Anybody remember the 2006 World Cup? Ok maybe not but there was a well crafted commericial series called Joga Bonito, which means Play beautifully in Portugese. Why am I posting this? If I can get up on the soap box for a minute…
I, like many suburbanites and even kids in the city played soccer growing up…from about the age of 9 till about 13 or so. I played soccer even before I started playing organized basketball(which is my heart) but just recently last night LOL I played a pick up game of futsal, which is literally like basketbal with a soccer ball and two goals. It’s played on a basketball court with five players. Now I’m still aching from the games I played lol, but I had soooo much fun. The reason I’m posting this video is because I feel soccer can have real traction here in the U.S. but soccer has to move from the ‘white suburban’ sport it currently is to an American sport which includes African-Americans from the inner city. The U.S. could be the new Brazil as far as soccer. The brazillians play soccer like we play basketball and with the flair that we are used to. I love basketball but as I’ve gotten older things change and futsal/soccer is rapidly gaining a place in heart. So peep the video and Joga Bonito. Oh! the skills in this video are bananas!
ENJOY!
