VBR Star breaks out big screen for World Cup watch party
Salem's Kiwanis Park became the site of a Women's World Cup watch party Sunday morning. Roanoke-based soccer club VBR Star erected a big screen where home plate stands so the crowd could watch the United States women's soccer team defeat the Netherlands 2-0. It's the sport of the world," VBR Star Executive Director Danny Beamer said. "All my friends play lacrosse, and they would always say, 'Why do you play the weird sport, soccer?'" "Every time the World Cups are here, the popularity just builds and builds and builds," Beamer said.