http://www.concurringopinions.com/archives/2008/06/euro_2008_1.html The Law, the Universe, and Everything Sat, 20 Mar 2010 17:54:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.concurringopinions.com/archives/2008/06/euro_2008_1.html/comment-page-1#comment-48615 A.J. Sutter Tue, 01 Jul 2008 03:23:01 +0000 http://www.solove.org/archives/2008/06/euro-2008.html#comment-48615 US TV announcers don't convey the excitement of the game. Listen to the guys on Univision or Telemundo; even if you have almost no Spanish, you'll get the point right away. US TV announcers don’t convey the excitement of the game. Listen to the guys on Univision or Telemundo; even if you have almost no Spanish, you’ll get the point right away.

]]> http://www.concurringopinions.com/archives/2008/06/euro_2008_1.html/comment-page-1#comment-48614 Patrick S. O'Donnell Tue, 01 Jul 2008 02:10:50 +0000 http://www.solove.org/archives/2008/06/euro-2008.html#comment-48614 Apropos the question of whether or not "soccer will ever become that popular as a spectator sport here," I just came across (via bookforum.com) this article by Felipe Fernández-Armesto: http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/story.asp?sectioncode=26&storycode=402522&c=1 Apropos the question of whether or not “soccer will ever become that popular as a spectator sport here,” I just came across (via bookforum.com) this article by Felipe Fernández-Armesto: http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/story.asp?sectioncode=26&storycode=402522&c=1

]]> http://www.concurringopinions.com/archives/2008/06/euro_2008_1.html/comment-page-1#comment-48613 Patrick S. O'Donnell Mon, 30 Jun 2008 21:33:59 +0000 http://www.solove.org/archives/2008/06/euro-2008.html#comment-48613 Some of our daughter's friends at college are "international students," one of her closest is from Turkey and together they watched several games, their interest and enthusiasm proving infectious! While I usually watch a bit of the World Cup (the last couple rounds of games), this was the first time I followed the European tournament. Perhaps similar situations occur with other students. I was proud of the fact that our daughter knew more about the games and players than I did! Some of our daughter’s friends at college are “international students,” one of her closest is from Turkey and together they watched several games, their interest and enthusiasm proving infectious! While I usually watch a bit of the World Cup (the last couple rounds of games), this was the first time I followed the European tournament. Perhaps similar situations occur with other students. I was proud of the fact that our daughter knew more about the games and players than I did!

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