The Battle of Mexico City - Aug 2009 Part 1

It's official,I am going to go to the USA vs. Mexico World Cup
Qualifies in Mexico City on Aug 12, by hook or by crook if necessary.
But there's a lot riding on it,secrecy, safety, how to get there,
how to get back? And in response to a post in Big Soccer,
I explain the family ties to the event.

Originally Posted by Lolonearbyyolo
"Viva Mexico,
viva Mexican people,
viva Mexican culture and history,
viva Mexican food,
viva Mexican beer,
viva Mexican tequila,
viva mexican music,
viva Mexican dancing,
viva Mexican beaches,
viva Mexican invention of progestin found in the birth control pill,
viva Mexican pottery and crafts,
viva Mexican telenovelas,
viva 'Hecho en Mexico',
viva Mexican vaqueros,
viva Mexican saints,
Viva Mexican pyramids and Aztec spirits,
viva Mexican-Americans...

BUT SCREW MEXICAN FOOTBALL"

Actually I agree with the above post (charros not vaqueros) but as an Mexican-American I am fond of saying that my futbol comes from Mexico but it doesn't live there anymore.
I grew up turning on channel 12 from Mexico DF and watching the Sunday game of the week from Azteca alone, usually something like Atlas vs. Cruz Azul and getting into the tone, rhythm and explosions of the Spanish announcers. My father, as Americanized as you want to be down to no Spanish spoken at home, still supported El Tri in spirit and we argued about my support for the USA (ever since I heard about the urine bombs in the early '90s). I think 'we' had just beaten 'them' in Houston 1-0 when I got a call from the U.S. here in Asia to learn from my brother that he had passed away so I never got to tease him about our domination one last time