Didn't you hear? After the World Cup, Klaus Kinski is going to convert the stadium into an opera house. He just needs somewhere to park his boat.

As long as they don't make the seat-less areas into fenced-in pens, it'll be OK.

Of course not. Nor am I (or the first commenter in this thread, as far as I can tell) thinking the U.S. can win the World Cup. I was merely pointing out a pertinent fact in order to suggest that your eagerness to shit on the USMNT may have led you into a bit of hyperbole.

What happened to Sterling being declared mentally incompetent? And will his letter be admitted to evidence?

Math is hard.

Donovan was also a goal creator during his loan stints at Everton.

ICYMI, a Germany side resting its starters has recently been beaten by the U.S.

I don't hate the Yanks as a nickname, but I do think it lacks a little something. Unfortunately the only ideas I have are goofy. Like, how about we call the team the Dos a Cero (come on, who doesn't love lording it over el Tri?). Or we could acknowledge Klinsmann's German-American contingent somehow... the Freedom…

The reason black writers hate Whitlock is simple: He has the balls to suggest that there might be issues beyond racism affecting the black community. This is high treason in the black community, something that cannot even be discussed as a possibility, because if racism is not the problem, then you have to look inward…

He's absolutely useless at Sunderland, what with the shitty linkup options he's got there.

Your quotation from Wikipedia leaves out the beginning of the first sentence, which emphasizes its conjectural nature (emphasis added):

This should answer most, if not all of the questions posed:

What's the matter, Remi—couldn't find a shitty, dilapidated, graffiti-covered beach in Colombia where you could float your life preserver?

-1. You mean Andres Escobar.

Jesus Christ. Usually I mock people who say "tl;dr" but this time I'm making an exception to the unwritten rules of internet commenting. And if I ever pitch to Hayhurst in a pickup softball game, he's getting some chin music. Maybe it'll shave him down to five concise paragraphs.

Nasty, instinctive hitter in run support. Good closing speed, nose for the balls.

[Cliff Clavin voice]

Pablo Sandoval hits it off the wall in right-center.

Am I missing something here?

Yeah, the explanations offered so far by JK don't add up. There's something we're not hearing about, and I'm not holding my breath that we're gonna find out what it is anytime soon.