Thinking they should go on safari before every match from now on….

The United States beat the world’s #1 team, Spain, in an unbelievable semi-final in the Confederations Cup in South Africa.  The underdog US squad plays in the final on Sunday. 

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By far the best all around team performance I’ve seen in a very long time… interested to see the statistic for “Blocked Shots”.

Was there ever any doubt from the opening Yellow Card shown to Landon Donovan that Uruguayan referee Jorge Larrionda was going to put his stamp on this SemiFinal matchup between the United States and Spain?

As far as the Red Card shown to Michael Bradely (who alongside Ricardo Clark was fantastic once again), no chance. Three Red Cards in four matches in which only one you could make an argument for.

Now the United States heads into the 2009 Confederation Cup Finals without one of their best players once again without hearing the explanation for the sending off, which will probably be termed “Violent Conduct” when Larrionda turns in his report.

If that does happen, please re-visit that David Villa elbow….

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I don’t know about you.. ..but I feel like jamming to some Kool & the Gang

The Lineups are in…. And there is a twist for the United States in the back.

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Some amazing pictures from South Africa…you need to click here to check them out.

Guess who’s running the center for today’s United States vs Spain - 2009 Confederations Cup SemiFinal match?

Uruguayan referee Jorge Larrionda, the same man who was in the middle for the 2006 World Cup clash between the US and Italy.

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