Tu y yo! Ale, ale, ale!

Go, go, go! Ale, ale, ale! (apologies, but I've got that Ricky Martin song in my head)

Back in '02 I wrote a World Cup article for some magazine. Click on those fancy images to read said article. And at the bottom, you'll find the heartfelt "letter to the editor" written by umlaut which the lovely editor of said magazine printed in issue #62.

In case you missed my previous football posts:

European Championships 2004 (and if you meet my brother, be sure to ask him about my re-enactment of the Bataan Death March during this trip)

Soccer Generations

Day of Days

You will bring about the destruction of the German war machine, the elimination of Nazi tyranny over the oppressed peoples of Europe, and security for ourselves in a free world. Your task will not be an easy one. Your enemy is well trained, well equipped, and battle-hardened. He will fight savagely....The free men of the world are marching together to victory. I have full confidence in your courage, devotion to duty, and skill in battle. We will accept nothing less than full victory. Good luck, and let us all beseech the blessings of Almighty God upon this great and noble undertaking.

General Dwight D. Eisenhower giving the D-Day order on June 6, 1944.