Jul
15

Video: US World Cup Run


This video was just too good to not post. (H/T to Jason Davis at MFUSA and @markwhyy)

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Jul
12

So What Now…?


It was fun while it lasted huh folks? The 2010 FIFA World Cup is in the books. Spain is our champion and the Dutch will be complaining about this one for decades to come. SO what do we do now? No more daily(ish) soccer to tune into in the mornings or mid-afternoon. No more reports…[continue reading]

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Jul
08

Reason To Be Happy With A Spanish-Dutch Final


Sure not having our beloved Americans still in the World Cup hurts but I’m over it. I went from rooting for the US to rooting for teams like Holland and Uruguay. The style of play is a lot different from the US but it was something to get behind. Plus their games seemed to be…[continue reading]

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Jun
29

Blatter, FIFA To Consider Replays


In a way I see this as just a gesture from FIFA boss Sepp Blatter to make folks happier but in the other way I have a feeling nothing will actually come of it. Either way you spin it Blatter said today he would be open to considering replays for calls on the field. Blatter…[continue reading]

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Jun
28

What About Bob?

What About Bob?

If you come here regularly then you know my feelings towards US Men’s National team head coach Bob Bradley. You know that I’ve been a big supporter of his since his days of having an interim tag on his nameplate with this team. Now that the US is out of the World Cup the usual…[continue reading]

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Jun
28

Don’t Tell Me You Don’t Like It


I nearly came to talking about the US loss to Ghana on Saturday, hell even yesterday. But I just couldn’t do it. I don’t feel like breaking down the game or telling you all why the US lost the way they did. We weren’t the better team that day and to be honest the magic…[continue reading]

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Jun
25

Round of 16 is Set


The group phase is now over. The last two weeks we’ve seen some crazy games that yielded some crazy results but now half of the field remains. Below is the schedule the the knockout phase, we knew of most of the games already but for those catching up here it is. Obviously tomorrow is important…[continue reading]

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Jun
25

Millions Continue to Watch


I’ll be brief with this post as I have plenty of items to get to today as I’m getting back in the full swing of things. I ran across an article with numbers on viewerships for the US games in the World Cup. We’ve discussed how big the England game was a couple weeks ago…[continue reading]

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Jun
18

Oh What Should Have Been…


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YGc6Kld7nzc&feature=player_embedded I know the quality of the video isn’t great but what was the referee Koman Coulibal thinking? Or not thinking? It should have been three points but let’s face the facts the US still control their own destiny as England failed to show up against Algeria. We couldn’t ask for more than that at this…[continue reading]

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Jun
16

World Cup Group Stage Thoughts

World Cup Group Stage Thoughts

So as of a few minutes ago every team has played at least one group game in this World Cup. A lot could be taken out of it and a lot stands to change in the next round of games starting this afternoon. So far only a couple countries look remotely like contenders so far,…[continue reading]

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