I’ve been glued to Univision these last few days, and unless I get hired I doubt much will change until after the final next month. Team USA was utterly conquered today by the Mighty Czech Republic. I swear, were we moving in slow motion or what? Most teams that have played thus far are quite aggressive, really getting on top of the ball and, you know, actually taking it away from the other team. We played an odd game, from my point of view. The players stayed farther away from their opponents, and rather than short, quick passes, mostly they kicked the ball long distances. The Czechs took the ball at every opportunity, and there were many. It was really painful to watch.

Hopefully, we won’t get squished by Italy, though I’m not sure. I watched their match against Ghana today. Italy won, but it was a fantastic game to watch. Both teams were so great. That Ghana goalie was crazy-good. And I wish my feet could move as fast as all of those guys. Fantastic!

The reason I was watching Univision again today, rather than ABC is because only ESPN had today’s games, and I don’t get that channel. ABC had some matches on the other day, and I’m surprised they didn’t have at least the US match today. I was all set on ABC to watch the match in English, and I was annoyed with “The View” instead. That’s OK.

Viva Univision! Viva el futbol!