We don’t intend the title to insinuate we believe that the USA will be bringing the actual World Cup home…we hope that is the case, of course. Nor do we reference our recent bid to bring the World Cup tournament back to American soil in 2022. The title refers to an entertaining and wildly educational [...]

A buddy shared this Nike WC commercial with us this week. It is definitely worth the watch if you’ve the 3 minutes to spare…and even if you don’t. The commercial, however, raises the point once more…what the Kaka was Dunga thinking leaving Ronaldinho off Brazil’s World Cup roster…entirely…not even providing a provisional spot for the [...]

With just 30 days and a few hours remaining until the US Men’s National team opens 2010 WC play against the motherland, Coach Bradley names his 30 man training squad tomorrow.
We kind of can’t wait.
We really hope includes Charlie Davies.

Not unlike the celebration of eating Sir Robin’s minstrels, there was much rejoicing this evening to hear Clint Dempsey, America’s own enigma wrapped in a riddle wrapped in a microphone cord, will be able to play in this summer’s World Cup. Provided, of course, he doesn’t suffer a different injury between now and then. Someday, [...]

What started as an incredibly favorable draw for the US Men’s soccer team to advance beyond group play in this summer’s World Cup in South Africa, has quickly turned into a rather dire situation. In fact, so much so, that the team that showed some flashes of brilliance during qualifying rounds and in the Confederations [...]

Summer generally consists mainly, if not solely, of lamenting the Nuggets’ hasty playoff exit, following rumors regarding the Browns and how they are plotting to sabotage themselves in the upcoming season, reading up on pre-season NCAA football polls to see who has Boise State ranked highest and what crazy BCS bowl projections are out there [...]