EXCLUSIVE CONTENT Get ESPN+ How soccer explains the sports worldFacebookTwitterFacebook MessengerEmailJun 30, 2010Alyssa RoenigkESPN CloseAlyssa Roenigk is a senior writer for ESPN The Magazine and ESPN.com whose assignments have taken her to six continents and caused her to commit countless acts of recklessness. (Follow @ESPN_Alyssa on Twitter).Follow on TwitterFacebookTwitterFacebook MessengerPinterestEmailThis article appears in the July 12 issue of ESPN The Magazine.