May 13, 2026
The world cup starts in less than a month and to be honest, the only match I care about is the one between FIFA and the great state of NJ. I love watching the NWSL and the USWNT but, like most Americans, I don't care one bit about men's soccer.
In 1995 Eduardo Galeano summarized the state of men's soccer in the US by saying that it "is the sport of the future and it always will be". In other words, there is nothing that will ever happen that will make the average American care about men's soccer. I use to think that was true, but yesterday I saw that Cristo Fernández, who plays Dani Rojas in Ted Lasso, has a chance to actually play professional soccer in the United States. I think this would finally give a lot of Americans reason to care about a men's soccer team. "Fútbol is Life!"
