As Americans we don't have as long and rich a tradition of playing the sport named "Soccer" by the English. As a result we are just now gaining an appreciation of the joys and perils which accompany it. One new affliction appears to be something I'll call "soccer face".:
As an aside, an Indian colleague who is a soccer player and fan has said that the lopsided, crushing defeat of the Brazilian team has so unmanned the Brazilians that none of them will be able to perform sexually for at least a month! I can see why that poor man looks like that.
