GOOOOOOOOOAAALLLLLLL!!!!
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Soccer. Football. Futbol. The beautiful game. I remember once saying that when I die, I want “soccer” to be on my gravestone. I’ve backed away from that idea since then, but I can still picture my body in a wooden boat, people pushing it out into the water, shooting it with flaming arrows and then it’s just me and my soccer gear floating together toward the abyss.
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Dick’s Sporting Goods. Some of my soccer gear is old and worn out and needed to be replaced, so that’s where I’ve bought all my new stuff.
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My new soccer ball. I chose it in part because it was on discount and in part because Adidas made a bunch of new soccer balls for the 2018 World Cup. They were all themed for different countries, so there was one that had “Brazil” printed on it, one that had “Germany” on it… I bought a “United States” ball. You know, the country that failed to qualify to play in the Cup this year? So yeah, the ball was on discount.
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My soccer ball holder with the elastic cord. I have no idea if there’s a technical term to describe it: it’s got some velcro straps that wrap around the soccer ball, which then connects to a long elastic cord with a loop at the end that I can hold. Viola! No more damaging the side of the house or the garage door to practice passing and shooting now!
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Soccer training videos. If I’m gonna fall down the YouTube rabbit hole, I might as well learn something productive while I’m at it. Well, okay, maybe just one more cat video first…
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Mad Dogs. Nope, not talking about Berkley and Sophie starting a rumble. Cities Sports Connection runs year-round recreational leagues for a bunch of sports, including soccer. I played with Mad Dogs for a lot of years and I’m very grateful for all of that time. I also looked at the CSC website and they’re listed in the standings, so who knows? Maybe they’ll accept me back on the team when the fall season starts in a few weeks. Just as long as it doesn’t interfere with my watching cat videos…
