Sat 17 Jun 06
Footie-Wise Thoughts on America
- Today’s Italy-USA match was one of the most entertaining of the WC fixtures: aggressive football with dashes of brilliance and blunder. As for Eddie Pope’s red card, if Roy Keane had executed the same sliding tackle, nobody would have taken notice. Despite the ambition-fuelling handicap of inflated FIFA rankings due to the useless CONCACAAF grouping, the Americans have shown that they belong in the bigger game. And Group E has proven especially interesting with Ghana’s 2-0 victory over the Czechs.
- At NFL games genuine Bud is the perfect beer: undistinguished but quite refreshing. But this is brand protection gone mad. BTW how can Budweiser be marketed under German purity laws? Just asking.
Paul Canniff
