I am so glad Manchester United won their Champions League match against Benfica. My son must be awfully pleased. He must have followed the second half of the game on his computer after classes.
He was very disappointed when Man U lost to Benfica last year and failed to qualify for the playoffs. He told us last night he couldn't see that match last year because he had classes and wasn't going to miss out this time again. He sounded all keyed up as he chatted online with my wife in Calcutta (Kolkata) and me.
The English soccer clubs are hugely popular here in Singapore and now they can be watched on television in India too. That's how my son became a Man U fan, having seen them on television during his school days in Calcutta (Kolkata).
I am surprised he follows them religiously even now. In his college in America, he can't watch the English Premier League or the Champions League on television. So he follows the games on the Internet.
Having grown up in India, of course, his biggest love is cricket. He is a big fan of Sachin Tendulkar and catches every webcast he can when his hero is in action. He may miss the rest of the Indian innings, but while Tendulkar is at the crease, he will be glued to the live commentary. He must have inherited his passion for sports from his Dadu (grandfather).
Now he follows American football too. He may not watch every baseball telecast but football, oh yes, he will. It's the most unpredictable of games, he said, and almost as complicated as chess. He even went to another college to cheer his college team. It was a big game, he said and went along with his friends.
Apparently, football is the biggest sport in his college. Surprisingly, they are not big on basketball. I thought the NBA was a big thing in America. Even Singapore newspapers cover the NBA, but my son doesn't care for it at all.
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