I am sitting in Austin TX listening to a web feed of a BBC show talking to people in London about a football match in Moscow that we in the US just watched on ESPN. As background, the mighty Red Devils of Manchester United won the European Champions League tonight in penalty shoot-out. That was the result I wanted (though I hate penalties as a basis for separating teams at the end of a game, nay a season). It’s somewhat unnerving to listen to a radio interviewer in London telling the audience she has to move from where she is due to drunk thugs claiming to be Chelsea supporters who are threatening anyone nearby who is not wearing blue. Hooligans aside, it’s a global village, and the wonders of uniting us in real time across the planet to share the moment is something a middle-aged radio fan such as myself loves to experience, words are sometimes more vivid than images. The phone-in to London is coming in from all over Britain and from Moscow, with emails from around the world, uniting a worldwide audience of football fans. Community is connection.
V.M Daniel Regents Professor of Information
Too bad the NFL Europe folded. Might as well have watched high school games when those were on!
I think in the end, Manchester united deserved to win. on the basis of their first half performance alone. They had a great first half, and could have been more than one goal up. Also, in the end, the side that played better throughout the season one in my opinion. But well, I am a Manchester united fan.