Blowing the whistle on soccer揭足球的短1 A French friend of mine got a big laugh at a dinner party recently with his account of the game of baseball: Seven guys stand around in a field doing nothing while two of their teammates throw the ball back and forth.我的一位法国朋友在最近的一次晚宴上说起棒球时哈哈大笑：“当两个队友在场上来回投球时，另外七个小伙子在边上站着无事可做。”2 I understand its hard to get excited about a foreign sport if you didnt grow up with it. Now Im colliding with this same cultural barrier. The World Cup soccer tou
