05_never_again
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To me, the best thing about soccer is the level of competition. More people play this than any other game and these are the best players in the world. There is no other sport that can put a tournament together on this level, or even the level of the UEFA championship or the Champion's League.
Yep. I love my American sports, especially college football (obviously), but the breadth and depth of the competition in this tournament is incredible.
I got back from a European vacation last week and the WC started towards the tail end of the trip. I had had this thought before, but it really sank in when I was there how a tiny minority of the world cares or knows anything about pretty much most of the sports that are popular in the US, especially the sport I'm most passionate about (college football). Most of the rest of the world is following this tournament, and honestly struggles even with comprehending college athletics ("You follow kids that play the sport for a school?"). Kind of gives you a different perspective.