MY 25TH BIRTHDAY 6/25/1994 Updated Formatting.
MY 25 TH BIRTHDAY 6/25/1994 Charles Sullivan In 1990, while stationed in Germany, I was swept up in World Cup Fever. The quadrennial, month-long soccer tournament is the world's largest International Professional Sports Event. It is estimated that 20% of the population of the whole Earth tunes in live to the final match via TV and radio. Even if it’s on at 2:00 am. In Israel, it was reported that domestic violence dropped 30% during the tournament, as team Israel hadn’t even qualified for the games. It’s that big. And the next tournament would be in the USA! Just like the Olympic Games, host nations are chosen many years in advance. As part of the selection process, the host must publish the dates and locations of matches years before any teams begin the process of qualifying to compete. One match is scheduled for Saturday, June 25, 1994, at noon. My 25 th birthday. The location: Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, NJ, 20 miles from my home in...