There’s no denying that soccer, with rugby as its competition, is the most competitive and watched sport in Europe. A small group of us from the program here in Paris decided that going to a game was a smart way to immerse ourselves into the French frame-of-thought.
The best piece of advice that can be cautioned is that when going to a soccer game, make sure you go with someone who is extremely passionate about the game. That way, you can actually appreciate what’s happening on the field in front of you.
Were it not for my friend Evan, I wouldn’t have know who Fernando Torres was, nor why on Earth all the Spain fans were ecstatic when he entered the field. And were it not for him, I wouldn’t have known the name Cissé, the French soccer player who, in the last minutes of the game kept good control on the offensive side of things.
Perhaps they should have placed Cissé in the game earlier. France lost 2-1 to Spain, but it’s nothing too grave. This was just a friendly match to warm the teams up for the real season—the blues will get ‘em next time.
The teams are displaying their flags before the match. Spain on the left, France on the right.
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