<p>Regarding Rummana Hussain’s recent column (<a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2026/06/20/world-cup-chicago-soccer-fans-americans-immigrants-rummana-hussain" target="_blank" ><u>‘Foreign’ sport no more: Americans finally get soccer </u></a>) on Americans’ dramatic increased interest in soccer, I visited a local sports bar last Sunday and was truly surprised that more than half of the roughly 20 TV screens were showing the <a class="Link" href="https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/49139293/cape-verde-uruguay-2026-world-cup-upset" target="_blank" >Cape Verde vs. Uruguay</a> soccer match.</p><p>Now a senior citizen, thinking back, I never disliked the sport and had a basic understanding of soccer rules. I just never paid attention.