Love & Football

Its WORLD CUP AGAIN!!!!! Oh South Africa I beseech thee, do not disappoint me.I've waited 4 years for you to ravage me with top quality pulsating football! As I've already said on the Maccobook, (Fassbook, Two-facedbook) this year I am being unfaithful! Ever since I was a young (er) one, more specifically World Cup 1994 finals when Brazil beat Italy 3-2 on penalties (be still my beating heart!) I have had a torrid love affair with the Samba Boys.

The mere thought of Ronaldo & Ronaldinho my buck-toothed babies leaves me starry eyed!!! This year, however, Argentina has caught my eye and is holding the gaze.

I don't claim to be a football expert, far from it actually. A real football expert or any 17 year old boy who owns a pair of tugs (local slang for football boots for all my out of towners & btw for all Americans, no disrespect but during the World Cup, there is NO SUCH THING CALLED SOCCER!!! insisting on calling this noble game that will be considered disrespect * not really...... actually.... yeah, yeah it will!*  but I digress ;-p) would deem me a football idiot! I cannot identify a goalscoring Argentinian from Adam  with the exception of the great Mr Diego Maradona

and my new outside man  Lee.. Oh.. Nell  MESSI!!!!!!!

 This young boy launched a skilled campaign into my heart. First he appears non imposingly enough on my radar in the Barca red & blue. I'm allowed to love him, my mind tells me, after all, he's with Barcelona! I did not know that that was his plan all along. He befriends my true love (represented by Ronaldinho of course) and then stole me from him.

 Or so he taught. I'm on to you Messi! You can't just waltz in here and break up a happy home! I'm already planning to move to Brazil whenever I'm pregnant with my sons. I WILL RESIST YOU! No, I won't your charm is too much for me.I will be a captive audience whilst you whisper sweet nothings in my ear regaling  me with all the goals you will score for me, although I must say that you did not against Nigeria... Maybe it was because I was not watching, I'll do better next time if you promise to also.

I'm giving you fair warning though, Mr Argentina, if the World Cup Finals comes down to a showdown between you and my first love I will be standing behind MY MEN!