Still Have a Prayer

Well after another amazing coaching display by Bob-O the US still has a mathematical chance of making it to the second round of the Confederations Cup. With the US at the bottom of the group at a strong -5 goal differential, they need to beat Egypt by a tally of 3-0. That's not it though... we also need Brazil to take out Italy 4-0 to progress by goal differential. Humm..... something tells me that's not going to happen.

Today's game lacked in many places, but what gave up the game is our coaching. I'm not some amazing coach (but I'd prolly be a good one) but coaching the national team isn't about what have you done for me, its more of a matter of what are you doing for me. Well Beasley falls into that category heavily.. WTF has he done at a professional level in the past year. He got hurt and doesn't play for Rangers' first team any more... that about sums it up.. so why the hell is he still starting for the USMNT? god knows. And secondly, why start Sacha? I can't take it away from the kid he did have a great year last year. But lets be serious, he's not in that kind of form anymore, no where near it. Why not give Torres a run, he's been pretty damn consistent and on top of that he was the best player on the pitch when the US played Costa Rica, before bob took him out at half time. He's not the biggest or the strongest guy in the world. BUT HE'S COMPOSED on and off the ball. I dunno maybe its just me..... Thoughts?

I'm gunna go watch some WPS...

I miss you Boca...

6 Match Ban for Drogba

Remember this?? So yea, Drogba was banned for 6 matches for berating the ref after that controversial champions league game. Personally I think this was one of the greatest flip-outs of all time. But not better than Cantona destroying someone in the front row:

NSR: New Mos Def

Just writing this to let anybody who's a fan of Mos Def, or real hip-hop, that his new album came out last week and it is definitely his best since the classic Black on Both Sides. So if your a fan of Mos, Blackstar and other good hip-hop, I definitely recommend checking out this album immediately.

Where Will Ribery Go???

According to soccernet.com, it seems Bayern Munich winger Franck Ribery is very much in demand these days. Supposedly Chelsea, Barcelona, and Manchester United have all tabled bids for his services, with Real Madrid possibly doing the same. Personally i'd like to see him go to Barcelona because then it will be even more fun to watch them destroy teams 200-1 with their beautiful passing game. Don't really want him to go to the EPL though, cause then I'll have to watch him tear up my baby gunners 4 times a year.

I'll leave with a highlight tape of his so the uninformed can know what type of skill these teams would be paying for...........enjoy:

Italy 3 - 1 USA Video Higlights

Overall I thought this was the best the US has played all year, even with a man down (oh yea, fuck you ref. Honestly that was the softest red I've ever seen. Whenever we play Italy we always get a soft ass red that ruins the game.) Ultimately a strong performance wasn't enough as things were again ruined by the ref vs Italy and they eventually succumbed to two tremendous strikes from Rossi(Fucking traitor.) and Derossi.

In my opinion I thought everybody presented themselves well, and there was little to not like about the effort put in by the Americans. What do you think? Did they play well? Do they have a shot vs Brazil on Thursday?

You Too Can Have Ibrahimovic for 90 Million Euros!

You too can have Zlatan Ibrahimovic on your team.............so long as you have 90 million euros or about $124 million. Just so you can see what you would be paying for, check out this cheeky back heel golazo that he pulled off against Atalanta a couple weeks ago. Is that worth 90 million euro? We'll see..

USA - Italy Webcast Links

We here at the Orange Card want everyone to be able to catch the big Confederations Cup game today so here's some helpful links if you cant make it to a TV with ESPN 2:

If you have Sopcast, TV Ants, or any other p2p streaming program, this site should hold you down:

http://www.myp2p.eu/broadcast.php?matchid=41814&part=sports

And for anyone that wants a straight web streaming option, they can go to Justin TV and simply type in "Confederations Cup."

These links should really help if you want make it to a TV. As for me, I'll be watching @ Nevada Smith's in NYC and pulling for a USA victory.