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I am sorry but this is pure stupidity. Let’s play international friendly’s a month after the World Cup is finish.

This makes as much sense as a fart in church.

Give me a break.

FIFA and the rest of national futebol organizations have shit for brains.

Guys, let’s look at the facts.

European regular season futebol is gearing up.

The EPL begins play on August 14^th.

The USA takes on Brasil.

Keeper Tim Howard is the only world-class player the USA has is being used in a stupid good for nothing match.

Howard plays for EPL side Everton.

EPL begins regular season play in less than four days.

Howard could get hurt.

Everton should have told the USA federation to go to hell.

This is nuts.

No wonder players like Wayne Rooney, Cesc Fabregas, Fernando Torres, and other great players are breaking down.

You can’t play 150 matches a year for three straight years and not have your body to break down.

Any idiot with a lick of sense knows without rest the body breaks down.

The National Federations are worse than dumb.

 Sure Brasil looked good in a win over a horrible USA squad but so what?

Who cares?

Robinho played for Brasil.

Robinho could have been hurt. He plays for Brasil side Santos.

Campeonato is thirteen weeks into the season.

I wish these folks would have a lick of sense and stop this stupid shit.

Let the players rest and get ready for the season.

How many of the top players have had their careers cut short because of this insane schedule.

I can’t wait for the EPL to start.

The count down has begun.

Three days and counting.

Go Arsenal.

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The 2010 World Cup is in the books. Spain defeated Netherlands 1-0 to win their first title. I was happy for the Spanish side but I was sad Brasil didn’t win.

Spain became the first team lose their opening round match and go onto win the World Cup.

So much for the press template.

A friend of mine at the radio station where I work asked me what did I think about the World Cup.

I told him it was a chippy match. The Dutch played dirty because they couldn’t keep up with Spain’s superior speed.

It was down right dirty futebol. Especially De Jong’s foot to the chest of the Spanish player.

This should have been a straight card.

The ref had his head up his butt on that one.

My friend is a former professional wrestler.

We both are air personalities.

I am the a futebol freak and Seth is a former professional wrestler working together. Then throw into the mix Ross a hockey nut and Dave a straight-laced news guy makes the radio station kinda wild.

The news guy and myself are the only true futebol nuts.

The ESPN idiots and the clowns in the press are having a cow that Rooney, Messi, and Kaka didn’t score.

Rooney entered the World Cup tourney broke down. He was part of the walking wounded. Rooney has been hurting since September 2009.

This is the direct result from playing futebol year round.

Hey, give the guy a rest.

Kaka was not the primary scorer on the Brasil side. Kaka was the point guard to use hoops terminology. His job was to distribute the ball to Robinho, Elano, and Fabiano.

Kaka’s role and I repeated his role was to dish out assists.

Don’t doubt me on this.

This was Dunga’s system.

The stoops at ESPN were either blind or were stuck on their template.

What killed Brasil in the match against Netherlands was Elano was hurt.

Without Elano, this enabled the Dutch to marshal their forces to stop Robinho and Fabiano.

With a Elano healthy, this would have opened up the pitch.

Instead of a two-pronged attack, Brasil would have three go to guys.

Yet, this doesn’t take away from the boneheaded stomp on the ankle by Mello.

You can’t lose your cool in times of crisis.

I am not saying if Mello didn’t do the unforgivable sin Brasil would have won but he did kill Brasil’s chances of mounting a serious comeback.

Brasil played team ball.

They were not a team of stars.

The Brasil press went nuts on this.

Globo Esporte and UOL wanted the likes of Ronaldinho and Ronaldo to play. They blamed Brasil’s defeat on the lack of stars.

Yet, the stars of 2006 stunk the joint out.

They were fat, out of shape, and drugged out.

These stars lost in the quarterfinals too.

Brasil lacks two players.

One is a money player.

This is the cat that can take over a match and score.

A dude who can carry a team on his back like Pele.

A Pele comes along only once in a million years.

Yet, if Kaka, Elano, Robinho, and Fabiano can play together for another four years Brasil will be almost unbeatable.

The second is a stopper on “D”.

Dunga knew what he was doing.

He was fired or quit according to what source you read was because he didn’t placate the Brasil press and the CBF.

Dunga should not have been fired.

This was stupid.

England needs to fire Capello.

Fire the entire team and rebuild from the ground up.

The English side was overrated.

Germany will be a force to be reckoned with in 2014.

Spain is a one hit wonder.

The Netherlands had their chance.

Argentina needs to fire Maradona.

Argentinos will need to replace Tevez and whole slew of players.

Maradona is fun for quotes but a futebol mind he is not.

Hire a real coach.

Try Europe.

Uruguay was a huge surprise to many.

Not me.

Uruguay had to go through the qualifying route to make it to the World Cup.

The Uruguayans are for real.

Suarez and Forlan are for real.

This squad is made up of some real good young studs.

Forlan scored five goals.

All in all, it was a fun World Cup.

South America proved they can hang with the big boys of Europe.

The power is shifting from Europe to South America.

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Brasil acts like they should been awarded the World Cup before it was even played.

This is sad but true.

Many from Brasil think the World Cup is their birthright.

Wrong!

Brasil has won five of the nineteen World Cups that have been played to date. Italy has won four. Germany has won three. Argentina and Uruguay have two each while France and England have won one a piece.

The nineteenth World Cup winner will be either Spain or the Netherlands.

Brasil played well in the 2010 World Cup. The team was young. Many of them have never played in real nut cutting time matches. This showed when Mello did the good old leg stomp on a Dutch player.

Mello was frustrated because he stepped in front of keeper Julio Cesar and knocked the ball into his own goal.

About twenty minutes later, the Brasilian “D” fell asleep on a corner kick. The ball went from one Dutch head to another and then into the back of the net.

The truth is this Brasil played the famous statute “D”.

No one reacted. They were cemented to their spots.

Wham, bam, boom, Wesley Sneijder’s header in the 73^rd minute sealed Brasil’s doom.

Instead of sucking it up, Brasil quit.

They played individual ball instead of team ball.

Even with a man down Brasil still had a few chances to tie this sucker up.

A real championship team knows how to comeback when the odds are stacked against them.

Joe Montana and his San Francisco 49ers in the 1980 NFC Championship game against Dallas came back and beat the Cowboys to advance to the Super Bowl.

Joe Montana drove the 49ers the length of the field in the final two minutes to win that sucker.

Joe Montana is the greatest money player in NFL history.

How about John Elway and The Drive against Cleveland.

How many folks remember this game?

The Houston Oilers jumped out to 32-point halftime lead only to have Jim Kelly lead the Bills to an improbable win in the 1993 NFL Playoffs.

The Bills won 41-38.

Buffalo made it to the Super Bowl where they lost to Dallas.

There was no quit in this dog.

It is easy to play great when you are winning but the real test comes when you have to come from behind and win.

Brasil and the guys folded like a cheap tent.

Is this the fault of the Dunga or the players?

Both.

Neither knew how to react when they saw the Dutch come back from a one-goal deficit to lead 2-1.

To come from behind takes mental toughness and the will to win and overcome no matter what.

This is not the South American way.

 Yes, Brasil came back against an inferior American squad in the 2009 Confederations Cup but when it counted, they quit.

Hard words but true.

Should Dunga have been fired?
No!

Brasil is at least two players away from being a championship team.

Brasil does not have a money player.

This means a Joe Montana type.

The idiots who are in charge of the CBF think they know it all.

If coaching is easy let them do it.

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The 2010 World Cup is almost in the books.

We have a slight break until the semifinals are played on Tuesday and Wednesday.

This World Cup is chalk full of surprises.

Who would thunk it that four South American teams would have made it to the quarterfinals.

The biggest surprise was the ease with which the Germans dismantled Argentina.

Germany flat out took Argentinos to the woodshed.

4-0 was a massacre of enormous proportions.

Maradona was the darling of the press but he can’t coach worth a lick.

Argentina had the best strike force in the world but if the coach doesn’t make adjustments, you lose.

Just ask Maradona.

The Netherlands come from behind win over Brasil.

When Brasil is leading at halftime, they had a perfect record.

Not this time.

Brasil fell apart after scoring the first goal.

This is totally uncharacteristic of Brasil.

The own goal and the leg stomp killed em.

Both sides were chippy from the outset.

Brasil lost its cool.

Brasileiros failed in its first real test.

Dunga won’t be back as manager.

Brasil is at least one player away from being a dominant force in world futebol.

Spain may become the first team to win a World Cup after losing their first match.

Germany-Spain will be a classic.

Talk about classic. How about Spain-Paraguay? Two missed PK’s and the off the left post goal late in the match to send the Spanish to the semifinals.

My hat is off to Paraguay.

Many of the so-called pundits predicated a Spain blowout.

Uruguay is seeking their third World Cup title.

Uruguay hasn’t won the World Cup since 1950.

These are just some of my observations of World Cup.

More to come on Tuesday.

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On the verge of leading Brasil into their quarterfinal match against the Netherlands, former Dutch star Johann Cruyff said he wouldn’t pay to see Brasil play.

He said Dunga has led Brasil into the shits.

Globo Esporte put it this way- Dunga aproveitou a entrevista coletiva oficial da Fifa, nesta quinta-feira, em Porto Elizabeth, na África do Sul, para responder a Johann Cruyff. Considerado um dos melhores jogadores de todos os tempos, o líder do Carrossel Holandês que encantou o mundo na Copa de 1974 disse que “não pagaria para ver a seleção brasileira jogar” e que o Brasil comandado por Dunga tinha se transformado em “um time como qualquer outro da Copa”.

Dunag fired back that FIFA gave him free tickets.

Ele (Cruyff) deve ter ingresso de graça. Por isso ele não paga. Ele pode escolher as partidas para ver. Na democracia você escolhe os jogos que quer e vai assistir. Ele deve ter ingressos de graça da Fifa e por isso não vai comprar.

Perguntado se pagaria para ver alguma partida da Holanda nesta Copa do Mundo, Dunga preferiu brincar.

Eu sou pão duro, vejo pela televisão.

Logo depois, o técnico brasileiro procurou amenizar a polêmica. Jogos de Copa do Mundo sempre valem a pena assistir. São um espetáculo. São jogadores de qualidade de todos os países. É algo único que acontece de quatro em quatro anos

Não sei se o mundo para, mas uma boa parte do mundo para para assistir. Eu pagaria sem dúvida. Gostamos de olhar os jogos porque são jogadores muito técnicos.

Johann Cruyff também havia criticado os talentos individuais escolhidos por Dunga para disputar a Copa do Mundo.

 Eu olho para esse time e me lembro de pessoas como Gerson, Tostão, Falcão, Zico ou Sócrates. Agora, só vejo Gilberto (Silva), (Felipe) Melo, (Michel) Bastos, Julio Baptista. Onde está a magia brasileira? – disse o holandês.

What am I going to do with myself?

There is no World Cup futebol to watch on the tube. But cheer up folks Friday is just around the corner. Brasil battles the Netherlands and Uruguay has a hot date with Ghana.

The big question is this. Are you surprised by the results so far?

Yes and no.

I have been stating that Brasil and Argentina are the best teams in the world. Spain and the Netherlands are a close second.

What surprised me was the crappy play of England, France, and defending chump I mean champ Italy.

I loved it seeing the cheating French getting their asses handed to them.

I love it when Italy didn’t make out of the group stage too.

Paraguay took it to them. 

How about the strong showing of the South American teams?

No.

I have been a student of South American futebol for fifteen years.

Everyone knows that Brasil and Argentina are the class of South American futebol.

Paraguay, Chile, and Uruguay have been making great strides over the years.

Paraguay and Ecuador played in the 2006 World Cup along with Argentina and Brasil.

Only Brasil and Argentina made it to the knockout stage of the 2006 World Cup.

Both Brasil and Argentina were knocked out in the quarterfinals.

 South American club teams have been serving as feeder systems for the top-flight leagues in Europe since 2005.

Manchester United’s Sir Alex and Arsenal’s Arsene Wenger have been combing Brasil, Argentina, Chile, Paraguay, and Uruguay for the past seven years searching for the best younger futebolers.  

Another key is the strength and quality of play in the Copa Libertadores.

The winner of the Copa has given the Champions League titleholder fits in the FIFA World Cup Club futebol championship held every December.

Barcelona needed a late second half goal to send the match with Argentinean side Estudiantes into extra time.

Barcelona needed 120 minutes to beat Estudiantes 2-1 to win the 2009 FIFA World Cup Title championship game.

South American futebol is for real folks.

Four South American sides are in the quarterfinals.

If things work out it could be an all South American semifinals and finals.

Take heed folks futebol in South American is stronger than European futebol.

Trust me on this.

Look for a Brasil-Argentina final.

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We did it. Brasil took care of business by shutting out Chile 3-0.

The guys were at their best.

This was one of those slow marches into enemy territory. Inch by inch Brasileiros took control of the match.

Juan’s wicked header off a well-placed corner kick from Ismael Fuentes in the 34^th minute gave Brasil a 1-0 lead.

From this point on it was baby this sucker is done.

Luis Fabiano took to the rack. A fake left. A side step right. Here is your jock mister keeper. Fabiano deposited the rock into the back of the empty net in the 38^th minute.

Kaka set this sucker up with a perfect feed into the box.

Kaka is not scoring but this dude is making the magic man Magic Johnson proud.

A seleção aproveitou a vantagem e se manteve no ataque, chegando ao segundo gol três minutos depois. Se abriu 1 a 0 em um lance de bola parada, fez 2 a 0 em outra especialidade desse time: o contra-ataque. Robinho correu pela esquerda e encontrou Kaká no meio, na entrada da área. Com apenas um toque, típico do camisa 10, ele deixou Luis Fabiano na cara do goleiro. O atacante, que um minuto antes se atrapalhara sozinho em um toque de calcanhar, driblou Bravo com estilo e fez seu terceiro gol nesta Copa. O jogo, complicado até os 34 minutos, chegou ao intervalo com boa vantagem no placar para a seleção.

Just call me the assist man Kaka.

Who needs scoring when your best player is setting the table for the rest of his mates.

Robinho’s strike in the 59^th minute was the final nail in Chiles coffin.

Ramires stole the ball at midfield. He took straight up the middle of the pitch.

Ramires arrived at the top of the box and hit Robinho with a little diddy.

Top shelf right and this baby was over.

Globo Esporte put it this way-  Se não estava tão fácil construir jogadas, o melhor jeito de chegar ao gol foi destruindo. Ramires roubou bola no meio-campo e acelerou em direção à área, livrando-se de dois marcadores e desviando a bola do terceiro, dando passe para Robinho. O atacante chutou e tirou a bola do alcance do goleiro, fazendo 3 a 0 aos 14 minutos. Desencantou no Mundial na África do Sul, marcando seu primeiro gol.

It is on to the next round for Brasil.

Now we take on Netherlands.

The Dutch defeated Slovakia 2-1.

This match will be a classic battle between to futebol giants.

After the victory Brasil was okay, this was cool.

Next.

Dunga has this squad focused on the prize.

The World Cup title.

Up next Netherlands in our march to the title.

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Most of media pundits will remember the goal was taken away from England in the first half. Yes, this was a bad call but in reality, it was small factor in the out come of the German 4-1 dismantling of England.

The Three Lions have played like crap since the World Cup began. England should have killed the USA instead wound up with one all tie.

England couldn’t score against an inferior Algerian squad and this ended in a nil-nil draw.

England struggled in a 1-0 over Slovenia.

German was faster and stronger.

The Germans first goal, in the 20^th minute, was a lightening quick counter attack.

Actually, the German keeper Manuel Neuer punted the long ball. The punt split the English “D” down the middle.

Miroslav Klose beat two defenders to the ball. English keeper David James instead of taking charge he stood his ground.

This was a dumb move.

Klose scored to make it 1-0 Germany.

The English “D” was horrible.

This was the match changer.

The English played without heart.

Germany scored a few moments later on a great easy goal by Lukas Podolski nailed the winner in the 32^nd minute to make 2-0.

A header by Upson in the 37^th minute cut the gap to 2-1.

Then Lampard’s goal that was not a goal and all broke loose in the media as well as on the pitch.

Sure, this may have changed the direction of the match in the English favor but Germany was a far superior side on this day.

The Germans kicked the English butts all over the pitch.

England was not ready to play.

Germany beat the English to every free ball, every crossing ball into the box, every ball period.

The sad fact is this England was overrated.

Wayne Rooney played like crap.

The English defense was Swiss cheese.

Lampard, Cole, Gerrard, James, Defoe, and Terry looked like they were running cement boots.

You could have timed these clowns with a sundial.

Fire the coach. Fire the players. Do what Brasil did after we were embarrassed in the 2006 World Cup. Get rid of the fat cats. Bring in younger players who are hungry and want to win.

Fire Rooney, Cole, Gerrard, Cole, James, and Terry.

England you got what sowed.

Bupkis.

Another controversial goal in the World Cup so what else is new?

Argentina rolls past Mexico 3-1.

Tevez’s first goal was clearly offside by at least two yards. The ref said it was good. Argentina was up 1-0 after the 26^th minute.

This goal took the wind out of the Mexican sails.

A dumb turnover near the Mexican goal gave Gonzalo Higuain a gift in the 33^rd minute.

Argentina was up 2-0.

Tevez powered a bullet of strike from 25 yards out in the 52^nd minute to give Argentinos a 3-nil lead.

Mexico started out like a house on fire.

The Mexican side had two good strikes on goal.

Argentina didn’t succumb to the pressure.

The superior Argentina side took control of the match.

And then rout was on.

Higuain now has scored four goals in the World Cup.

Argentina has a hot date with Germany the team that knocked them out of the 2006 World Cup Quarterfinals.

This is deja vu all over again.

I expect and Argentina-Brasil final.

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The more things change the more things stay the same. This is deja vu all over again. Ghana defeated the USA 2-1 in extra time.

It took 120 minutes to settle this puppy.

Ghana knocked out the USA of the 2006 World Cup held in Germany.

Yes, we won Group C  but the USA came up short when it counted.

Two defensive lapses killed the USA.

Kevin Prince Boateng split the seam in the “D”. He flat out beat a defenseless Tim Howard short post left in the 5^th minute.

The USA didn’t quit. We crawled back into the match.

Clint Dempsey took it to the rack. This forced the Ghana defender to foul him.

Up steps the D Man.

Landon Donovan nailed the PK off the right post in the 62^nd minute.

Injury time and it was Déjà vu all over again.

Asamoah Gyan beat two American defenders to the ball.

He flipped the shot over Tim Howard’s out stretched hands in the 93^rd minute.

The USA is now 0-1-14 in matches when they trailed at half.

These goals were not Tim Howard’s fault.

We played crappy “D” on these two plays that were the turning points of the match.

The USA showed promise but we still have a long way to go in futebol.

I am sad but hey this all part of the game.

Go Brasil.

Uruguay defeated South Korea 2-1.

Luis Suarez hit for the daily double.

Uruguay’s super striker Diego Forlan set up Suarez’s first goal with a great centering pass across the goal crease.

The second goal Suarez dribble to his right. He nailed a curling knuckler that went ker plunk off the right post into the twines.

Uruguay and Ghana will meet in the quarterfinals of the World Cup.

South America’s strong showing in the World Cup surprises the clowns at ESPN however, I am not.

I have been writing about South American futebol for two years.

The pundits used by ESPN are ex-European futebol players. All these guys know is the EPL, Spain, Italy, France, and Germany. They know nothing about South American clubs.

When one thinks about South American futebol only Brasil and Argentina, come to mind. Yet, team like  Chile, Uruguay, and Paraguay are flying under the radar.

If you want to get a feel for South American futebol watch the Copa Libertadores. I have been follwing the Copa since 1993.

The teams that win the Copa always give the Champions League titleholder fits. Just ask Manchester United, Barcelona, Liverpool, and Inter Milan.

South American  futebol is for real folks.

Brasil has a ring for the thumb.

We are going for a ring for the other hand.

Italy has four titles.

Uruguay has won two World Cup titles.

Argentina has two titles too.

Many of the top futebolers are from South America.

Up next Argentina-Mexico and England-Germany.

Sunday will be great.

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The entire world was waiting to see the match between Brasil and Portugal. This baby ended in a nil-nil kiss your sister draw.

Dunga rested many of his top stars. Robinho was given the day off. Kaka had to sit out due two yellow cards and Elano missed to the ankle stomp administered by the dirty Ivory Coast buggers.

Brasil had most of the possessions.

Both sides had a few good scoring chances but ended up firing blanks.

The fake Ronaldo played like a girl. This dude sucks in big time matches.

The stupid folks at ESPN named the fake Ronaldo the man of the match. Only the idiots at ESPN could come up with something as insane and inane as this.

Dunga said it best- This was a totally dumb decision. Lucio should have been named player of the match not the fake fraud of a player Cristiano Ronaldo.

 Além do técnico Dunga, diferentes atletas da seleção brasileira criticaram a escolha de Cristiano Ronaldo como melhor jogador em campo. O mais enfático foi o zagueiro Lúcio: “É uma vergonha”, disse, depois de observar que a defesa brasileira anulou o atacante português. “A nossa defesa marcou muito bem, conseguiu neutralizar o Cristiano Ronaldo. Com todo respeito, acho uma vergonha ele ser eleito o melhor em campo”.Na entrevista coletiva depois do jogo, Dunga afirmou que, na sua opinião, o merecedor do troféu de melhor em campo deveria ser, justamente, o capitão da seleção brasileira. ““Eu elegeria o Lúcio, que interceptou todas as bolas e saiu jogando muito bem. Mas são as pessoas que escolhem que têm que ver”, comentou.

Lucio said someone must have been watching a different game.

Luis Fabiano também se surpreendeu com a escolha. “Quem ganhou? O Cristiano Ronaldo? Se ele foi eleito, alguém viu outro jogo”, ironizou. Sobre a própria atuação foi mais comedido: “Se ficam os 11 atrás, como eles ficaram, não há equipe que vença”, observou. “Foi muito complicado achar espaço”.

Os números mostram que Cristiano Ronaldo teve atuação apagada na partida. Chutou sete vezes a gol, mas só uma na direção certa e sem perigo para Julio Cesar. Tocou na bola 32 vezes, acertando 13 passes. Não sofreu marcação especial e levou apenas duas faltas. Conseguiu levar perigo ao gol brasileiro em uma única jogada. Depois de driblar Juan, levou Lúcio a tocar a bola para Raul Meireles, que quase marcou.

Portugal coach blamed Brasil for the lack of “O”.

Dunga said the Portuguese side sat back and did nothing.

Dunga played his cards tight to the vest.

We won Group G and now we faced South American foe Chile on Monday.

Portugal takes on European foe Spain.

Bye, Bye to the fake Ronaldo and his Portuguese buds.

Spain beat Chile 2-1 to win Group H.

Now it’s on to nut cutting time.

Brasil, USA, Uruguay, Chile, Netherlands, Ghana, Slovakia, and South Korea are on one side of the bracket.

You gotta look at the death side of the other bracket. Get this Spain, Argentina, England, Paraguay, Mexico, Germany, and Portugal in a knock down draw out bracket.

Twenty paces, aim and fire guys. Let’s hope the guns are loaded. Whatever you do, don’t fire blanks.

Six of the top fifteen teams in the world are in this bracket.

Crazy baby.

The Brasileiros press can scream at Dunga about how stupid he is but look at the teams he is match with.

You idiot pundits need to shut the blank up.

Dunga is a genius. ]

He has taken a team that was full of fat overpaid stars that didn’t care about anything and transformed this sorry team into one of the top teams in the world.

Dunga got rid of the fat man Ronaldo, the troublemaker Ronaldinho Gaucho, the coke head Adriano and the other clowns and replaced them with Kaka, Robinho, Maicon, and Fabiano.

It’s on to the next round baby.

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