USA 2 Brasil 3 : afterthoughts

The US side was impressive in just about all points of the game in the first 45 minutes. The Brasil side was frustrated by their inability to penetrate down the center and take players on 1 v 1, evidenced by a lot of shots from 25 ft out or more. While the US didn’t have [...]

Vince Young’s Dubious Achievement Award

ESPN reports that Titans’ QB Vince Young will be on the cover of EA Sports Madden 2008, the NFL game simulator. Not that big a deal, or is it? The folks at EA Sports have decided that this is the player whose jersey kids (and grown men) all over the country will be sporting over [...]

World Cup So Far

Well, week one is done, I’ve just finished a weekend of doing nothing but watching football, ending with the France v Korea match.
France camee out determined and focused, Henri, especially, not only with that early goal, but also his fierce attack. One of my pre-tournament picks played as advertised, until they feel asleep midway through [...]