Fans react to Landon Donovan’s winning goal in the 91st minute. It’s great to see such enthusiasm.

People tell me soccer is boring. It is to them because they don’t know that they are looking at. They say there is no scoring, but basketball has scoring…lots of scoring…and I think it is a total bore. In soccer, it is exciting every time you get near the goal. Hitting the post is thrilling and heartbreaking at the same time. Compare that to basketball. When someone bounces a basketball of the rim, no one worries because you know there will be another shot in about 30 seconds.

Every shot, every point, every pass is a huge bore…until there are 2 minutes left in the game. A good soccer game is like the last 2 minutes of a basketball game, only it lasts for 90 minutes. Come to think of it…sometimes the last 2 minutes of a basketball game lasts for 90 minutes.

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