Soccer is out of this World at the Galaxy Games #10

GOAL!  GOAL!  GOAL!

Call me closed minded but I don’t understand why people in the United States don’t like soccer.  “It’s boring”, is what I hear all the time.  It’s too bad that many Americans feel that way.   Soccer is an International sport; it is played all around the world and the most popular sport in the world. 

The LA Galaxy (my favorite team and Los Angeles team) was inaugurated to the MLS (Major League Soccer) in 1996.   For the most part they have been a pretty good team, always ranking in the top of the list. But it wasn’t until Landon Donovan joined the LA Galaxy that the game got even more interesting.

This was the first time my girlfriends attended a soccer game. I would talk about how fun the games were and how cute the boys were.  So I finally got them interested.  We got 4 tickets, 4 hot dogs, 4 drinks for $96.  One of the many packages that LA Galaxy offers.

Lucy, Yolle, Kelly, Erika

Interesting story: on our way to the game my friend Erika was telling us that her dad was telling her that she was finally a MEXICAN because she was attending a soccer game.  He advised her to be careful because according to his experience soccer games are crazy and can sometimes be dangerous.  I shared with them that I have never had a problem or been insulated. 

It was nothing like her dad had mentioned.

It turned out that we had pretty good seats.  Our section had the chance to get a FREE caricature made.  These were ours.

As I was in line waiting to get my caricature made, I met the family in front of me.  They were visiting from London.  They came to the soccer game to see David Beckham play.  By the way, I thought my caricature looked pretty good.   

It ended up being a really great game.  Both teams (La Galaxy/Chicago Fire) played really good.  We got to see David Beckham score the most amazing goal, a goal from the corner (corner kick).  I had never ever seen that kind of goal in real life.  It was amazing!  The crowd went wild!

The game ended 2-1 LA Galaxy.  My friends got to experience the most popular sport in the world for the very first time and I was happy.  Looking forward to another game but this time I want to sit with the fans.