Go On, Latvia
Tomorrow, Euro 2004 starts. This is a major football soccer tournament that features the best national teams of Europe. It’s a very entertaining competition, and enables me to watch 6 hours of soccer for the next few weekends. For some reason, soccer makes me yell at the TV a lot more than hockey or other sports. Perhaps it’s the sport’s inherent injustices?
As Ireland didn’t qualify, I’ll be supporting the least-likely victor. Latvia, you’ve got a new fan. Now, where can I get an appropriately-fetching Latvia national team jersey?
North American fans are fortunate that Euro 2004 is occurring in that western bit of Europe, Portgual. This makes for entirely-acceptable start times for the games. If you want to fake your way through a game or two, the BBC has an excellent primer.
Sylvia