Somewhat Manly Nerd » nike http://somewhatmanlynerd.com/blog infrequent blogging from some dude Wed, 11 Mar 2026 09:36:10 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 So I’m Supposed To Get Excited About Soccer Now, Right? http://somewhatmanlynerd.com/blog/2010/05/20/so-im-supposed-to-get-excited-about-soccer-now-right/ http://somewhatmanlynerd.com/blog/2010/05/20/so-im-supposed-to-get-excited-about-soccer-now-right/#comments Fri, 21 May 2010 04:53:52 +0000 CajoleJuice http://somewhatmanlynerd.com/blog/?p=2801

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=idLG6jh23yE

This is the new Nike commercial for the 2010 World Cup, which starts on June 11. Only commercials like this should be allowed before films at theaters. I only wish I could watch it in full 1080p without it chugging. I don’t know whether it’s my computer or Chrome or that I just need to restart. I’m just proud of myself for recognizing three players featured in the video.

In other soccer news, I think there’s a Champions League final on Saturday? Maybe I should watch that as a warm-up for the World Cup to see if I can actually stand watching an entire match. They’re called matches, right? I know I tried watching a couple of years ago and by halftime I had all but passed out in my chair. I’ll report back in two days.

Free feel to rip on baseball in the comments for retribution, soccer fans.

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