Yes, Brazil’s winning squads and Germany’s Under 21 team will have barely cleaned and put away their winning football kits to preserve the memory of their winning goal, the football goes on. It seems that the season-ending break is getting shorter and shorter and with the summer of 2010 being a World Cup summer, there is an obvious desire to kick-start the new season to allow adequate preparation time for the show. biggest in the world.
At halftime of the Confederations Cup final, it looked as if the USA were going to pull off the surprise of the season, if not the millennium, when they pulled out a two-goal lead over Brazil. This may have been the result that ultimately started soccer life in America, but you know that when you’re playing in that famous gold soccer uniform, nothing can be taken for granted. A goal seconds into the second half brought Brazil back into the game and the rest of the half was one-way traffic as the samba-loving soccer stars swamped their opponents. It was a tough way to lose for the Americans, but no one can deny that Brazil was a worthy champion. Hopefully, the US public will be able to take comfort in what their team accomplished in the tournament and wear their own USA soccer jersey with pride for months to come.
The last game of the season was the final of the European Under 21 Championship between Germany and England and many predicted a close draw. However, many were wrong as Germany, wearing their unfamiliar red soccer jersey, humiliated England with a 4-0 score. This result means that the Germans are now European champions at Under 17, Under 19 and Under 21 levels, which is a record and possibly signals a strong future for the German team. The English team may have looked smart in their custom-made Umbro football shirts, but their performance and mistakes made them look amateurish at best.
So with last season behind us, it’s time to look forward to the new season and this is always an exciting time for football fans. Your team has yet to lose a game and there is always the hope of new signings and the release of a new soccer kit to lift your spirits. Of course, if you support any team that is not Real Madrid, and perhaps Manchester City, you are likely to look with envy at the money that is spent. Real Madrid may have a world-famous all-white soccer team, but the real stars next season will be Kaká and Ronaldo and you only know that millions of kids around the world will be wearing replica jerseys with their names emblazoned on the back.
It also looks like Manchester City are serious and are seriously courting Barcelona’s Samuel Eto’o. Barcelona have just had the best season ever for a Spanish club, but a busload of money may be enough to convince Eto’o to trade Barcelona’s red and blue stripes for Manchester City’s sky blue soccer jersey and the English Premier League.