Japan's World Cup Weapons Are Age and Clean Play
As an American, “football” to me always meant American football with shoulder pads and a lozenge-shaped ball, so my knowledge of “real” football only emerged after marrying a German and raising a soccer-obsessed son.
Having never understood the differences between the various European, Champions and Premier Leagues, I’m usually left out of our family’s football conversations. I regained some household clout after watching the women of “Team Nadeshiko” capture the 2011 Women’s World Cup in Frankfurt; it was a particularly emotional victory because it was the first Asian team to win a FIFA World Cup trophy, coming just three months after the Tohoku earthquake.… Seguir leyendo »