Excitement lacking for the World Cup

SHANEEVANS WEBEDITOR SME722@CABRINI EDU

One of the worlds biggest events is set to kick off in under six months, yet no one in the United States really seems to care. This spectacle is held only once every four years, and when that faithful fourth year rolls around, the entire planet holds it’s collective breath.

Everybody except the United States.

The 2006 FIFAWorld Cup, being held in Germany, is fast approaching and the anticipation for the tournament of all tournaments is felt in all of the seven continents.

But why is it that the United States, who have been producing an ever-improving squad over the past few cups, takes little interest in what many can essentially make or break the entire morale of a nation?

Well we all know the obvious answer to that question. Football or soccer, as it has been so eloquently dubbed in this country,has never really taken off as a major sport.

In virtually every other nation on the planet, football is the dominant sport followed, enjoyed or loved by everyone. That is definitely not the case here. Following American football, baseball, basketball, NASCAR, hockey and golf, soccer is a close seventh on the rankings of most