Sometimes it's tough to be an American Soccer Fan...but it was really tough in 1990...
While right now most US fans are either euphoric about the upcoming World Cup or sweating like dogs wondering if we can pull out a point or three against the Czechs, most US soccer fans have to put up with a lot of frustration about the general lack of support and recognition that the sport gets in the US. Around this time every four years, we hear a chorus from the old-school, baseball-centric, soccer-hating, US sports media about how no one in the US cares about soccer (who is that shithead anyway).
Well, we know that not to be true. In this blog entry we'll take a look at what 5 World Cup appearances from 1990 to 2006 have done for US soccer. This may be old news for old US soccer fans who still have fully-functional memories. For the rest of us as well as new fans of US soccer and the curious fan from Europe and South America, let's take a look at what things were like for us in 1990 and today: Continue reading "Sometimes it's tough to be an American Soccer Fan...but it was really tough in 1990..."
Comments
The late national sports newspaper The National did a good job in covering Italia '90. The ironic thing is that Frank Deford was the founder and editor of the paper.
Posted by: Bill Quigley | June 6, 2006 01:11 PM
They don't do the split-screen on MLS games any more.
Posted by: Bill | June 8, 2006 01:10 AM