WORLD CUP USA ’94 / ROUND OF 16 : SPOTLIGHT : HE HAS PERFECT PITCH ON THE SOCCER PITCH

If you’re still among the American majority who hasn’t yet figured out the difference between a free kick and a goal kick, here’s a cheering word from tenor Placido Domingo. He was among the crowd on hand in Washington on Saturday to see Spain advance to the quarterfinals.

“What soccer and opera have in common is that they both unite people. You can enjoy either without understanding a word,” Domingo opined.

Like most Europeans, Domingo has also spent time on the field.

“I used to be a goalie but now I play up front,” he joked. “Tenors are strikers, really, always pushing forward.”