While I used to follow the Raiders and San Diego State Aztecs while in college, I haven’t watched football in years. Of course, European football is what we Americans call soccer. Frankly, the Dutch are just mad about football, especially when the national team is competing (11 million of the 17 million population watched the last game). It was impossible not to catch Orange Fever as flags and orange banners were flying all over town after the Netherlands beat Italy for the first time in 30 years. The girls caught the fever and they made signs for all of their stuffed animals when we watched the Netherlands crush France. Surprisingly, I really enjoyed watching. Unlike American football, this was fast paced for 90-minutes of play and commercial free, except for the 15-minute halftime. The Netherlands made it as far as the quarter-finals, but sadly got outplayed by Russia during double-overtime. Now we have to wait two years for World Cup.
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