I have been as sick as a dog lately, so I decided to plop down and watch a few more movies so I could keep the STO Soccer Film Review series running strong. I have worked like a dog to already review several films dealing with humans playing the world’s most beautiful game, but…
I have thus far neglected movies about canines’ love of soccer, so here goes…
Believe it or not, three movies about dogs playing soccer have come out in the last decade. If that isn’t a sign of the apocalyspse (or that we’ve all gone to the dogs), I don’t know what would qualify. Anyways, today and on Monday and Tuesday, I will be reviewing each of the three films so we can determine which cinematic doggy doo-doo emerges as top dog.
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Am I dreaming or did the US beat the #1 ranked team in the world, Spain, 2-0 yesterday in the Confederations Cup Final to advance to the squad’s first real chance at worldwide glory? Well, I can’t be dreaming. First of all, I never sleep lately. Secondly, I watched the results unfold on Matchtracker and caught the replay last night on ESPN2. So…
It must have really happened. Despite all the so-called expert’s opinions and long odds, the US has beaten a team no one has beaten in 35 matches (a world record). It was a thrilling game full of fantastic play by both squads, but in the end the US has emerged as a Confederations Cup finalist and a newly-crowned darkhorse contender in 2010.
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Wow. What an incredible performance that was the U.S. today in beating the world’s best team, 2-0 in the semi-final of the Confederations Cup. The U.S. will now play either Brazil or South Africa in the final on Sunday. By winning, the U.S. advanced to its first men’s FIFA final since starting play in 1916, which is why this was a huge victory for U.S. soccer.
The U.S. got goals from Jozy Altidore and Clint Dempsey and terrific performances by Tim Howard and the U.S. back four, kept the Spaniards at bay and ended Spain’s 35-game unbeaten run and 15-match streak of victories.
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Week 15 (06/24)
Last Week’s Ranking in Parenthesis…
- Houston (1): The Dynamo could only muster a tie with RSL, but they are still the cream of the MLS crop.
- Chivas USA (2): The Goats didn’t play, so they won’t move. To tell the truth, they wouldn’t have anyways.
- Seattle (4): Two ties, yet the Sounders move up this week. Why? Well, they were good games and DCU stunk.
- Colorado (6): Colorado really deserves to rise after slaughtering United without their best player, Casey.
- Chicago (5): I really, really wanted to put the Fire further down this week, but that would violate STO Rules.
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Background: Well, Ante Razov is my final member of my MLS Hall of Fame inaugural class. How could he not be? He has played for five different MLS sides, and during his long career he has notched more goals than all but one other player. All in all, he has been one of the league’s most consistent strikers, so I think he belongs in the Hall.
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Interesting article on our La Liga site last week about whether Real Madrid overpaid for Kaka and Ronaldo.
The post referenced a recent report by Frontier Economics this week. Frontier works in valuation exercises and in the sports/creative industries and recently did issued a report on what determines a footballer’s transfer fee and whether the recent transfers are worth the money being paid.
According to Frontier that the record breaking €94 million (£80million) deal for Cristiano Ronaldo from Manchester United was at there high end of his valuation of €90million (£77million). That is about €4million (£3 million) less than what Real Madrid paid Manchester United.
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Odds are tricky. In math (well, more specifically, statistical probability theory), the “odds” in favor of a specific event occurring are difficult to calculate. In fact, some of the formulas used for solving complex odds equations are confusing enough to make one’s head explode – sort of like the US MNT’s play recently has made my head explode.
The odds the US would advance to the Semifinal of the Confederations Cup yesterday were not just low – they were infinitesimal. Not only did the US have to beat Egypt (who had lost to Brazil 4-3 and beaten Italy 1-0) by three goals, but they also had to get lucky and have Brazil beat reigning World Cup champ Italy by three goals. Sound probable?
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It was a result that nobody expected, especially after the way they played in the first two games. But the U.S. men’s team heat Egypt 3-0 on Sunday, and that combined with Brazil’s 3-0 thrashing of Italy means the U.S. is in the Confederations Cup semi-finals where they will play Spain. Spain are the European champions who are on a 35 match unbeaten dating back to a November 2006 exhibition loss to Romania. On and by the way, Spain is the world’s top-ranked team.
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I think everyone who has ever watched a match of soccer would agree: the sport could use a little more goal scoring. Don’t get me – the STO Commish – wrong, I appreciate soccer for what it is. Soccer is a sport of strategy, precision, and patience. Unfortunately, I am not a very patient person. I love good defense, but I yearn for goals.
To be a fan of some lower tier teams, you would have to be an extremely patient person. Like abnormally patient. For example, Middlesbrough fans just sat through a season which saw their team score a mere 28 goals all year. In Serie A, Reggina scored only 30 goals – in 38 games. God forbid either team ever scored 2 or 3 goals in one game…
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In The Godfather, Don Corleone says “a man who doesn’t spend time with his family can never be a real man.”
Well, unless you have been sleeping with the fishes, you’ve probably heard of the wacky transfer deals that have been going down the last couple weeks.
Two of the world’s best players - Kaka and Cristiano Ronaldo – have been bought for record-breaking transfer fees by legendary Spanish La Liga giant, Real Madrid.
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