Dreaming of going to this one; my last in-person cap was Saudi Arabia in Murcia. We’ll see.
Not possible to have an “excellent” result against this opponent, but this goal differential should be good enough. Tired of watching Zendejas...
Whether Cowell can be effective with his dribble at this level remains to be seen, but, uh, yes, he can dribble. [MEDIA]
Turner’s updated statistic of conceding only 13 goals in 24 penalties faced across all competitions defies belief.
For me, the only contender is the 2009 home WCQ, where Rafa Marquez earned a red card for a flying karate kick of Tim Howard, and a Mexico...
The USMNT hadn’t defeated Mexico by three goals since the year 2000. Highlights: [MEDIA]
Group D put three in the quarterfinals. Not implausible that all three will even advance to the semifinals.
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Group stage: job done.
You're responding to an Earthquakes supporter, whose town might be SF. In that case, I think they terminated the local branch; there's a sign...
Advancing is important, so resting players on yellows makes sense. But what hasn’t been often mentioned in this thread is the value of winning...
Finally had a chance to watch the broadcast of the game. (Took me a long time to catch up on life after heading off to Europe during the school...
Wait, what? Evaporative cooling only works in deserts and other dry conditions. There’s a reason Arizona is peppered with swamp coolers, and the...
Tony Sanneh reminds us that “definitely 100% hurt us” is never 100%.
Not sure whether this made it to the broadcast, but after the Saudi Arabia match, Pulisic urged his teammates to get off the bench, turn around,...
After looking bad in Düsseldorf, the team looked only okay in Murcia. (Note that I still haven’t seen the broadcasts of these friendlies, one of...
It’s 85°F here in Murcia at the moment, but dry: 26% relative humidity. Should be down to 75°F at the start of the match, so heat will be nearly...
Bus schedule
Taking the ALSA bus from Alicante Airport to Murcia? 1. Get the ALSA app and buy your ticket as soon as you know which bus you want. I was...
Saudi Arabia tickets in Murcia are on sale: https://www.compralaentrada.com/partido/arabia-saudita-vs-usa-murcia-2022 I’m in Section (“Tribuna...
I'm in section ("Block") 2, row ("Reihe") 6. Looks like doors open ("Einlass") at 13:00.
Gio Reyna came in for the injured Thorgan Hazard in the 23rd minute of Dortmund’s Champions League match against FC København, playing the rest of...
IAD->Frankfurt, also 9/21-9/22, but detouring to meet a friend before taking a train up to Düsseldorf later that day. Düsseldorf->Alicante...
All right, I booked my plane tickets to Germany and home from Spain. Need to figure out my plan for when to fly from Germany to Spain.
I’m at least dreaming of going to these friendlies.