Allez les Bleus!

Allez les Bleus!
World Cup fever has hit France. Everyone is cheering on the French team ("allez les Bleus"="go Blues", Team France’s name), hoping that France will claim the coveted FIFA World Cup trophy this year. The team captain is from Marseille,
Zinédine Zidane. But he is retiring from soccer this year. That was big news here about a month ago. Kinda like Gretzky retiring from hockey. Anywho, Zidane is a BIG sports star here, he’s raking in the dough making commercials, selling sports gear, and there’s even a movie about him.
I’m getting drawn into watching some of the soccer matches, but I don’t really understand all of the rules. Nor am I emotionally tied to who wins or who loses. Would be cool to be here if France wins. We’ll see how it goes! I have to fill my sports life with something, there isn’t any Hockey Night in Canada here! And I just can’t stand watching tennis, even if it is the French Open. Yawn.