My #Thorns are on the cover of this book that I got two years ago and I guess needed the World Cup to spur me on to read. #soccer #FIFAWWC (heck, *I* might be on the cover - if I was at this game, I‘m up there waving a scarf 😂)
rretzler Been at a bunch of WWC games, as well! 5y
suzisteffen @rretzler this year?!?! Or in 2015 or?? Jealous! :) (we head out for Europe on Thursday tho) 5y
suzisteffen @rretzler oh also this photo is of the club, not country, but does have a lot of 🇺🇸🇨🇦🇩🇰🇮🇸 national team players in it. 😂 5y
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rretzler No, we went in 1999 and 2003 when it was in the US. We went to the men‘s 2006 when it was in Germany and we‘ve been to lots of qualifiers for both the men‘s and women‘s US teams. We live in a suburb of Columbus, OH where the first soccer specific stadium for the MLS was built so there have been lots of games here and we‘re within 6-8 hours of Chicago, Washington DC, and New York City so we‘ve traveled there for games too. (edited) 5y
suzisteffen @rretzler Wonderful! Fantastic! Are you part of the Crew??? Gosh, I wish y'all could float an NWSL team too. As you say, good stadium! 5y
rretzler We had season tickets to the Crew starting in ‘97 (their 2nd year) up until about 5 years ago. We just got too busy with our boys‘ soccer (17 yo and 14 yo) to get to a lot of the games. Both went to Crew games as tiny babies and learned to dribble a soccer ball about a month after they walked! They both played club soccer - the 14 yo still plays but the 17 yo “retired” last year since he knew he didn‘t want to play in college. 5y
rretzler When the first women‘s soccer league started, I think we were in line for an expansion team, but then the league folded. 😔 I haven‘t heard any more since then, but we almost lost the Crew last year when the former owner wanted to move to Austin, and it took awhile for the team to be saved, so I‘m not counting on a women‘s team anytime soon. 5y
suzisteffen @rretzler yeah I know about the Crew - WHAT an effort that was to keep them. I know the Timbers Army folks joined in. Yeah, I wish the NWSL had a lot more money, teams, and marketing! 5y
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