Because shooting in the south doesn't always have to be from a gun...

I bring you this blog from Nashville, Tennessee. I have been a fan of footie, or soccer, or football, or whatever you want to call it, for a little over a year. I admit that I jumped on the 2006 World Cup bandwagon when it rolled through town. I am, however, happy to say that I wasn't like everyone who ran out to buy and Italia shirt or kit after the cup was over. I was personally pulling for Argentina and the Ivory Coast.

I had watched Champions League matches that spring before the cup and fell in love with the beautiful game and the World Cup just exacerbated that love. Since the night of the WC final, I started to eat and breathe soccer. I picked up on what is possibly the best footie league in the world, the English Premier League or EPL. I had watched Chelsea play the year before in the Champions League, and despite the fact that I have a Manchester United hoodie hanging in my closet, I started pulling for the mighty blue lions that den at Stamford Bridge in western London.

Chelsea faired pretty well this past season. They went out in the Champions league semi-final to Liverpool on PK's. They lost the Premiership to Sir Alex and his the Red Army of Manchester United. Chelsea did walk away with two pieces of silverware though; the FA Cup and the Carling Cup. As my friends, Shibley and Josh, have both reminded me that these two lesser trophies were like wining the Outback Bowl and the Alamo Bowl, a win is a win.

So, after a lengthy introduction, I should probably get down to what this thing is gonna be about. I am not a big fan of MLS but I will probably make a weekly post on Thursdays that goes along with ESPN's weekly coverage. I will probably focus heavily on grass roots soccer here in America and EPL, SPL, Italia Seria A, and the international scene with both the Womens World Cup coming up this year and Euro '08 next year. Last but not least, please visit the sponsors when I get some and read the other blogs and news sites. You don't just want my view on the beautiful game.