So here we go… The Football World Cup2010 starts today. For 4 weeks people all over the world will forget about their problems, nations will forget the economic burdens that are punishing them, and will be stuck in front of the telly for hours on end watching the footy.
Tomorrow’s match between England and USA is going to be an interesting one. The BP Oil catastrophe has marred the beautiful relationship that has always existed between these two countries. There’s an apparent and clear animosity going on and I wonder if this will translate into dirty and angry football, or whether the teams will rise above it… As I say, it will be an interesting one to watch for reasons other than the actual game.
Of course, I am supporting Spain. I have bought one of those flags that you put in your car. I’ve seen people noticing it and eyeing it in a funny way, and I am a bit scared that my car might get vandalised by hooligans. So I’ve decided to only put it out in Spain-match days.
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Apart from that, I am not sure I am going to follow all the games. First of all, some of them are in the middle of the day in weekdays, so no chance of watching them at work. And secondly, because, let’s not hide it, I am not THAT bothered. People take football far too seriously. It is just a game, people! Just a game! And games were created for simple enjoyment, not suffering…
And of course, it is not just your average commoner who is excited about the World Cup. Everybody seems to be talking about it too (even me, hehe). It’s on the radio, it’s on the television, food and drinks, all product commercial/adverts seem to be using it as their main advertising focus. It is just too easy to get carried away with all the excitement. But remember, the more excited you get about it, the more disappointed you’ll be when your team gets kicked out!
Speaking about adverts… Since I have Sky+ I hardly ever watch any adverts. It’s too easy to pause live TV and then fast-forward and resume your programme once again. However, several adverts (with the World Cup theme) have caught my attention. These two are my favourite:
(The kid in 0:38” is just too cute)
(my favourite bit is Roonie v Federer at ping pong xD)
Well, well, … I have the flag hanging from the window at home, stickers in the car and my t-shirt for the match days! Here there is a lot of support for Spain, … for anyone except England, of course, so no bother
First Spain match is at 15:30 and I can not find a good excuse not to miss it, specially after using the “broken down car” card today We’ll see!
Good luck all (fighting for the runner-up position)!
We’ll see!
