Jun 12
Thanks to a sloppy job in front of the net by Rob Green, USA’s Clint Dempsey was able to notch the equalizer just prior to the half allowing the US to get a point from the 1-1 draw with England. Here is a clip of the gaffe:
According to Opta, Green’s mistake should be no surprise. He led the Premier League in mistakes that led to goals (4).
Jun 12
After all of the talk and all of the buildup to this one, it’s time to finally play the game. USA -vs- England to kick off Group C play in the World Cup. This one has been on the radar screen ever since the group draw took place back in December. Win, Lose, or Draw for the US this is bound to be an exciting match.
Of course if we are all being honest here, England has more recognized talent on their side. However, part of that is they receive more recognition simply by being English and playing in the EPL. But even so, there is a talent differential that is presumably in England’s favor.
Jun 11
Two games down, 62 to go. We had several great story’s unfold for us today. Mexico, playing against the host nation of South Africa, started out well and controlled the first half just to disappear for long stretches in the second and it nearly cost them. First Goal of the Tournament scored for the host nation on a beautiful finish by Siphiwe Tshabalala. First Red Card of the Tournament handed out to Uruguay’s Nicolas Lodeiro who managed to pick up two yellow cards in just 20 minutes of action.
Tomorrow the fun will continue with three matches on tap;
Greece vs. 
South Korea - 5:00 am MST - ESPN
Argentina vs. 
Nigeria - 7:30 am MST - ESPN
USA vs. 
England - 11:30 am MST - ABC
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It should be a good day of soccer so be sure to get to bed early tonight so you don’t miss a thing!!!
First, I watched Eric Wynalda on the Fox Football Fone-in show, but didn’t understand the context. It sounds like the US had it’s own scandal analogous to the one that England is going through with the situation where Captain John Terry has been reported to have had an affair with the girlfriend of teammate Wayne Bridge. It seems that the US dealt with a similar situation for the 1998 World Cup:
Breaking more than a decade of silence, former U.S. soccer coach Steve Sampson said Tuesday he dropped John Harkes from the national team roster two months before the 1998 World Cup because the American captain was having an affair with the wife of teammate Eric Wynalda.
Second, Match Fit USA has an interesting proposal for setting 8 fixed locations for the US to play CONCACAF opponents in order to maximize home field advantage.
Jamaica- Sandy, Utah: An overwhelming majority of the Jamaican population in the United States is split between Florida and New York. So, let’s go a couple of thousand miles west of both of those places and play the Reggae Boyz in picturesque Sandy. The fans in Utah have supported the Yanks well in the last two qualifiers there (though their showing at Rice-Eccles Stadium in 2005 was much more impressive than last year’s match), and the location would make it very difficult for hordes of Jamaican fans to support their team in person.
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