The Rollie Report: Good, bad and ugly

A horde of fans makes its way from the tram to the stadium in Gelsenkirchen.

this is what being a fan is about.


Lisa Rollins is Manager of Customer Service for the Los Angeles Galaxy. She is a lifelong soccer fan and has worked for the Galaxy since September 2004, but Germany 2006 is her first World Cup as a both a spectator and as a reporter. Rollins is contributing journals of her World Cup experience from a fan's perspective. Questions and comments to the Rollie Report are always encouraged. Contact Lisa at: therolliereport@yahoo.com.

Rollins is finding German cuisine a bit unforgiving on her vegetarianism and as a result has been subsisting on Italian food, French fries, and a large bag of Chex mix purchased at O'Hare Airport.