Gutted
Johannesburg, South Africa — Back in 2004, I invited an English ex-pat friend of mine over to Solar-Powered Soccer Blog headquarters to watch the Three Lions’ first match of the European championships. England scored first and carried their 1-0 lead through 90 minutes and into second half stoppage time, only to see France net twice for a 2-1 victory. At the game’s end, my friend, usually quite sociable, simply muttered something about being “gutted” and... Read More
Fans: USA vs Brazil
The fans and the scene from the USA vs Brazil final of the 2009 Confederations Cup in South Africa. June 28, 2009. Photo gallery by Jay Hipps. ... Read More
Johannesburg game day — this time, it’s soccer
As South Africa and Spain battle it out for third place, the soccer world is turning its attention to the match that kicks off later tonight in Johannesburg. The buzz is significant here among the small American contingent here. Jessica Siegel, a fellow delegate on this tour, wrote a piece for ESPN relating the rise of the U.S. men’s national team to the similar change in the USA’s international profile since the election of Barack Obama. I’ll be filing a post-game... Read More
It’s game day in South Africa
Greetings from Jo’burg, where the talk today is of the big international match that will take place this afternoon at Loftus Versfeld Stadium in Pretoria. No, it’s not the Confederations Cup final — that’s tomorrow. The big match of the day is rugby, where South Africa’s Springboks will take on an all-star team from the U.K., the British and Irish Lions. This isn’t “Center Line Rugby,” so I’ll admit that I don’t know much... Read More
Denton and Gray waived
In a move that wasn’t much of a surprise, the Quakes have waived defenders Eric Denton and Kelly Gray. Read More Read More