Tierna Davidson

Reading space, checking your shoulder, the weight of a pass, first and second touches, the details.

And that's part of what makes soccer so compelling.

The small things, the quiet work.

and how far it can carry you.

Maybe all the way to a World Cup.

After the break, a story about getting excited for the World Cup from the perspective of a fan.

Back in a moment.

Welcome back.

Our final story is about the World Cup itself.

It's from Franco Catalano, who told this story at a Milwaukee Story Slam, where the theme was vices.

Here's Franco, live at the Moth.

That was Franco Catalano.

Franco is an Argentine storyteller, writer, and performer based in Buenos Aires.

He hosts La Mosca, a live storytelling show and creates intimate, funny, emotionally honest stories about love, nostalgia, and the strange ways we become ourselves.

Franco's story got me thinking about some of my fondest memories growing up.

The World Cup in all these different time zones, and my brother and I waking up to soccer and just watching all morning.

Men's World Cups, Women's World Cups.

Soccer was constantly on in our family room during those coveted summers.

Then we'd reenact what we'd watched in the backyard or go to our club practices and play the World Cup game.

Two players for a team, and it's every team against each other.