I'm Mike McBride and this is just the thoughts and observations of a casual sports fan.
There has been some criticism of FIFA after players suffering from what certainly appeared to be pretty significant concussions were allowed to continue playing after a very minimal evaluation. Given what happened to Christoph Kramer during the final, I don’t … Continued
So was Arjen Robben of the Netherlands fouled in the box, leading to the winning penalty kick in stoppage time, or did Arjen Robben take a dive? How about both? Clearly the Mexican defender, Rafa Marquez, comes in late, and … Continued
We’ve definitely had teams at the World Cup in recent years that just don’t seem to click, for whatever reason, and teams that dislike their coach and don’t play hard, etc. Ghana though, seems to have taken that a step … Continued
Last night was truly an amazing statement about the evolving expectations surrounding the US National Team in this year’s World Cup. Three weeks ago, even people who kind of understood why Landon Donovan wasn’t included in the side would have … Continued
So the US Men’s National Team opened World Cup play with a victory. I can’t say it was a well-deserved victory, because it really wasn’t. After an early goal by Clint Dempsey, Ghana really had the better of play. After … Continued
