Soccer is American: Breaking Barriers
In the past few years I have found a new love in my life. This love is powerful and consuming as it has determined my weekly schedule and wiped out life-long sporting relationships. I have fallen in love with soccer. As a boy and young adult I consistently took a passing interest in soccer. I appreciated the game and the skill of the players. This interest was less than acquaintanceship, more like a friendly face that looks familiar with no concrete reason or attachment. I wonder why it took me so long to embrace the sport. Now that I have broken through the invisible barrier that kept me from soccer for all those years, let's take a closer look at why there is resistance to soccer in America and the natural obstacles that stand in its way. Americans have a tendency to dismiss sports that are foreign. We are proud of our national sports. Too often we come up with excuses that diminish foreign sports instead of pronouncing the real...