Brazilian passion for football impresses U.S. captain

Clint Dempsey says that Americans still have little interest in the sport due to competition from other sports like basketball, baseball and ice hockey                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             The festive atmosphere and socializing because of the World Cup impresses both those inside the field as those which vibrate in the stands of Brazilian arenas. At Christmas to his debut against Ghana Group G on Monday, the United States, even isolated by security forces, realized that a differential Brazil is the animation of the fans.

Dempsey did not hide satisfaction in seeing the joy of the Brazilians in football (Photo: Reuters)

Since it arrived in the country, American players were quite harassed in São Paulo, where chosen as the official training center. The arrival in Natal for the game against Ghana featured a shield made by members of the National Force, Federal Police, Federal Highway Police, and officers of Brazilian and American intelligence. Still, the players feel different from other World climate.

The striker Clint Dempsey, 31, arrives at his third World Cup with the responsibility of carrying the captain's armband American team. The player said that Brazilians' passion for football is "fantastic" and compared with the attention Americans give to football in his country, which suffers from competition from other more popular sports like basketball, baseball and ice hockey. - It's great to see the passion that exists here in Brazil. This party mood infects everyone.In the U.S. we do not have it, because football is still growing and has very strong rivals such as baseball, football, basketball and ice hockey. I became interested in football because I grew up in Texas seeing many games teams in South America When I became a professional player, I never imagined I'd be in a competition as big as the World Cup. It is very important for us to be participating in a World Cup in Brazil, because it attracts more attention in our country for our sport. This time we want to show a different story - Dempsey plans. 

Brazilian fans following excelling in every game of the 2014 World Cup (Photo: Mark Ribolli)