Thoughts on a World Cup

Perhaps the most interesting thing about the World Cup was the explosion seen in English patriotism. Cars were decorated with the plastic flag holders and flags could be seen everywhere. Obviously there is no Independence Day for the English to celebrate being English but not even St George's Day brings out the response that was seen during the World Cup.

Perhaps the most memorable thing to come out of the WC was Zidane's headbutt. An English jockey the other day was thrown from his horse before a race. He stood up and then headbutted the horse. One newspaper headline was "Jockey Zidane's his Horse."