Soccer is, obviously, the leading sport in the world. Teams from all over the world compete in various leagues, both amateur and professional, to win it’s prize. Pickup games are interesting. For your humble writer, the last game was about ten years ago. I was a good shooter and passer, as well as defender. But my ball skills, the equivalent of ball handling in basketball, were awful. I was not very athletic as a footballer. During my whole lifetime I had, I think, ten goals and seven assists. I had played for fifteen years every three days on average. I’m a much better mind than athlete, but I have no stories coaching or managing.
My team in the United States is the Los Angeles Galaxy of the MLS. My favorite team abroad is Manchester United. My favorite player growing up was Cobi Jones...
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