Ten Reasons to Watch the World Cup, Part 2

7. It's actually on TV this time!
Unlike past years, when the only way you could watch the live matches was to follow a pirate map through downtown LA for three days before meeting up with a pimp who would then sell you a "magic" can of corn, which you would then have to exchange for a faux golden egg somewhere in the Mojave desert before being blindfolded, thrown in the back of a trunk, and driven to an undisclosed location where you could watch the last 20 minutes of the nil-nil first round yawner between Wales and Serbia-Montenegro, you can actually watch matches on normal television (Network and basic cable) as they happen.

6. There is the very real possibility of a riot, or many riots.
It's admitted, across the globe, that pound for pound the English hooligans are the worst, most violent of all hooligans. And England and Germany have a, well, not especially friendly history toward one another and emotions tend to run high when the two teams meet. Unfortunately, they were not drawn together in the group stage, but nevertheless, thousands upon thousands of English fans have swarmed the German countryside. The English immigration department did stop some 3,000 suspected hooligans from leaving the country, but come on, you know some of them got out. It's only a matter of time until enough alcohol has been consumed to turn even the most peaceful England fan into a Gerry hating lunatic! Also, German neo-Nazis like to fly swastikas during matches against "inferior" race teams. The German police have promised a crackdown on this type of thing, but again, you can't stop everyone. It's a pressure cooker of racial/historical/and alcohol fueled tension. The viewing audience can't lose!

5. Prostitutes!
Germany is one of a handful of European countries in which prostitution is legal. And with the influx of foreign tourists all ready to cheer their countries onto cup glory, Germany has also seen an influx of foreign prostitutes coming over to make some cash. Talk about globalization, it's free trade at its best!




And here's the answers to last post's quiz...

Akira Kaji            Japan
Cocu                  Netherlands
Dwight Yorke          Trinidad & Tobago
Eric Abidal           France
Ferydoon Zandi        Iran
Fred                  Brazil
Hipolito Mario        Angola
Inzaghi               Italy
Jared Borgetti        Mexico
Jermaine Jenas        England
Josip Skoko           Australia
Luis Boa Morte        Portugal
Messi                 Argentina
Oguchi Onyewu         USA
Robert Huth           Germany
Zlatan Ibrahimovic    Sweden