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Following 91 minutes of the most excruciating yet captivating 0-0 play between Team USA and Algeria, Landon Donovan caused everyone in the United States to spill their Wednesday morning beer with what is being called the most important goal in US …
I guess you could say I just feel like talking about U.S. Presidents this week. The World Cup has my patriotism at an all-time high, what can I say? Yesterday we brought you an athletic competition between Barack Obama and George W. Bush. Today, …
It’s understandable that the Algerian players would be upset after Landon Donovan scored in stoppage time to keep them from advancing to the knockout round of the World Cup. It’s not understandable for one of them to take it out on a …
The World Cup officials once again made their best attempt at costing the United States a game. Luckily, they were unsuccessful. Referee Koman Coulibaly cost the Americans a game last week against Slovenia and has since been demoted. It almost …
Every team at the World Cup has a bus that’s painted with their country’s colors with a slogan written on the side. For those of you who are slow, this is a photo of Team USA’s World Cup Bus that reads, “Life, Liberty, and …
Brazil beat Ivory Coast 3-1 Sunday guaranteeing themselves a spot in the Knockout Stage. They were up 3-0 thanks to two goals by Luis Fabiano, one that could have involved the use of his hands, and the other set up by Kaka. Kaka was sent off in the …
The 2010 World Cup has turned out to be an absolute disaster for the French team. They had a scoreless draw with Uruguay in their first game and then they were shutout 2-0 by Mexico in their second game. At halftime of the Mexico game, French coach …
On Friday the U.S. beat Slovenia with a final score of 3-2. Oh wait, no they didn’t. In the 86th minute of the match the U.S. scored but the goal wasn’t counted because of a mystery foul. Referee Koman Coulibaly still hasn’t …
Along with Spain and France, England has been one of the biggest disappointments at the 2010 World Cup. In addition to tying the U.S. 1-1 last weekend, the Brits wound up in a scoreless draw with Algeria on Friday. The two draws have England tied …
Is it just me or are blown calls affecting the outcome of a ton of games lately? Not long ago we had Jim Joyce’s missed call at first base that cost Armando Galarraga a perfect game. Then, we moved on to the NBA Finals where there was an …
If you have seen any coverage of the 2010 World Cup, you have probably seen a vuvuzela — one of those really long horn things that make an extremely obnoxious noise. Well the World Cup has added another audio feature so that we will no longer …
In soccer in general, and the World Cup specifically, scoring goals is a rarity and each one should be treasured. Because scoring is infrequent, the last thing you want to do is help out an opponent by scoring on yourself. There is World Cup …
The 2010 World Cup has opened with several blunders leading to critical goals. The biggest mistake of the tournament has been the goal allowed to Clint Dempsey by England goal keeper Robert Green. Dempsey was making a simple kick on goal and the ball …
In only three days of action, the 2010 World Cup has provided no shortage of embarrassing, game changing blunders. By now, we are all familiar with English goalkeeper Robert Green, who was affectionately dubbed by The Sunday Times as “Greenfingers” …
World Cup official Carlos Simon has been under fire as of late due to his history of questionable calls and behavior during soccer matches. Although he has officiated the past two World Cups, he was recently suspended by the Brazilian football …
FIFA might consider including players voicing complaints about the new World Cup competition ball as part of the official festivities leading up to the quadrennial international soccer competition. This year, Adidas introduced the Jabulani, meaning …