Surfing the Net, in the couple of days after my last post, I became an immoderate fan of the incomparable Cristiano Ronaldo.  Then, by chance little less than divine, the first match of the World Cup 2018 tournament just happened to be between Spain and Portugal, with Ronaldo as captain of the Portuguese team--and the very enthralling first match ever to see if you are a soccer newbie like myself, from which I learned basically everything about why one becomes an enthusiastic fan of the world's favorite sport:  (1) Why it does not particularly matter what the score is; (2) why individual performance of the team members (who have, still, to be team members) is what really matters; (3) how a "hat-trick," like Ronaldo's magical, equalizing, scoring penalty kick, makes Ronaldo the greatest of the great (GOAT), and is, in itself, properly understood, what the game of soccer is all about.  I remain enthralled, thrilled and captivated.