WHAT A VERY GOOD BOY! Ol’ Gunnar here didn’t see a soccer match going on, he saw a bunch of people playing games at a park that maybe wanted to give him some bellies in between kicking the ball to each other. Nothing wrong with that. And look at how happy the players were to see him! Their mood got boosted, the crowd was excited, and Gunnar got some belly rubs. Win/win/win. Friggin’ dogs, man. We don’t deserve them.
Side note: I know a ton of people are pumped up for the World Cup in November, and I’m fully prepared to play the role of ignorant American soccer fan who only has a vague working knowledge of the game but decides to have takes on it anyway, but if FIFA were smart they’d incorporate this kind of stuff into every match. Like if I knew at that at some point in every World Cup match a black lab was going to run onto the field for two minutes then I’d be locked and loaded for every single broadcast. I’ve been told since I was in middle school that soccer is the sport of the future in the United States and as of yet it hasn’t even made a dent in hockey/baseball/basketball/football. Well maybe this is a path forward. Not everyone loves soccer, but everyone loves dogs. Ipso facto if you incorporate dogs into soccer, everyone will love soccer. Follow me for more marketing tips**.
*Tell me that dog is not a Gunnar. He’s got Gunnar written all over him. Other options were Hunter, Jet, or Guinness.
**They all involve dogs.
PS: Speaking of ignorant American soccer fan, in no particular order: Normally the World Cup would be happening now, wouldn’t it? But because Qatar is hotter than the surface of the sun they had to move it to later in the year?
Did America qualify for the World Cup? I feel like that was in question for a while but maybe they did earlier this year.
Landan Donovan isn’t on the team anymore, right?
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