Because there are lots of CA guys here and I'm from Austria, I'd like to post this:
Andy Herzog ended up his career

all the best for Andy

most of the guys here have no idea how big soccer is in europe ...

i don't think they even have a real soccer stadium here in the bay area.
Andy

Being that there isn't an MLS team in Arizona, I haven't followed this at all, but I wish I'd know the game was on today. I got interested during the European Football Championships that were hosted by Netherlands & Belgium. When the World Cup was hosted in Europe I was getting up at 4 a.m. so I could watch matches before I went to work. Football is a very intriguing game to watch and very addictive.

I'd say soccer is in Europe as importand as football in the States
... and the other way round

in the unlikely event anybody was wondering, no, AFAIK, we're not related ...