The recently-concluded World Cup was a revelation for me in so many ways. As it began, I decided that I was going to relax and enjoy as much of it as I could. My initial motivation was that I wanted to use it as a bonding thing with my daughter and her longtime boyfriend, who is really, really into soccer. He grew up playing soccer with one of the guys on the U.S. Men’s National Team (USMNT). I also reasoned that there is plenty to be annoyed at in the world, so all diversions are welcome.
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