Fotboll
I've again wound up in Europe during a major international soccer tournament. Last time it was the 2002 World Cup when I was in England. This time it's the European Cup. This one doesn't get nearly the coverage in the U.S. that the World Cup does, so you may not have been following it. I was pretty excited to be here during the tournament because Sweden had qualified, and I remembered how nuts people were in England during the World Cup. Now, the Swedes don't really do "nuts", and they've been decidedly more reserved. Perhaps for good reason: their team didn't make it past the group stage after laying a turd of a game against Russia the other day.
Just like the last time I was in Europe in June, the NBA finals were also going on. And just like last time, there is absolutely no coverage of them. I happened to see that the Celtics mauled the Lakers in the final game, although the coverage was limited to a skimpy box score on the last page of the sports section in yesterday's paper. Which just goes to show, no matter how small the world gets, Europeans just can't be bothered to care about our sports.
posted by Mark at 12:11 PM
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6/22/2008 11:45 PM
I bet the Finals were covered in Spain! Perhaps you should be happy there was no coverage where you were. In '96 I actually got up at 4:00 AM to watch the Sonics and Bulls. Not sure what was worse: the Sonics' performance or the British commentary ("Now is Michael Jordan just toying with the Sonics?"). I eagerly watched every moment of this year's final game-- a moment that will live in Laker infamy. What a delight for all decent, God-fearing Americans.
Oh, fans of your social life will have to learn about our visit on Kristina's blog as it didn't merit any comment on yours. On second thought, perhaps it's better that you obscure any mention of that visit and my guarantee that the Celtics would out in 5 games or less- ;)
6/22/2008 11:49 PM
Yes, I have to admit I made a little "whoop!" when I saw the final score. We watched the penultimate game in a bar in Manhattan, and even thought the Lakers won that one, it was clear that things weren't going well for them.
Sorry if you feel you were frozen out of the blog. Here's a link to the post, for crossover readers. It was great having you!
6/23/2008 11:07 AM
Bill Simmons' coverage begins with a pretty cool poem:
http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=simmons/080618
6/24/2008 4:09 PM
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