My World Cup Runneth Over

So when Jackson called me last night and asked, "Hey, a bunch of us are meeting up at The Drunken Toad to watch the USA vs. England game Saturday. Interested?"

I responded, "Of course I am interested!" all the while thinking, What exactly am I interested in?

The phone call lasted all of two seconds. My research went about 2 hours.


I can't believe how much I have been depriving myself all these years, by not ever following the sport. Have you seen the bodies on these guys? Holy Hooligans, Batman!

Just to get into the spirit of things, I have decided to post my top - five favorite things I have learned about the game, while researching.

And when I say "things" I mean really cute athletes. And when I say "researching" I just mean clicking on as many cute athlete photos as possible.

Ahem. In Descending Order:

     5. U.S.A. Forward (the guy who's in the front of the field), Jozy Altidore

 Okay, so this picture might not say that much, but I actually did see some footage of him play and WOWZA, has he got a physique on him. Plus, there's something kind about his eyes...

     4.  Vive la France!

Although I think Midfielder Yoann Gourcuff is the most handsome on the team, with his Abercrombie stare,

I think I'll have to give the 4th spot to his teammate and Goalkeeper, Cedric Carrasso.

Look at that smirk! I can almost hear him taunting, "Moi? Afraid? I can take all that you've got, cherie, and still teach you a thing or two about living!" I mean think about it; this man thinks facing down cannons flying at 60 - 80 mph towards his face is fun! A date with him, and I think I'll be bored the rest of my life.

3. German Defender, Holger Badstuber

I see a little Brad Pitt in there, don't you?


2. Italian Stallion, er, Forward, Antonio Di Natale

I think "Natale" in Italian means Christmas, or something close to that. How about finding that present to unwrap under your tree?

Drum roll please...

1. Portuguese Midfielder, Cristiano Ronaldo

Ummmm, remember that image of the ice cube, representing me from a couple of posts ago? Yeah. Someone should red card him, just for being too hot!

Well, there we have it. Now I can hang out on Saturday, feeling confident that I know at least a little bit about the Beautiful Game. (And just by judging these 5, the person who dubbed Soccer with that name wasn't kidding!)

Agree with me? Think I left someone out? Think I am completely off? Let me know who makes your top 5 :)