Lee Greenwood, an American Patriot captures America in song. Soccer style football has been played in America since before the American revolution. Soccer was as popular as baseball in the 1920s and early 1930s but the professional leagues fell during the great depression. Soccer is a global phenomomen. The men's World Cup is the largest and most popular sporting event in the World. Supporting your country's team from youth soccer, high school soccer, professional teams and most importantly your country's team is a matter of patriotism and pride. It's also American's joining the World community. God bless America and God bless the "beautiful game". If you agree with the message in the video, please share with family and friends.
nothing's better than Lee Greenwood...anyone that disagrees is just plain wrong (and has extremely poor taste and judgment )
I liked the video. Lee Greenwood...ugh. I think I've heard his songs 1000000000 too many times to appreciate any of them anymore.
I've never understood the deeper meaning of this. Is it a statement that God does bless America, or is it a request that he do so?
i'm a huge usmnt and uswnt fan. but i don't know why God would prefer one side over the other in a soccer match.
Well, if it's the first option then people have been using really poor grammar for a long time. But then I guess that's the case either way. It should either be "God blesses (or blessed) American" or "God, bless America." Of course giving God (if you believe in him/her/it) orders just seems like a bad idea to me. Maybe it's meant as what a foreign friend might say as America walks out the door on an ambitious, yet mildly foolish quest: "God bless, America." Or the way today's advertising pros would do it: "God. Bless. America." Seriously though, I think it probably started the same way many still use it: "May God bless America." Over time people just dropped the "May."
It's a well known fact that God hates route 1 soccer. I think it's in Leviticus. Sidenote: He also hates the 3-man backline, The Golden Goal rule and American born and bred soccer fans who insist on calling it 'football' even when speaking to other Americans. He's been known to stomp around Heaven exclaiming, "What? Do you go around calling erasers 'rubbers' and fries 'chips,' too? I mean, for MY sake, could you sound any more pretentious?" Sidenote to the sidenote: Yes, I know this is all quite blasphemous. Yes, I'm going to burn in hell for all eternity. I'll tell Jack Warner you all say hello.
There is nothing better than repping the stars and bars. I was in Columbus in 05 at the Mexico game, and I'll never forget the feeling that comes with screaming on your country with 20,000 of your close personal friends. Great vid.