Beckenbauer?!?

Hey yaars,

Haven't posted in a bit, what with work and the World Cup it's been a bit hectic. Speaking of which, here's my favourite ad that I love watching every few hours. It's by Adidas.



I love the look on the chubby kid's face when a 70s Der Kaiser runs into the slum to play. Absolutely brilliant!

I still haven't found an official team to root for. Some early observations though are as follows:

- The new adidas ball is way too player friendly. It seems like it bends on command and RIGHT into top corners!

- Why is it that regardless of how good or bad their teams are on paper, the Germans always find a way to win! Courtney you cannot say ANYTHING about this!

- Way too many people are getting way too happy after matches! It's one thing if your third world country beat a powerhouse like a Brazil, Argentina, or Italy. But if you've just watched your team eke out a 1-0 victory against the likes of Togo, Angola, or the Ivory Coast, you probably should be taking just a bit of a chill pill!

- National football clubs have the coolest nicknames. The newest one I heard today - Costa Rica's team is known as the Ticos

- From what I understand, Saudi Arabia are like the Chelsea of the Asian football world. Which basically means they throw money at anyone who's willing to play there and eseentially buy Asian cups. Too bad they won't have a chance in hell at paying their players $400,000 each for winning the Cup - because you're more likely to see pigs flying!

Alright, well it's late, and I have to be BACK @ work in less than 9 hours. Talk to y'all soon!