FIFA

The game or the Fédération Internationale de Football Association?

I was never really in to "soccer." 

I've got cousins in Scotland that would kick the hell out of me for calling it that. 


Soccer. I used to find it boring, low-scoring, and full of pretty-boy Europeans with feaux-hawks and no body hair. 


That attitude was pre FIFA. 


Its funny how much a video game can change things. I guarantee you it is not just me affected by this. I'd be willing to bet that every recent soccer fan, and maybe even the recent rise of Major League Soccer, has been influenced by the increasing popularity of the video game. Four years ago, I could tell you the rules of soccer. I could tell you who kind of does what and where he kind of does it. I could maybe tell you a famous player (I would probably yell PELE! if you asked me then, though). 

Now it is almost 2011, and FIFA 11 has just come out.

That's Vela from Arsenal (my favorite team from the english premier leagues), Kaka from Real Madrid (I have a buddy who dominates with Real, I hate them, and I hate him when he plays them), and Donovan wearing his US World Cup Jersey. 

I didn't even look that up.

Three years ago I would have said "Some spanish dude and two white guys." 

FIFA is the fastest selling sports game. That's kind of cool, especially in a country that is not into soccer. Maybe by the time FIFA 14 comes out, the US will not only have a legit world cup team, but a country that cares more than just once every four years (and only for three days until the US is elminated).


Oh well.


FIFA is calling. I'm up on my Real Madrid buddy by 3 games right now. I think the official score is 14-11. It is written in sharpie on my wall in the frat house. 


In the meantime, check out the FIFA 11 trailer.


See you on Xbox Live. I'll be Aresenal.