The World Cup begins

It took me a long time to pay attention to the most popular sporting event in the world. I don't remember soccer as a kid; I remember kick ball. I first became aware of the event in my twenties. On a summer of traveling, we drove into a small southwestern town on a hot afternoon and everyone was listening to the world cup. Ends up the American team had a player from the local college and they were playing. After that, it still took years for me to pay attention and I actually became a fan of the women's game before the men's. But each repetition finds me more interested, and I'm more interested this year than ever. But I still prefer the Olympics for world competition.