yelling always leave me wondering what the hype is all about...

Germany defeated the United States, 1-0, in Thursday’s highly-anticipated World Cup match in a rain-soaked Recife, Brazil.

I spent the weekend watching the U.S. women's soccer team play Japan for the FIFA World Cup. I was disappointed they lost. So much work and to lose on penalty kicks at the end. The First thing I thought was, soccer is a cruel game, you spend an hour and a half running......running....running...and it's so hard to score a goal. All it takes is being in the right place at the right time.  The US tea