“I Never Thought the World Cup Was So Important to So Many People.”

Call it Kiwi modesty, call it naive call of the week, but we had to mention it somewhere. After all it may not be New Zealand’s proudest, or smartest, moment, but in terms of international achievements this month, none came any bigger than the effects of Charlie Dempsey’s controversial abstention from voting to decide where the next soccer world cup is held.