So I took Syd and Max to the World Football Challenge last night. This was an exhibition soccer tournament where we got to see A.C. Milan (an Italian club) take on a team from Mexico named Club America. (Club America won, if you’re keeping score at home.)
Seeing a professional soccer game up close like that was WAY cool! It was 90 minutes of non-stop action that flew right by. I made the observation that, as a spectator, the game felt much different from being at, say, an NFL game.
Soccer is game of non-stop action. There are no downs to give the players a 30-second break between plays. There are no time outs. The coaches don’t really direct the players on the fly. There are no pre-set plays like in American football. There’s no huddle. The clock counts upwards and doesn’t stop. Each team only gets three subs, and once they leave the game they can’t come back in.
I also noticed that there was no “fluff” at all. There are no bands or cheerleaders or promotional gimmicks like t-shirts being thrown into the stands. The fans themselves are the fluff. They have their own songs and chants, so you have thousands of people acting in unison. There was just this non-stop buzz from the crowd throughout the game.
Fortunately for Short Sale investors like you, the game we play is a lot different from soccer! We can give you coaching. We can give you advice along the way. You can stop and check in at certain times.
Of course, just like soccer, the Short Sale clock is always ticking and you can’t waste time. And also like soccer, there’s no protective gear in this Short Sale game. It’s you vs. the bank.
So anyway, we had an absolute blast. Hope you enjoy the picture of Syd and Max!
