Dan Walsh of the Philly Soccer Page and Greg Orlandini of KYW News Radio look back at the U.S. v England game and ahead toward the U.S. v Slovenia game on Friday. They also recap the World Cup’s first days in South Africa and the scene here in the Philadelphia area.
So many ties and 1-0 wins in the 2010 World Cup… why won’t anyone go for that second goal?
Ratings numbers are in for the USA v England match and they are huge with ratings up significantly so far compared to the 2006 World Cup. The salary figures for the Union have been released, PPL Park is getting rave reviews, the Independence have been picked up by Comcast and more morning news.
A forum to get all your best predictions out there. Match scores. Goalscorers. Red card earners. You name it.
The Union’s Nick Zimmerman, on loan to the City Islanders, scores a late equalizer against Pittsburgh Riverhounds. The City Islanders will face amateur side Brooklyn Italians Tuesday night in the US Open Cup.
The Azzuri just bug me in a way that no other team does. It’s that deadly combination of the “gamesmanship” (see Zidane, Zinedine) and the less than creative style of play that bores me half way to death.
Tim Howard may have broken his ribs against England, but he is scheduled to play this week against Slovenia. Check out that and other World Cup and local news in today’s roundup.
A closer look at what we learned about the US from the England game.
A look at what the Slovenians and Algerians bring to the table.
The USA walks away with a draw, gets rid of its jitters, and earns a point. Robert Green begins the slow death of his career, and US fans celebrate.
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