They called Group G the “Group of Death”, mostly because it contained Germany, Portugal and Ghana, along with the United States. Logic can be deceiving, as Portugal and Ghana are going home and the USA joins Germany in the 2014 FIFA World Cup’s knockout round of 16. The U.S., which traveled over 9,000 miles for […]
Suarez Put “Bite” In Uruguayan Offense
Luis Suarez just didn’t get the memo. No biting allowed. The star forward for Uruguay appeared to chomp down on the shoulder of Italy’s Giorgio Chinellini in the closing minutes of the teams final World Cup group game. Television replays showed the apparent bite, and Chinellini had the marks on his shoulder to prove it. […]
Woody’s Blog #7….June 22, 2014
On U.S. game day we took a taxi to the hotel of some friends who are staying closer to the central city. We left just after we watched the rerun of the Germany v Ghana match on TV in our room. Several people had said that it was the most interesting match of the Cup, […]
Woody’s Blog #6…..June 20, 2014
After a Day of sightseeing, we made it back to hotel to watch poor England. Now do you believe that Luis Suarez of Uruguay and club team at Liverpool is a scoring genius. He just knows how to be in the right place to score. By the way, it is winter here and gets dark […]
Albert To Be Inducted Into HRSHOF
It was recently announced that former College of William and Mary men’s soccer coach Al Albert will be inducted into the Hampton Roads Sports Hall of Fame. The induction will be on Tuesday, Oct. 21 at a banquet at the Norfolk Scope. Albert coached the Tribe for 33 seasons, and was the eighth NCAA coach […]
The U.S. MNT Still Has Paths To Advance
The disappointment was sudden and it was powerful as Portugal snatched victory away from the U.S. MNT with a diving header 30 seconds from the end of five minutes of added time. A 2-1 win over Portugal would have put the U.S. through to the second round of the 2014 FIOFA World Cup. The 2-2 […]
Morgan Scores A Pair As U.S. Ties France
She’s Baccccccccck! Two goals to lead U.S. in East Hartford, Ct. U.S. Women’s National Team forward Alex Morgan scored her first international goals in seven months as she helped FIFA’s # 1-ranked USA overcome two deficits to earn a 2-2 draw against #4 France in front of 14,695 fans at Rentschler Field. The U.S. WNT […]
Woody’s Blog #5….June 19, 2014
The first day of the end of the Cup for some teams. Even though they may be playing well, a second loss means teams are not going on. Australia, thought playing well is now out even though they have one more game to play. Amazingly, Spain, the championship of everything for the last four years […]
Woody’s Blog #4….June 17, 2014
Last night the USA soccer team made history. Finally, beating Ghana on our third try in a World Cup game. Dempsey’s goal after 28 seconds into the game was a fantastic start and made the Brazilian TV highlights even before the game was over. Your TV coverage will let you know before we will know […]
Woody’s Blog #3….June 15, 2014
Soccer goes on all day, and I am stuck in Miami after not getting away on my flight to Brazil in time to catch up with Reggie in Rio. My flight is scheduled for tonight, but I will not get a flight to Natal in time to see the U.S. play Ghana. Reggie made it […]