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Tag Archives: World Cup
Hamburgers und Frankfurters
“I will always have the half-side of Germany in my heart, but all of us half players—and the coach, too—we will try to win this game for America. We want to get to the next round.” These were Jermaine Jones’ … Continue reading
The Unraveling
Everyone’s asking what happened to Spain. My answer: not much. I think they are about as good as they were four years ago. Why the crash out? Primarily luck. I know you aren’t liking this and I look … Continue reading
The Deuce is Loose in Manaus
The draw for our national team in the 2014 World Cup came out last Friday, and people are saying it will be harder to get out of Group G than the Red Wedding. JUNE 16: United States vs. Ghana in Natal. … Continue reading
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Tagged Klinsmann, Portugal, predictions, São Paulo, Stuff Toby says, USMNT, World Cup, world cup football
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Baseball managers worry about international callups, soccer coaches say “welcome to the club”
This article in the Chron was amusing and interesting: Baseball people have noticed the popularity of the World Cup and now there is a “me too” sort of international baseball tournament happening in the US. But, since there is no … Continue reading
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Tagged African Cup of Nations, Alain Traore, Emmanuel Adebayor, Moneyball, World Baseball Classic, World Cup
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England Swings
I published a second post on Basket of Kisses, the premier fan site for AMC’s Mad Men series. This one is a no-brainer, as the episode Signal 30 is set in 1966 and opens with one of the characters, an … Continue reading
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Tagged 1966 World Cup, Baddiel and Skinner, Bobby Moore, Jared Harris, Lane Pryce, Mad Men, Three Lions song, Wembley-Tor, World Cup
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Walk Like an Egyptian
Bob Bradley didn’t go to Egypt to give the Sphinx poker-face lessons. But he could have. I never knew much about him. He was the coach of the US Men’s National Team over the past years. He’s American, from New … Continue reading
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Tagged Bob Bradley, coaching, jurgen klinsmann, Musings, sunil gulati, USMNT, World Cup
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Everything that others see, really, is what my parents have taught me.
Character can be all about the counter-intuitive act. At the Super Bowl, audiences see a small tradition unfold at the end, when a star from the winning team appears on camera and he is asked what he plans to do … Continue reading
Jim's a keeper 