Americans are finally figuring out what the rest of the world has known for decades: Soccer is way more than just 22 people running around for 90 minutes. But is the recent interest fleeting or the start of an enduring passion? Some fans weigh in (with video).
Online video giant YouTube has added a new button to its website -- one that adds the distinctive sound of the vuvuzela. The button, shaped like a soccer ball, unleashes the drone of the plastic trumpet to any clip.
More Americans are watching the World Cup soccer tournament. ESPN and ABC say that the number of viewers so far are double what they were in 2006. All this could be a sign that America is finally taking to a sport long played mostly by our kids.
South Africa has some lofty expectations about the boost the World Cup will bring to its economy. Economists are skeptical that the soccer tournament will live up to those expectations and history shows that it most likely will not.
