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Sheri and I are heading down to Washington D.C. to watch the U.S. men’s national team take on Cuba in a 2010 World Cup qualifier match. The U.S. team has been good so far in the first round of qualifying games. Cuba on the other hand, not so much. The U.S. sits atop the CONCACAF’s Group 1 with three wins in three games. The Cuba national team has failed to score a point. Cuba’s best player, forward Roberto Linares, was red carded in his last game and subsequently will be suspended for tonight’s match.
This will be the first soccer (football) game either one of us has ever attended. The more I watch the English Premiere League on Fox Soccer Channel, the less I am able to watch the NFL. American football (throwball) is just too boring. An NFL game consists of four 15-minute quarters and because of the never ending time outs and commercial breaks, it takes nearly four hours to get through.
A real football game (soccer) consists of two 45-minute halves and it takes around two hours.
There are no commercials during play. There are no times out. Commercials are shown during the 15-minute break between halves.
The game will be shown live tonight at 7:00 p.m. on ESPN Classic. Look for me on the TV. I’ll be the guy in the stands dressed up like Uncle Sam holding a sign stating that Fidel Castro’s parents were brother and sister.
