World Cup 2010: England v. United States

I’m not the first and I won’t be the last to say this: Starting Clark in the midfield is a big mistake. Not crazy about DeMerit either after what I’ve seen recently, but you’ve got to put somebody there, and he’s tough if nothing else....

World Cup 2010: Argentina v. Nigeria

Now we’ll see if Maradona, perhaps the finest World Cup player ever (I’ll accept arguments for Pele), is any good as a coach. He’s got Lionel Messi, arguably the best player in the world, so that’ll will likely make the determination more...

World Cup 2010: Greece v. South Korea

Greece is let down early by some horrible marking on a South Korea direct kick that is essentially a corner. A don’t know if they were playing a zone and got flooded or what, but the back defender was hung out to dry. These are two team from which little is...