brazil v. france:
a charming match
dida will be the difference in victory or defeat
henry’s time is now or…
how will zidane and other legends like cafu and ronaldo conclude their lore?
Brazil 3 - France 4
Argentina v. germany:
the “final match” before the final
i am going to warn you ESPN will talk about germany’s defense and they might be right but they have lehmann a sleeping giant thus far and when he is tested he will awake but will he awake in time?
this is my favorite matchup:
germany has been the most entertaining team to watch
argentina has been the most entertaining team to read about
names you will hear over and over: ballack, crespo, messi, klose… and germany’s little left back might make a play or so
Germany has emotion in this match and argentina has style
Argentina 1 – Germany 3
England v Portugal
the –ards v. the –gos
if this game were against the dutch I could talk about the traditional 4-3-3 that they play
i do not know much about Portugal…
imagaine if Portugal and spain were one nation they would be the brazil of Europe
england is scrappy…
portugal is hungry…
what gives?
lampard is due
rooney is due
an old soccer empire awakens
England 2- Portugal 1
Ukraine v. Italy
Shevchenko saves the day
Looks lopsided yes because Italy has a sexy team but Ukraine will become the cinderella team of the last week and a half of the cup
Ukraine 1 – Italy 0
6.28.2006
6.27.2006
Jam Ankle
woke up this morning and did some ice therapy on my lower extremities
thighs, calfs, ankles and then iced my back on the way to work
my trek to work (it involves more walking time than driving time)
walking up mount doom i realized that my ankles do not bend
imagaine walking in ski boots with...
played some soccer last night at the church field with and against some good kids and good friends
it was nice to have some space and team shape
it is a smaller field so control is really an issue
a fast field
my first shot...you know when you step on the field and just pound the ball from whatever spot it happens to be and i planted the first half of my foot into the top portion of a mole tunnel and the remainder of my foot got ball
jamming ankle sensation
today is a bottom to top event as i attempt to hide a limp
thighs, calfs, ankles and then iced my back on the way to work
my trek to work (it involves more walking time than driving time)
walking up mount doom i realized that my ankles do not bend
imagaine walking in ski boots with...
played some soccer last night at the church field with and against some good kids and good friends
it was nice to have some space and team shape
it is a smaller field so control is really an issue
a fast field
my first shot...you know when you step on the field and just pound the ball from whatever spot it happens to be and i planted the first half of my foot into the top portion of a mole tunnel and the remainder of my foot got ball
jamming ankle sensation
today is a bottom to top event as i attempt to hide a limp
6.25.2006
bent on making it
david beckham will not be the scape goat for england's football team this world cup
beck's form and pace has not been the sharpest
but in all of england's three cup victories the difference in the game was backham's foot:
he put it in the right place against paraguay for the OG in 1-0 win
his cross to crouch for a header in the last 10 broke a deadlock against T & T
today against ecuador he banged it over the ecuadorian wall and down off the post
"It was an ugly performance but it was what we wanted and we'll take ugly performances," the England skipper told BBC Radio Five Live. "It was nice to silence a few people who have been critical. I can handle my criticism and I'll prove them wrong. It was a great feeling to get a goal and put us into the quarter-final."
england's 4-5-1 formation today played to the strength of the team
it is good to see guys like gerrard and lampard pushing up not far behind rooney with cole and beckham pushing up the flanks
it will be interesting to see what shape england will take against portugal or holland
the english have not been pretty or flashy but they are bent on making it
6.24.2006
1 goal, 1 group point, "ghana"
it is sad that the us soccer team is done at the world cup
espn.com declared the exit with the headline: "Going, going, Ghana!"
i am thankful that the team left germany with a goal of their own
it was a pretty strike finishing off a slick steal and perfect pass
i still hope
in my lifetime the us will make it to the world cup final
the team has youth, natural leadership and it has hunger
i appreciate what some of the vet players did for the national team
the olders players carry the scars of this nation's brutal soccer history
the next four years must be about cutting out the scar tissue so that youngblood can flow
flow and allow the youth core to play with pace and shape (not just passion) from end to end of the pitch
and past the group stage
for now go ghana!
espn.com declared the exit with the headline: "Going, going, Ghana!"
i am thankful that the team left germany with a goal of their own
it was a pretty strike finishing off a slick steal and perfect pass
i still hope
in my lifetime the us will make it to the world cup final
the team has youth, natural leadership and it has hunger
i appreciate what some of the vet players did for the national team
the olders players carry the scars of this nation's brutal soccer history
the next four years must be about cutting out the scar tissue so that youngblood can flow
flow and allow the youth core to play with pace and shape (not just passion) from end to end of the pitch
and past the group stage
for now go ghana!
6.18.2006
seeing red, feeling blue and too many yellow refs
i am going to throw out my old diadoras this week. no more italian boots for me. i will always respect the institution of italian football but from now on it is on. it is on and this is a positive development for us soccer. our players bled, saw lots of red and got the teams first point of the group stage. survival.
italy's pirlo has a fantastic foot; close to beck's. his restart strike to gilardino reminded me of the stunning first minute strike pirlo had to ac milan's skipper maldini against liverpool in the champion's final 2005. great set piece player now if only pirlo could stay on his feet and fight through a challenge...
de rossi you must have missed diving 101 and went to bill cartwright's elbow camp. thankfully brian mcbride still has his eye. thanks to you de rossi our kids in summer soccer were taught over and over again today to keep their arms down.
for those of you new to soccer and curious about the beautiful game. there is a difference between a foul and a yellow card and once upon a time an official would give a warning before jerking out a card. that is another conversation that i might leave to my buddy rg.
yesterday was an ugly day for fifa. a day latter i am a proud us soccer fan and i still love the game.
italy's pirlo has a fantastic foot; close to beck's. his restart strike to gilardino reminded me of the stunning first minute strike pirlo had to ac milan's skipper maldini against liverpool in the champion's final 2005. great set piece player now if only pirlo could stay on his feet and fight through a challenge...
de rossi you must have missed diving 101 and went to bill cartwright's elbow camp. thankfully brian mcbride still has his eye. thanks to you de rossi our kids in summer soccer were taught over and over again today to keep their arms down.
for those of you new to soccer and curious about the beautiful game. there is a difference between a foul and a yellow card and once upon a time an official would give a warning before jerking out a card. that is another conversation that i might leave to my buddy rg.
yesterday was an ugly day for fifa. a day latter i am a proud us soccer fan and i still love the game.
6.01.2006
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