Ole Ole Ole

This post is supposed to be tongue-in-cheek, so all you FIFA fans please take this as just that.

It recently occurred to me that it has been almost two months since I last wrote a blog post, and while most people would think I'd post something about the teacher-strike, I have to say quiet frankly I'm done talking about it.  So instead here is my view on something that has taken over our house in the last week and a half- FIFA World Cup!!

Most of you know I'm not an expert on sports, let alone soccer.  Nor do I usually notice sports unless my husband is watching them and even then I'm usually wrapped up in the Twitter verse to really know what is happening.  Then one day last week this weird phenomenon happened- I was home bored and I put on FIFA.  And I have to say I was impressed by these athletic Gods of the soccer ball.  When Scott came home he asked what I did that day and I replied "watched the World Cup".  He almost fell over.

Then he asked me why.  I replied " because have you seen these guys?  They are remarkable.  Not only are these men incredibly athletic and passionate about their sport, but ALL of them are sexy.  I don't know if it's the uniform, or all the running and sweating, but there is something to be said about soccer players.  They are something to look at". He chimed in with "aren't all athletes good-looking?"

"Not really" I smirked.  So I went on to explain my grading system of the sports we regularly watch- Hockey, Football, and Golf.

* Hockey players are probably well-tuned athletes too, but they wear bulky uniforms that cover up everything, and they have missing teeth, brutish looks and they spit a lot while on the bench.  Not my cup of tea.

 * Football players are pretty much the same as hockey players, and some of them are definitely not in the best of shape.

Then you have Golfers.  They may dress nicely, but with the exception of Adam Scott, there isn't much sex appeal; it's kind of like watching your dad or brother play.  Not to mention the matches are slow and can be boring.

Soccer and Australian Football are new sports in our household and I'm slowly learning the lingo and rules, but in the meantime, I'm finding it pretty exciting to watch.  No to mention it keeps my mind off of other stressful things.  So Ole, Ole, Ole...