Oh Yeah CONCACAF Is Still Playing Internationals
London it is then. Never underestimate the power of Posh Spice to swing a vote. And I guess her relatively anonymous husband (as I mentioned yesterday) didn't hurt either. Keeps those legs up David, the United Kingdom needs you! :)
The united team really does excite me for no other reason than it will remind Scotland that they really don't have a very good team (of course seven years down the line, who knows). And goodness help Wales. It's going to be like the British and Irish Lions tour this year all over again (sorry to bring rugby into this).
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But why look seven years down the line this morning when the CONCACAF Gold Cup (otherwise known as Euro's little stepbrother) kicks off in Miami tonight.
I don't want to make light of it since it does have some very interesting matches like Guatemala v. Jamaica scheduled (in Group C). The Reggae Boyz have got to have a chip on their shoulder trying to prove that, despite missing the hexagonal, they're still the 4th best team in CONCACAF. Similarly hard lucked Honduras, in Group A with Panama and Trinidad & Tobago will be out to prove that the best teams aren't necessarily competing for the 4th World Cup spot.
And there's the always violent grudge match between the United States and Canada in Group B (though it's pretty one sided). Two of the three North American behemoths (at least land area wise) who take footcer lighter than most of the world. Still Canada has been known to do some things in this tournament - like winning the whole thing in 2000.
Almost fittingly, based on the true language demographics of the region, the entire thing is being broacast in the United States exclusively in Spanish on three of the four major Spanish networks (who are all owned by the same company, talk about media conglomeration).
One last bit of international excitement before the Premiership season can't hurt -regardless of those who would dismiss this tournament as a "B" team tournament because of who's missing due to the EPL camps starting up.
For an amazing preview of the tournament, check out the Climbing the Ladder blog and ignore my blathering for the last few paragraphs. :)
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On team that's not going to be there, or anywhere it seems, in the near future is Barbados. Due to infighting in the small island nation, FIFA has suspended their federation.
Of course, it's not like this is a powerhouse. Not to look down upon the CONCACAF minnow like we're looked down upon by a lot of Europe, but their little drama really doesn't make that much difference in the grand scheme of thing. It's just funny to watch these little rivalries that mean so much unfold.
The united team really does excite me for no other reason than it will remind Scotland that they really don't have a very good team (of course seven years down the line, who knows). And goodness help Wales. It's going to be like the British and Irish Lions tour this year all over again (sorry to bring rugby into this).
---
But why look seven years down the line this morning when the CONCACAF Gold Cup (otherwise known as Euro's little stepbrother) kicks off in Miami tonight.
I don't want to make light of it since it does have some very interesting matches like Guatemala v. Jamaica scheduled (in Group C). The Reggae Boyz have got to have a chip on their shoulder trying to prove that, despite missing the hexagonal, they're still the 4th best team in CONCACAF. Similarly hard lucked Honduras, in Group A with Panama and Trinidad & Tobago will be out to prove that the best teams aren't necessarily competing for the 4th World Cup spot.
And there's the always violent grudge match between the United States and Canada in Group B (though it's pretty one sided). Two of the three North American behemoths (at least land area wise) who take footcer lighter than most of the world. Still Canada has been known to do some things in this tournament - like winning the whole thing in 2000.
Almost fittingly, based on the true language demographics of the region, the entire thing is being broacast in the United States exclusively in Spanish on three of the four major Spanish networks (who are all owned by the same company, talk about media conglomeration).
One last bit of international excitement before the Premiership season can't hurt -regardless of those who would dismiss this tournament as a "B" team tournament because of who's missing due to the EPL camps starting up.
For an amazing preview of the tournament, check out the Climbing the Ladder blog and ignore my blathering for the last few paragraphs. :)
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On team that's not going to be there, or anywhere it seems, in the near future is Barbados. Due to infighting in the small island nation, FIFA has suspended their federation.
Of course, it's not like this is a powerhouse. Not to look down upon the CONCACAF minnow like we're looked down upon by a lot of Europe, but their little drama really doesn't make that much difference in the grand scheme of thing. It's just funny to watch these little rivalries that mean so much unfold.
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