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International soccer: World Cup teams mark 99 days left with exhibitions
The next big international event on the calendar is the World Cup. Here’s a briefing on the worldwide soccer scene: LONDON (AP) — World Cup contenders will hope to find out this week if they are better...
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World stops, for a day, on Day 1
A few obvious points off of the opening of the World Cup: 1. Brazil is a fantastic and colorful place. The ESPN studio overlooking the beach is spectacular; the scenics are grand; the moment when...
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World reacts to Fred’s flop
How did the world react to the obvious flop by Fred in the opening match of the World Cup? Well, depends on where you are. In the Brazilian paper O Globo’s World Cup supplement today (cover above),...
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U.S. vs. Ghana: preview, prediction
The U.S. opens its World Cup quest tonight against Ghana. Sounds easy until you recall that Ghana has beaten us in the past two World Cups. Also, the U.S. hasn’t won an opening game in the WC since...
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Why U.S. is in trouble vs. Portugal
The U.S. will play its most important soccer game in at least a week tonight against Portugal. And while everything seems to be drifting in our favor, from injuries to suspensions to other results to...
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Enjoy the game, skip the ‘soccer in America’ storyline
OK, according to many media outlets in this country, today is the defining day for soccer as a major spectator sport in the U.S. Why, some even suggest that soccer could soon, if it hasn’t already,...
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5 facts about Belgium (non-soccer)
Here are 5 facts about Belgium (today’s U.S. opponent in World Cup), just because the internet is a great thing: 1. Professor Edward J. de Smedt invented modern road asphalt in 1870 at Columbia...
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The pick: We win!
The expectations are off the rails. Beat Belgium today (it’s tiny Belgium, not Brazil for crying out loud). Stare down Messi and Argentina Saturday (hey, we got past Ronaldo). Holland in the semis?...
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5 memorable World Cup chants
Here is something different from the World Cup: SAO PAULO (AP) — With “I believe that we will win!” American soccer fans finally have a World Cup chant that doesn’t just involve shouting their...
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Reaction: Better, but not quite good enough
The U.S. run in the World Cup is over, an what a ride it was. Watching the final game against Belgium many thoughts popped into my head. Links Photos: Game action Photos: America now a soccer nation?...
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