For Antonio Mendez, soccer and music share the same fire

Ask Antonio Mendez to explain his country's passion for soccer and music, and he laughs at how hard the question is. "It's difficult to talk about things that are so within you," he told reporters ahead of the Korean National Symphony Orchestra's concert on Friday at the Seoul Arts Center. "For us, it's so natural." That passion, he suggested, shows up in a soccer match as much as in a piece of music. When Spain won the World Cup, he wasn't even in the country. He watched Spanish television anyw