It’s not online yet, or I’d link it, but a Triangle Business Journal column by my friend Dale Gibson is a real hoot worth reading. It is a screed against the game of soccer. I played soccer, actually, and was co-captain of my school team, but I tend to agree with Dale’s complaints about it as a spectator sport.
Here’s the funniest line:
As I understand it, soccer is a game that was invented by the English and perfected by the French. If you’re looking for a recipe for disaster, that’s it.
So why does the rest of the world venerate soccer as the greatest athletic competition on Earth?
Because they’ve got nothing else to watch, that’s how.
