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Video: Spain- Ukraine, 4-0 (Fernando Torres)
Terry saves the day; Crouch stands tall; Gerrard’s aim is true
Poland invades Germany!
Video: Brazil 1, Croatia 0 (Ronaldo deserves the bench!)
another report from germany
It is Samba time!
Video: Holland 1, Serbia Montenegro 0
Video: Portugal 1, Angola 0
Rob Colonna’s “notes” from the field
Some Thoughts on Fairy Godmothers and Soccer Moms on the Eve of the Cup
Ronaldinho: “Book ’em, Ref!”
Why the U.S. doesn’t love soccer
Grant McCracken thinks that soccer needs to be improved to appeal to U.S. audiences. According to him:
…there is room for product development. Specifically, something has to be done about the physics of the game. There is too much time and too much space. A 90 minute game is too long and so is the field. Both tax players so heavily that dynamism is actually suppressed. I am not suggesting dramatic reductions. Otherwise, soccer would become merely basketball played with one’s feet. But I think 60 minutes and a smaller field would bring the game alive nicely.
Soccer Video: Brazil 4, New Zealand 0 ( The Return of Ronaldo)
The Green Goals of World Cup 2006
Green lifestyle blog Treehugger has an updated report on FIFA’s progress towards its green goals program.
FIFA Bullies Boing Boing
The ‘Directory of wonderful things,’ Boing Boing reported over the weekend that they had received a letter from Baker & McKenzie LLP of London, the world’s biggest law firm, informing them that their client, Infront Sports & Media, “anticipates the possibility of unauthorized streaming and downloading of FIFA World Cup matches.” Presumably from Boing Boing. No wrong doing yet, just a precautionary measure.