Reyna did indeed miss today’s FA Cup match.

Retiring USSF President Dr. Robert Contiguglia gives an interview to Spiegel. I like how he slides in the comment about everyone telling him we should have beat Germany in WC ‘02.

This Scripps Howard column echoes some of my previous sentiments:

Still, the U.S. needs this type of measuring stick to see where it stands. In 2002, the U. S. was demolished 4-2 at Germany. That game served as a wakeup call for the team and may have played a role in some players not starting in the World Cup. Goalkeeper Kasey Keller was in the nets that day, but Brad Friedel started all five of the United States’ World Cup games.

Dell’Apa on the Germany match:

Will the German players be scuffing their passes, blowing scoring opportunities and tripping over each other as Americans go flying past them, with Oliver Kahn reduced to a benign nonpresence in goal? What has happened to German precision, the intimidating qualities of mental and physical strength, the undying confidence?

Much as in Korea. I keed, I keed.

This man must have incredible reflexes:

. . . Kasey Keller, the United States goalkeeper, who once told an interviewer: “I really ought to wear my glasses during matches because, and I’m not kidding here, when I’m on my line I can barely see past the six-yard box.”

I keed, I keed.

Newest link on the blogroll, DF in Deutschland. DF reminds me why I’ll never be a good blogger: I write much the way that I speak, i.e. I am not very volumious in my verbiage.

Finally, we got tapped by The Sporting Rogue to fill out this list of 4’s. I’ll fill it out but if either Bobby or David want to chim in feel free:

Four jobs I’ve had:

  1. School library, periodicals section
  2. Instructor, science day camp
  3. Teaching Assistant
  4. Research Assistant

Four movies I could watch over and over:

  1. The Empire Strikes Back
  2. Office Space
  3. Ferris Bueller’s Day Off
  4. Saving Private Ryan

Four places I have lived:

  1. Queens, NY
  2. Washington, DC
  3. Silver Spring, MD
  4. to be determined :-)

Four TV shows I love to watch:

  1. Family Guy
  2. Law and Order
  3. Dog the Bounty Hunter
  4. West Wing

Four places I have been on holiday:

  1. Lakes Region, NH
  2. San Fransico, CA
  3. Rome, Italy
  4. Disney World, FL

Four websites I visit daily:

  1. Drudge Report
  2. Bloglines
  3. The DCenters
  4. Dunord

Four of my favorite foods:

  1. French Fries
  2. Ribs
  3. Turkey Sandwich
  4. Pizza, from NY, and damn it I’m hungry now

Four places I would rather be right now:

  1. Germany, to see Wednesday’s match
  2. Rome
  3. New Hampshire
  4. My own South Pacific island

And four blogs I am tagging:

  1. DCenters
  2. Record As I Am
  3. MLS Fangirl
  4. Dunord