Monday, June 21, 2010

World Cup: FIFA's Answer To Tim Donaghy

Ok let me get this out of the way for all the soccer haters that do not want to deal with the injustice that took place Friday in South Africa.  Here it goes, the US team came out flat and were bad for most of the first half and dug themselves a 2-nil hole.  Ok haters you happy now?!  Next item of business they then dominated Slovenia scoring THREE unanswered goals to get the 3pts.  However, it really didn't work that way instead they were awarded just two of the goals and settled for a 2-2 tie. 



Why?  Well referee Koman Couilibaly, who probably has a Swiss Bank account, waved off the third American goal, which was scored by Maurice Edu.  What for you may ask?  No one knows because apparently David Stern runs FIFA too.  They refused comment about the play.  Speculation is offside was called on Michael Bradley or Edu was called for a foul on the shot.  Replay shows neither and actually showed FIVE Slovenia defenders putting WWE moves on the US attackers.  I know it is part of the game especially in international competition.  However, this is not some regular season ACC game that Karl Hess ruined.  This is an event that happens every 4 years.  So if team USA does not get into the next round this could be there 1972 Olympic Basketball moment. 


Ok, controversy aside this game was a helluva lot more entertaining than the U-S Open and Game 7 of the NBA Finals.  I could care less what the TV ratings say both were so poorly played throughout it made the "LOST" Finale look good.  I guess we can blame the golf on the USGA because that is what the golfers usually do. (Also, let's get this out of the way, Tiger Woods was a better golf when he was sleeping around)  However, the NBA is another story, face it if the two teams playing were not named Celtics/Lakers the game would have been universally ripped as one of the biggest letdowns of all-time.  It was BAD basketball on the Biggest Stage.  Save me your Defense defense!  How ugly was it?  It made me yearn for the great Detroit and San Antonio finals of 2005. Even Jeff Van Gundy said it was bad offense and he would know because he made a living coaching bad offense. 

Ok back to the World Cup..Off the pitch things have been entertaining too.  The disappointment of the highly touted England Team and of course the French Surrendering...again!  However, they did go back to work on Monday and good idea since they can still actually advance to the round of 16.  France plays South Africa on Tuesday and must win and needs help. If Mexico and Uruguay draw the other Group A match, France will be eliminated. Could you imagine if Team USA pulled this crap?!  The headlines would scream, "Ugly American's" all across the world and for our friends in England, really?  This is what you guys were all drunk over?  A draw with the little Old United States and Algeria?  One Goal in two games? I mean if it was not for BP this group would be the most hated guys from England since the Red Coats.

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