Weekend Video

The appears to be a generalized mean-mindedness, as the established European favourites stumbled in South Africa, as the newspaper front pages indicate. Even the German headline is a grim kind of rejoicing.

A wonderfully cynical definition of the World Cup goes thus...

Twenty-two millionaires ruining a lawn!

In contrast, the video posted below is sooooo sweet. Any who think that in the United States soccer has only a limited following wll be surprised, I think. Certainly there's lashings of typically American patriotism but there's a childlike delight, too. For the record, it was Landon Donovan's last minute goal which ensured that Team USA progressed to the next round...