World Cup

Listeners of the World,

Today I wanted to take a break from reporting about OurTown and spend some time on the World Cup. Most of the time the World Cup is ignored by many Americans due to the lack of interest overall in the sport. Well this year it seems a bit different, but why?

It could be due to the fact they we have a team that is acutally ranked within the top 15 in the world. Maybe it's because of all the attention that has been expanding around the World Cup the past decade. Or maybe it's because soccer is actually expanding in popularity in the US. I don't think you can choose just one of these to be the reason, but a combination of all.

No matter what the reason I think it's great that Americans are joining into the festivities. It is a great tournament with the best teams and players in the world competing for the respect of the world. The only thing that could turn off Americans now would be a very disappointing defeat today against a team that they should win.

So until next time......GO USA!!

Your OurTown Superhero,

Chris