Sports CardsAre you a sports buff? What's your
favorite sport? Many a sports buff would say that basketball
is tops in his or her list, and it isn't such a bad
choice.
With great basketball players such as Julius Erving,
Larry Bird, Magic Johnson and Michael Jordan giving us the
chance to see seemingly impossible feats on the court, basketball
has become a global phenomenon.
Countless sports cards, as well as sports cards
online bearing their images, attest to this fact. But it is nowhere near the popularity of football,
or soccer to the Americans. This sport may not be that popular in the United States,
but the reach of football crosses oceans and continents, from
the posh cities of Europe to the desolate plains of Africa.
The
recently concluded World Cup proved just that, with approximately
1 billion people tuning in to witness Zinedine Zidane level his
head to hit Italy's Marco Materazzi on
the chest like a battering ram, and France lose to Italy in a
penalty shootout for the coveted title. |