...in which we pit two bands against each other, to better determine how you should spend your Tuesday night. more ›

Ah, shit. Two things had to happen today for the U.S. team to finish second in the group, advance to the next round of the tournament and then get destroyed by Brazil in a lackluster showing. Italy had to beat the Czech Republic, which they did, and the U.S. had to beat Ghana, which they did not. Like an idiot Seattlest picked the U.S. to win today in the Seattlest World Cup Challenge. Betting with our heart there - The U.S. deservedly lost and have exited the tournament, hopefully marking the end of the Bruce Arena era in which we have consistantly sent out superbly conditioned and tactically sound duds as fodder for hungrier and more skilled teams to chew up. more ›