Right!? I actually made a promise to myself to not get annoyed at the 5 e-mails Chris Murphy sends me every day from now on.

I’m glad Bale is actually playing up to his billing (as opposed to other media/fan favorites like Rooney, who should probably just be sent home), but I think I’m enjoying this tournament more because of the intriguing team stories like Northern Ireland, Wales, and Iceland, rather than the chance to see individual…

Who hurt you

No pyro, no party!

Did anyone else watching on FS1 notice that the match direction was especially terrible last night? There were what seemed like a half-dozen occasions when the ball would go out for a goal kick throw/in, FS1 would cut to a replay, and WHAM next thing you know Bobby Wood is being played in on goal/down the wing.

But…

All of these make more sense to me than Drew’s take on the Struts from yesterday.