I think I may have just heard the stupidest thing ever said and not surprisingly, it was uttered and confirmed on our local sports radio station, 610 WIP. Hugh Douglas and Rob Charry were discussing the reasons why soccer isn’t as big in the U.S. as it is in other parts of the world and a caller chimed in with the following explaination for soccer’s lack of cultural domination in the States: all of the countries that are traditional powerhouses in soccer are former British colonies and since the U.S. broke from British rule so long ago, the English love of soccer has long been lost on us.

Not only are none of the countries that have won a World Cup former British colonies (Uruguay, Italy, West Germany, Brazil, England, Argentina and France) but the only team in the FIFA top 20 worldwide that is a former British colony is the United States. In fact, excepting Ireland, Northern Ireland, and Scotland (all part of the British Isles), the only teams ranked in the top 50 that are former British colonies are the mighty teams from Cameroon and Nigeria.

Confirming the borderline brain-dead caller’s drivel, Hugh Douglas showed his utter ignorance and stupidity by responding “well, looks like we just got a history lesson.” And before going to break, Charry said “the caller makes some very good points.” If by “good points” he means “points that are stupid and devoid of any truth” then yes, good point.

You’ve got to love living in Philly.