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It’s a Funny Ol’ Game…

ericpz — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 01:18:19 +0000

I have to laugh sometimes at how people jump from one extreme to another. We seem to have become a bi-polar society or something—not that I’m an expert on the topic or anything. The American soccer fan is a prime example of this.

Pride for Africa, Gold for Spain

ericpz — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 15:25:46 +0000

Is it just me or did the World Cup seem to last a lot longer when I was a kid? Argentina, Spain, and Mexico those World Cups all seemed to last half the summer. The entire summer seemed to revolve around them. This year it just blew by.

Some thoughts before the next round

ericpz — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 03:06:33 +0000

Blatter, Goal Cams, Russians and more...

Woulda Coulda Shoulda

ericpz — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 13:08:20 +0000

Reflecting on yesterday’s USA-Ghana, match I’ve come to the conclusion that perhaps we really shouldn’t be surprised the World Cup is over for the Stars & Stripes. While the team did not do poorly, well, not by 2006 or 1998 standards, they weren’t exactly setting the competition on fire either.

World Cup Scorecard after the Group Stage

ericpz — Sat, 26 Jun 2010 15:50:22 +0000

There have been plenty of stories so far but I wanted to quickly breakdown the winners and losers among the teams who have gone home already and the different confederations.

USA! USA! USA!

ericpz — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 03:27:23 +0000

Who says a 1-0 win isn't exciting?

The first round comes down to this…

ericpz — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 14:18:53 +0000

A quick roundup of where we are heading into the final matches of the group phase.

Who can we blame?

ericpz — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 20:21:33 +0000

Yes, Koman Coulibaly made a poor call, but who's fault is it he was put in that situation?

Honk of you’re winning

ericpz — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 00:13:51 +0000

I saw this coming but never thought it would get to this point. Now the media are reporting that banning those darn plastic horns at World Cup matches may be possible.

Chicken Little Expects

ericpz — Sun, 13 Jun 2010 15:35:24 +0000

I’ve been having a lot of fun with my English friends the last few months leading up to yesterday’s big USA-England match. The result was fair and both sides should be encouraged by the other group match as to their chances of moving on.