The Americans are playing football?!

"The Americans are playing football?!" This was passed excitedly from person, to person during the football (soccer) tournament held on Thursday evening.  Part of iHeart Derry is a football tournament between local teams of young boys.  They are extremely good at the sport and everyone was very surprised when the Americans decided to put together their own team to play against the local boys.

People started laughing and gathering around the field where the Americans were playing.  "Who are you rooting for?" I asked Jill, one of the local girls who was working with iHeart. "Well I'll root for the Americans, but we all the know our boys will win!" She answered smiling.  This wasn't the end of the surprises, as an American girl went out on the field to play everyone was even more surprised and started talking about the GIRL who was playing football! "Don't girls play football?" I asked. "No, not really," Jill replied. The boys on the team they were playing looked at her, not trying in the least to hide their amusement that a girl would try to play and were surprised when she stole the ball from them quite a few times!  The Americans did end up loosing to the local boys, but maybe, sometime there will be a team of Americans, girls included, that will be able to take them on and win!

There are still five places to fill for the trip! Though the deposit deadline was the 5th, I would be happy to have you join our team! If you are interested, look at the page "Come to Ireland with us!". 

: : A view of the soccer field where the tournament is held : :