If you are a fan of the most popular game on earth and live in Coral Springs, here is something for you. The national soccer team is in your city and training hard for its next game as they attempt to qualify for the FIFA World Cup.
The team made a perfect start to its campaign last Sunday in Carson, Calif., demolishing Barbados 8-0. Before the victory, the team had failed to score in 287 minutes of play, since a 3-0 win over Poland in March this year.
It will now take on the same team at the Kensington Oval in Barbados Sunday, in the second leg of the contest. The World Cup will be in South Africa in 2010.
The team landed in Coral Springs Monday night and has plans to have a couple of practice sessions at a soccer ground in the heart of the city. Yes, I know the place where you can catch a glimpse of the players, but I am not telling you. The team members, as you will understand, are not really looking forward to signing autographs when they have an important game to play in three days.
Commissioner Ted Mena was among those who welcomed the team members Monday night.
"They initally had plans to go to Miami but then decided to come here. I think it is great for the city. They want to get used to the heat here as they will experience similar conditions in Barbados," he said.