You obviously never saw Pele do a bicycle kick, or seen Ronaldo slice through the opposition, or Beckham make a ball bend in the air almost like magic in finding its target. Compare that with the limited action that occurs in an American football game with the referee waving his arms about saying, "Number 22, was truly naughty, got caught snorting blow in the lockers, first down" or suchlike.
And just because you don't know your team doesn't mean this is how it should be. Your team worked hard to get to where it is. You turning your back on them is a supreme insult to their efforts.
I call it "soccer" merely as a courtesy and to be understood.
Ivan
It is that they need him on a pedastal to cover him and sell papers... I almost think he begged off becuase he was saving himself for the next two games which is an even worse sin to an American-being a quitter.