Every four years, when World Cup soccer comes around, it transforms ordinary people into soccer experts. Suddenly, your neighbor, who only watches fishing shows, tries to explain to you the tactical brilliance of the 4-3-3 formation. Just last week, he thought VAR was an electric car.

Fans suddenly start wearing soccer jerseys from countries they have never been to.

Soccer is not deeply rooted in our country’s past. Even with Joe Biden’s open Southern border and welfare state, we still cannot seem to attract a top-notch soccer team. Hosting the World Cup in the U.S. is kind of like inviting Shakespeare to do a reading at a monster truck rally. Everyone is excited, but for different reasons.

Around age 50 is the demarcation line for those in America who care about soccer. In my generation, only exchange students and prep schoolboys who could not make the high school football team played soccer.

It is a perfect game for those in their 20s and 30s. They can go to the stadium, stare at their iPhones for 3 hours, and just have to look when the one goal is scored. (RELATED: Your Next iPhone Will Cost More As AI........

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