My neighbor has a bumper sticker, “Kill Your TV.” I just bought a 27-inch Sony Trinitron that’s so big and bright my greyhound salivates during dog food commercials. The TV dominates the small house, but the purchase was justified last week. First, PBS’s marathon art series, “American Visions.” Moran’s waterfall flowed through my living room. Remington’s hideous Cowboys had the hound and I jumping for cover under the coffee table. And then, most importantly, came Brazil, on Telemundo. Gracias a Dios por Telemundo. The Spanish-language network gave us same-day coverage of all six games of the Tournoi de France. That translated into Brazil, three times in my living room in one week. If America was watching, coaches across the country threw away their coaching manuals, to be replaced with tapes of these games. And children shouted, “We want to play like Brazilians!” Telemundo even gave us some good halftime profiles, full of highlights, letting the game speak for itself. During the games, commentators Jorge Ramos and Ricardo Mayorga get goofy ù after Roberto Carlos’ now famous goal: “Like a cowboy from the wild west!” ù but these are equal opportunity goofballs, shouting about all teams enthusiastically. France, England and Italy all played their part in making the tournament entertaining, but the Brazilians, once again, made it difficult to avoid using words like “magic.” Up-close replays showed us how Leonardo can beat defenders with a sombrero ù lobbing the ball over their heads and retrieving it on the other side. Balls were trapped and passed with almost every part of the leg. And Ronaldo … well, you better see for yourself. More Brazilian soccer on U.S. television. That’s a pretty good recipe for creating soccer fans, and offering our young players worthy models. by Soccer America Senior Editor Mike Woitalla