So here's my plan for the World Cup... and the blogging/ vlogging to go along with it.
June 11 - June 15: USA, where footballs are thrown
I'm starting off here in the good old USA, where football following has been somewhat underground for the past few decades (see Sunday at Smith's). But I really do believe this year is going to be different, and the World Cup will be center stage over the next month. Listen closely while you're sitting in the coffee shop or riding public transport, and I bet you a buck you'll be hearing funny words like "Eto'o" and "Obi John" (no, he's not a Jedi). If you're at a girls' high school, it'll be "oh my gawd Ronaldo!" or at a bar, "that #(*$&#^;@ Howard Webb! Check back in for posts on our unique All-American fandom.
June 16 - June 25: United Kingdom, home of THE ORIGINAL HOOLIGANS (TM)
I'll be in London for a bit... and it's always fun to watch matches in pubs full of Brits. England used to be my team, but that was back in the days of Scholes and Andy Cole and Becks and Owen. With Rio Ferdinand out, my only England love left is Wayne Rooney. And the poor boy's already got the weight of a nation resting on his shoulders... so I'm trying not to add anymore. This year I'm TEAM USA and ALL OF AFRICA.
June 26 - July 11: South Africa, World Cup ground zero
And then I'm heading right into the thick of it. I'll be blogging and vlogging like mad from Jo'burg, Cape Town and Durban, from the round of 16 through to the final, in stadium! Anyone who knows me well knows I'm both an afrophile and a football maniac-- so I can barely contain my excitement. !@#aksdjhaw#$(*dslfj3284-u#)$(!!!! WORLD CUP SOUTH AFRICA!!!!!!
My plan is to film the fans and the atmosphere through it all and continue the "soccer ethnography"... and just to have fun and enjoy the beautiful game. Keep checking back to join in on the fun!
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