Tag Archives: soccer

A day of chances taken and opportunities squandered.  Portugal showed the sort of attacking flair and dominance that was supposed to be impossible.  Chile impressed and dazzled – and yet ended the day finding themselves in serious danger of elimination … Continue reading →

I spent most of the day yesterday on a bus from DC to New York.  A bus without air conditioning I might add.  Pretty miserable.  I also don’t have a very good internet connection which means I wasn’t able to … Continue reading →

I wasn’t tremendously excited about any of the games today, but there was a decent amount of action in them to entice even the most neutral viewer.  For all the talk in the opening few days about this year being … Continue reading →

It was a day of terrible injustices, one committed against Germany by their referee, another committed against the US by their referee, and a final one committed by the English national team against their fans.  It’s a real shame because … Continue reading →

So I missed the entirety of the Argentina game (a shame because it featured the most goals so far and, once again, some apparently exquisite play from Messi) and a big chunk of the second game because I was flying … Continue reading →

(Here’s One for You) Underdog – Bedroom Eyes Who said this tournament was boring?  Day six was more full of action and excitement than anything yet as the two South American teams put on a real display of class, while … Continue reading →

Kiss Me Like You Mean It – Magnetic Fields Today featured the first truly last-second goal (exciting), the most anticipated group-stage game between the two teams competing for escape from the ‘group of death’ (bleak and depressing), the almost-unknown North … Continue reading →

Very short post today because I’ve spent the whole day packing up the last of my worldly possessions and moving them into storage for the summer.  Which a) means I’m exhausted and b) means I’m sad.  Moving is always a … Continue reading →

Lost In Your Failures – Super Deluxe Going to be slightly quicker today because I am exhausted after getting up ridiculously early to watch the opening game. Algeria 0 – 1 Slovenia Dreadful.  An embarrassment to the beautiful game. The … Continue reading →

Built To Spill – Built to Spill Day two of the World Cup brought a bit of excitement, a few really nice moves, and the goalkeeping blunder of the tournament. South Korea 2 – 0 Greece I did not wake … Continue reading →