US National Team

USMNT has been the moniker for soccer in America but that needs to change. USWNT is the true definition. The Women have won 2 World Cups and are in the Finals this year. The men, not so much. Reaching the quarter-finals in Korea in 2002 is their high water mark. Sadly they've got the choking dogs label for World Cups. The Gold Cup loss to Mexico this year did nothing to erase that. The US Women have shown nothing less than a never say die attitude and an intestinal fortitude the the men have only rarely shown. It's time for America to get fully behind the US women and realize the potential of this team and women's soccer in the US. When the USA won their 2 World Cups women's soccer was an afterthought in most of the world. Now there are a lot of really good women's national teams and if the USA can win this one it will be a truly great achievement. They aren't out there against a couple of good teams and a bunch of minnows. They are facing the best that the world can offer and they are winning.

Go USA!

And The Futbol Gods Said ...

.."Seriously?" That's what you're going to call? Seriously? Are you just making up rules as you go? Okay The US deserved to be a player down because of the handball on Lloyd and yes it was a penalty. Hope Solo stopped the shot so it all evens out. What? She was a millimeter off of her line? Redo? Are you kidding? Well that certainly deserves a makeup call. Overtime, US a player down and Brazil scores but the player who passed the ball to Marta for the score was offsides when the ball was passed to her. Surely you'll get that call right. No? Wow! This might actually be worse then the 3 second handball in the Equatorial Guinea - Australia match. The Gods are very displeased, especially since Brazil has the gall to wear 5 stars on their jersey when they haven't won anything ever! Just because the men's team has won 5 doesn't mean you get to wear the stars. Abby scores with a minute left to tie the game and it goes to PKs. The US wins 5 to 3 and the Brazilian keeper was at least a yard off of her line on every shot. At least the refs called it the first time. The Futbol Gods have spoken and you Brazil get to go home.