Sure, that's a disgusting foul that actually doesn't look to bad to have to take in exchange for one less man to play against. And sure, there is plenty of flopping. But something I've had to tell many a friend, and something that continues to be completely lost on all the "soccer is for pussies" arguers, is that…

Ah, I guess I misread. It wasn't clear to me that there was a clear preexisting criminal enterprise. Just sounded like someone was like "Oh, Ghana's probably corrupt, let's see if they'll take the bait on match fixing."

The perfect metaphor for Evan Turner's career.

Entrapment?

It almost certainly won't happen, but how awesome would it be for the USMNT to top the group and have its first knockout game on the fucking Fourth of July.

I'm not implying Boye was trying to kick him in the face, but it clearly looks like he was trying to kick, and not being knocked wildly off balance, hence I think it should've been a penalty. There's been a lot of contested headers and I don't believe I've seen anybody flail one of their legs in a perfect kicking…

I think it's realistic to believe he was heading and kicking at the same time, and incidentally hit Dempsey's face with the latter (which should still be called a penalty). I don't think you can call perfectly swinging one's leg toward the path of where his header (or his chest if he misses the header) will deflect…

Can we elaborate on just how "uncharacteristically overwhelmed" Bradley looked? It was not fun to watch.

In Denver: A Carlsberg American Flag hat?

I don't know. I don't remember the last time I got shoved in mid-air and thought to myself: "You know, instead of using my legs to get in a good falling position, I better wildly flail one up in a motion that looks very similar to trying to kick a soccer ball near someone's face."

I'm guessing you did watch the slow-mo gif and didn't watch the video where he immediately stands up and gets in Pepe's face for being an asshole.

"Just as the U.S. roster is diverse, so is its beer scene. There are too many to choose from, so I chose a random above-average one (that you can seemingly only get in Denver) instead of one of the greats." Why? Why not any of Beer Advocate's top 10 beers, all of which come from the U.S.?

And Frank Ocean. And Vince Staples. And The Internet. And MellowHype. And "Goblin." And deconstructing cliche bullshit in rap music/culture (though Das Racist did this more cleverly).

An hour after press time, 48 shirts.

Do you also expect Gawker journalists reporting on violence and corruption to dress up as Batman and clear the streets of crime. Because...

I sincerely doubt Kobe (or the majority of athletes he calls "friends" for that matter) is calling Wilbon up to hang out on an off night. As a notable media personality for the most notable sports media entity, Wilbon is nothing more than a useful brand/image tool for the athletes he covers.

Yeah, but I would wager that I'm better than he is at not wearing denim capris.

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It can apparently be written in Minneapolis...

Yeah, but who owns Skittles?