Match Report

I'm quite proud to say I've only ever watched REAL football in Cleveland Browns Stadium. I will now pause while you make snarky comments.....

I had the pleasure of watching the US Men's National Soccer Team (currently ranked 5th in the World) play Venezuela (currently ranked 71st in a tie with the UAE and Slovenia) last Friday night. Good crowd, nice weather, refreshing beer. Many Venezuelans in face and body paint. I think most of them were seated in our section.

Many of you know I've been making a very half-assed attempt to learn Spanish over the last two years. I wish I would have studied harder. Then I could have fluently repeated a phrase that translated to English allegedly meant, "I'm going to stick my thumb up your ass and make you play like a real man." This is what the Venezuelan's were shouting gleefully at our US Team for much of the match.

It was all in good fun though and no hooliganism erupted. Thankfully, the US won 2-0. No thumbs were needed.

(Patriotic Americans can start cheering the US on in the World Cup June 9th. Get your schedule here. Remember, if you're not with us, you're against us -although personally I will also be cheering on England.)