Luc has been a football enthusiast as long as I’ve known him, even though I can’t play to save my life.  And though he hasn’t watched any of the games, he seems to appreciate the World Cup:  more people are out kicking a ball around, with a concomitant increase in his opportunities to join in.

On a recent evening at Millennium Park in West Roxbury, MA, my friend Mike took it upon himself to try to teach Luc about the finer points of the corner kick.  Luc, though, has the heart of a defenseman, and he can’t bring himself to send the ball away, even into the opposing goal…

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