Americans and soccer

I'm watching AC Milan vs. Chelsea in a a game in Baltimore, Maryland and now understand at least one reason why Americans don't like soccer. This is something called the "World Football Challenge", a tournament made up of European and Mexican teams, played in various American cities. That's fine. But the TV coverage makes it almost impossible to watch. They suck, suck, suck. They don't know the game, they don't know the players and most of all, they won't shut up.

I'm pretty lenient regarding sports commentators, after all I've been getting up early every morning to watch the Tour as announced by Phil Ligget and co.

Just watched Drogba put in a long distance shot into the upper left corner of the net, so maybe I'll soften my stance. What a shot! But please, if anyone wants soccer to be a success in the U.S., please take care of these other details. BTW, Mr. Drogba was awarded African Footballer of the year for 2008. Love to see him play.