Day twenty-three saw a clinic put on by Germany and Spain edging past a very game Paraguay squad. Argentina exits the World Cup and in the ninety minutes it took for them to lose, they went from a red-hot team with as good a chance as anyone to hoist the Jules Rimet Trophy to a [...]
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World Cup 2010 – Day Twenty-Two – A Dutch Surprise
Posted: July 3, 2010 by The Mark in SoccerTags: Abreu, Ajax, Argentina, Arsenal, Baggio, Bayern Munich, Brazil, Dunga, Felipe Melo, Forlan, Ghana, Gyan, Holland, Inter, Juventus, Kaka, Mathijsen, Muntari, Netherlands, Oezil, Ooijer, Rennes, Robben, Robinho, Sneijder, South Africa, Suarez, Uruguay, Van Persie, Werder Bremen, World Cup
Day twenty-two saw Brazil’s run come to an end and Asamoah Gyan (Rennes) miss one of the biggest penalty kicks in the history of the World Cup. It doesn’t top Roberto Baggio’s miss in 1994 but it’s up there. The Netherlands find a way to fight back against Brazil and Uruguay continues its improbable run [...]
World Cup 2010 – Day Seventeen – England Are Put Out Of Their Misery
Posted: June 28, 2010 by The Mark in SoccerTags: Aguirre. Velez Sarsfield, Argentina, Capello, Chelsea, DeFoe, Dos Santos, England, Galatasaray, Germany, Gerrard, Hernandez, Higuain, Klose, Lampard, Lennon, Manchester United, Maradona, Messi, Mexico, Milner, Mueller, Podolski, Rio Ferdinand, Rooney, South Africa, Tevez, Upson, World Cup
On day seventeen, England was finally put out of its misery. A team that had so much promise coming in came up so small on the biggest stage in the sport. Where was Wayne Rooney (Manchester United)? He was so lethal in England and in the Champions League but was a non-factor in South Africa. [...]
World Cup 2010 – Day Sixteen – The USA Finally Goes Home
Posted: June 27, 2010 by The Mark in SoccerTags: Ajax, Argentina, Bolton, Cavani, Dempsey, Donovan, England, Fulham, Germany, Ghana, Gyan, Kevin Prince-Boateng, Lee Chung-Yong, Mexico, MLS, Palermo, South Africa, South Korea, Suarez, Uruguay, USA, World Cup
Day sixteen saw the start of the knockout stage round of sixteen games. Both games were exciting and were in doubt until the final whistle. Uruguay did enough in the first game to hold off South Korea. In the second game, the USA didn’t do enough to hold off Ghana. Now American fans can stop [...]
World Cup 2010 – Day Twelve – Bye Bye France!
Posted: June 23, 2010 by The Mark in SoccerTags: Anelka, Argentina, Blanco, Boca Juniors, Cha Du Ri, Chelsea, Demichelis, Deportivo, Domenech, France, Gourcuff, Greece, Guardado, Khumalo, Laurent Blanc, Lee Jung Soo, Malouda, Maradona, Messi, Mexico, Mphela, Nigeria, Palermo, Park Chu Young, South Africa, South Korea, Suarez, Uche, Uruguay, Vela, World Cup, Yakubu
Day twelve was the start of the final games of round one. Some teams were not mathematically assured to advance but they were pretty certain while others had to play their way in. Everyone was alive in Group A & B so the games were bound to be exciting. They were. Aside from the actual [...]
AC Milan v Manchester United – My Nightmare
Posted: February 18, 2010 by The Mark in SoccerTags: AC Milan, Alex Ferguson, Andrea Pirlo, ANtonio Valencia, Argentina, Baseball, Bayern Munich, Beckham, Boca Juniors, Borrellio, Bundesliga, Champions League, Chicago Cubs, Chicago White Sox, Cleveland Browns, David beckham, EPL, Favalli, Gennaro Gattuso, Germany, Jan-Klaas Huntelaar, La Liga, Leonardo, Manchester United, Michael Carrick, MLB, MLS, Nani, Nesta, NFL Football, Old Trafford, Park Ji-Sung, Pato, Patriots, Paul Scholes, Premier League, Primera, Rafael, Rangers, Real Madrid, Ronaldinho, Ryan Giggs, San Siro, Scotland, Serie A, Soccer, Spain, Thiago, Tom Brady, Valencia, Wayne Rooney
You can’t have two favorite teams. It just doesn’t work. When I lived in Chicago, some people would say, “I like the White Sox and the Cubs.” Not possible. Eventually these teams will meet and you have to choose. One day (not anytime soon) the White Sox and the Cubs will be in the World [...]
