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Everyone’s crazy about football…

…these days! Yes! The big football ‘Fest’ starts tomorrow! It’s funny because it seems that even people normally not that into football or watching sports in general give in to the overwhelming fever.

No matter where you live, whether you call this sport football or soccer (or Fußball, calcio, fútbol, piłka nożna, サッカー or whatever else…), you will probably spend lots of time in front of a TV or cheering up with other crazy football fans in public viewings.

Germany is an absolutely football-crazy nation. Cars already drive around here waving national flags, all stores have some WM (Weltmeisterschaft) specials, it’s all around all media and honestly I get scared every time I open the fridge because there might be some Fußballspieler jumping out of it at me.

Personally, I don’t mind football. I like a good match and I can get excited at times. That’s so cool about World or Euro Cups when you have your favourite (usually your native country’s) team. Watching the games then really gets under your skin. Emotional moments! Like in the German film I watched yesterday ‘Das Wunder von Bern’ about Germany’s unexpected victory in 1954. In the film football even brought whole families back together and made people bond closer. Well, that’s just a film but the biggest advantage I see in watching football really is that you can (and should) do it with other people.

So friends, I’m looking forward to the sound of vuvuzelas! Are you? And if you want to test your knowledge, I recommend The World in Football Fever test!