On Soccer and Beer...
I am a fan of soccer like I am a fan of most sports, as in a sort of a fan. Like in all sports I like to watch important games. That's why I am a fan of tennis. All matches are important in tennis as its always do or die if you want to win the tournament. That's why its hard for me to get into basketball or baseball.
In those sports you start off with several months of games that don't matter, and a month of games that are important for a few teams if they want to make it to the next round. Once you get into the next round, though the importance of the games vary since you have to win 3 out of 5 or 4 out of 7. This seems like a complete waste of time to me. The playoffs really should be do or die in the true tradition of competition. This would make for a more unpredictable tournament that might be more interesting to watch.
So I will be most definately watching the World Cup, especially the matches with the countries I swear allegiance to. Most of the matches matter when you watch the World Cup and the style of the sport has always attracted me. I hope Mexico or USA win but I know the odds are grim.
Meanwhile I will say this on a subject I am a fan of: Beer. It is just wrong that Budweiser is the official beer of the World Cup. The cup is taking place in Germany and there are more breweries there than the United States has soccer stadiums. Germany is known worldwide as home to some of the world's best beers and Budweiser is in my opinion the world's worst. So it's sad that while americans watch the World Cup (for the ten minutes that they will) they will learn nothing of the proud tradition of brewing in Germany and go on thinking that there is no other choice but to sip on a disgustingly filling Budweiser.
In those sports you start off with several months of games that don't matter, and a month of games that are important for a few teams if they want to make it to the next round. Once you get into the next round, though the importance of the games vary since you have to win 3 out of 5 or 4 out of 7. This seems like a complete waste of time to me. The playoffs really should be do or die in the true tradition of competition. This would make for a more unpredictable tournament that might be more interesting to watch.
So I will be most definately watching the World Cup, especially the matches with the countries I swear allegiance to. Most of the matches matter when you watch the World Cup and the style of the sport has always attracted me. I hope Mexico or USA win but I know the odds are grim.
Meanwhile I will say this on a subject I am a fan of: Beer. It is just wrong that Budweiser is the official beer of the World Cup. The cup is taking place in Germany and there are more breweries there than the United States has soccer stadiums. Germany is known worldwide as home to some of the world's best beers and Budweiser is in my opinion the world's worst. So it's sad that while americans watch the World Cup (for the ten minutes that they will) they will learn nothing of the proud tradition of brewing in Germany and go on thinking that there is no other choice but to sip on a disgustingly filling Budweiser.
posted by Oscar at 7:26 PM
3 Comments:
WEll i agree with the bud being filth :0
I agree with everything.
I heard from a french guy that Berlin had the best beers in the world. Now first of all we all know that the french can't be trusted, but still, I'd would've like to see this be proven.
as much as i would have like to have a german beer as the official beer,german beers just can't compete with the amount of money that budwiser has. and as we all know THAT is what the world revolves around...MONEY. and if they do have that kind of money. they diden't care enough to spend a little more on advertising. it does not boil down to best beer it boiles down to who is willing and able to spend the most amount of money on advertising. and that my friends is what i percieve as the real tragedy
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