At least Luis has a family that knows something about soccer. I've finally gotten my mom to the point where she knows that Landon Donovan plays the game and that he's a member of the U.S. team. I don't think she could name another player on the entire squad, though.
That to me was a huge indication of the impact of David Beckham. My mom called me about it when she saw the news - and she was really excited. I'd never mentioned Beckham to her, yet she knew about him.
What's funny is that people really believe what they want to about Landon. I remember getting a lecture from this guy in the press box about Landon's lack of respect for Mexico being shown in the short answers he gave to Spanish media during interviews.
"He was a Spanish major in college," railed the Mexican reporter. "He speaks perfect Spanish, and yet he only has time for a few sentences!"
I piped up.
"Landon didn't go to college."
"Yes, he did, that's where he learned his Spanish," the guy insisted.
"No, he signed with a German team at sixteen. He didn't even finish a regular high school. He took accelerated coursework to be able to join Bayer Leverkusen."
The reporter paused. "Where did he learn his Spanish?"
"High school - he speaks it well for only taking a year of Spanish, but it's not perfect."
The guy was floored. Finally, he said, "Well, I'll have to check on that."
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Yeah, my family is all about Mexican soccer.
An aunt supports for Cruz Azul.
A couple of uncles and their families support America.
My dad supports Chivas.
They all support El Tricolor.
It makes family gatherings rather interesting.
My mom probably thinks Cruz Azul is a medical organization, America is the U.S., Chivas is what goes into birria, and El Tri is the name of some ranchero band.
Basically, it means that at family gatherings, I don't really talk much about soccer at all. Too one-sided.
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