Les Etats-Unis v. Italie

I always thought it was "Aux Etats-Unis", but I guess if Babel Fish says it's Les, then fine.

So. That was some World Cup game, eh? The positives: we played WAY better than we did against the Czechs and we scored a draw and not a loss. The negatives: what were those ref's thinking? That was, dare I say, an abomination of refereeing. Whatever. Maybe I'm overreacting, but damn, when Beas scored that goal that was wiped off by goalie interference hoo-ha, I jumped out of my seat. That would have been a gem!

One sporting event down. Two to go. Go Cards! Go Oilers!

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Anonymous said…
what is this soccer you speak of?
Monday, June 19, 2006
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