Chelsea Moves On

I don’t know if an inordinate amount of British fans are following us or if soccer has the international presence I assumed it always has had.

I believe the latter to be true as I went to check my Twitter account and was inundated with endless tweets about Chelsea.

Andy Murray could have just won the French Open or Wimbledon and I don’t believe this would have passed through all the soccer media.

But, I love it. I began playing soccer in South Carolina when it was as welcome as Jai alia or farina for breakfast. We, my friends and many throughout the city, were pioneers, but more so, were the adults that created the YMCA league.

Soccer is such a wonderful sport, yet for the average American, most can’t appreciate the sport unless they have played it. I understand this. Even being an All-State player, I would rarely watch a match on TV even if I could find one back in the day.

Yet I will admit, when the U.S. hosted the World Cup in 1994, I didn’t work for about two weeks. Fortunately, I could afford to do so back then.

One will not find an unfit or out of shape soccer player. 90 minutes of running, positioning, jostling and playing the ball requires a lot. I’ve done it.

Congratulations to Chelsea and I hope you go all the way.