Yes, I enjoyed the game. Soccer games can drag, but then the ball goes into your team's goal, and it's so exciting! As my husband says, there is something deeply stirring about thousands of people saying the same thing (Yay!) at the same time.

As for the 'most-hated team' thing, that may indeed just be a media fancy. However, people do get jealous of those who always stay on top. And there's another reason - resentment of those who use great wealth to hog everything, including the best players. The New York Yankees are a case in point.

Have you ever seen 'Damn Yankees'? In it we learn that Satan is a Yankee fan.