John Kass
October 14, 2007
In the fourth quarter of the exciting Bears-Packers game last week, my sons drifted away from the TV, went over to the computer and began watching football highlights.
These football highlights were on YouTube, complete with heavy metal coming out of the speakers.
There was John Terry, the great all-England center back, the defender playing for Chelsea, as tough as any NFL linebacker, banging his head against everything that moved, even the ball.
And the amazing Cristiano Ronaldo, the right midfielder for Manchester United, standing on a basketball court, shooting baskets beyond the free-throw line, hitting nothing but net, shooting not with his hands but with his feet.
It was then -- ignoring the NFL for the soccer highlights -- that I realized my transformation was complete: from soccer dad to soccer fan...more
October 14, 2007
In the fourth quarter of the exciting Bears-Packers game last week, my sons drifted away from the TV, went over to the computer and began watching football highlights.
These football highlights were on YouTube, complete with heavy metal coming out of the speakers.
There was John Terry, the great all-England center back, the defender playing for Chelsea, as tough as any NFL linebacker, banging his head against everything that moved, even the ball.
And the amazing Cristiano Ronaldo, the right midfielder for Manchester United, standing on a basketball court, shooting baskets beyond the free-throw line, hitting nothing but net, shooting not with his hands but with his feet.
It was then -- ignoring the NFL for the soccer highlights -- that I realized my transformation was complete: from soccer dad to soccer fan...more
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