The World Cup is two months away, and I've finally (after hours of therapy) come to terms with the fact that Nigeria wont be in it. I was watching highlights of the Germany/USA game, complaining about how easy some countries had it, and wondering why there were Ghanains and Nigerians on the German National Team, when a friend of mine and I started talking about Klinsmann and Bierhoff.

He asks, "Bierhoff is still playing? He's old, man."
"He's not playing", I reply, "He's like their general manger or something. And he is not that old. He was only 27 at Euro '96."

It wasn't until he gave me this blank stare did I realize that 1996 was ten years ago. Ten years! Has it really been that long?