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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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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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There are two days until the World Cup begins. I can’t wait. The idiots at ESPN will broadcast the entire tournament. I would rather watch paint dry then torture myself listening to the clowns at ESPN butcher futebol.

No, thank you I will watch the Spanish Stations instead.

Listening to Alexi Lalas spout his insane comments and idiotic ideas is bad enough on ESPN 2 during the EPL now I have put up with his dribble on greatest futebol stage-The World Cup.

I would rather eat cat shit and live.

It is my blog and I can say what I want.

You don’t like it tough do-do.

Give me a break.

Throw into the mix Tommie Smyth and the rest no wonder the world thinks America futebol is a joke.

The Americans are in the same group as England, Slovenia, and Algeria.

The USA should advance but anything is possible with this team.

Tim Howard needs to play lights out.

The “D” stinks.

Howard is the great eraser.

Landon Donovan finally needs to step up and show what he is made of.

He had a great short run at Everton.

Let’s see if this was a fluke or for real.

We will find out real quick.

England is hurting. The Rooney Man will hopefully be healed of all his nagging injuries.

Wayne Rooney is a world-class futebol player.

He is your typical power forward in the NBA.

You can’t stop him when he gets in the crease.

Frank Lampard, Shawn Wright Phillips, Jermain Defoe, and Jamie Carragher need to step up to the plate and knock it out of the park.

Super defender Rio Ferdinand is out due to injury.

This is not good.

He is the glue that holds the “D” together.

Just ask Sir Alex about that.

I still think the English squad has a better than fifty-fifty chance to win it all.

I am an American with a Brasilian heart.

I married a Brasilian.

I have always rooted for Brasil since I was knee high to a grasshopper.

Dunga and the guys are favorites but they have their work cut out for them.

We will talk about that on Friday.

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