On the John: It’s just that some cats swing like that, I guess.

On the John

It’s just that some cats swing like that, I guess.

Originally completed July 3, 2010

Yeah, but what would YOU have done? (photo: AP/Ivan Sekretarev)

I am officially enjoying the 2010 World Cup more than the 2009 NFL season. This comes as a startling shock to me. It was not long ago that I reprimanded my brother for abandoning his American roots by daring to term the Chicago Bears’ sport “American football.”

As readers of this column know from my use of the term “soccer/football,” I still can’t go all the way. Comparing the experience of following a once-every-four-years tournament for one month against an annual sporting season for five is not equitable… we shall see if my enjoyment of soccer/football carries beyond July 11th and into the Premier League or MLS…