Completely under the radar it seems that the US has made it to the final of the Gold Cup after beating Honduras last night 2-1. It’s a shame really. The largest competition the US play in (outside of the World Cup) and it’s near impossible for most English speakers in this country to follow. I know it’s not worth it to me to pay extra to get the channels it’s on.
Anyway, Panama on Sunday. good luck to the boys. Too bad Arena won’t be on the sidelines as it seems …

It seems I was wrong about CONCACAF’s decision to have the Gold Cup only broadcast on Spanish Language channels that I don’t know if I get. The TV ratings have been setting records. Of course, this is only for Hispanic views and if memory serves, the channels the games are on no longer pay Nelson to review their ratings. But I’m man enough to admit when I’m wrong…sorta.

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But that hasn’t stopped Jared Borgetti from joining Bolton Wanderers. He’ll be joining the team once the Gold Cup finishes.
It seems there were other offers for him but he wanted to play in England. This could be a very good purchase by Sam Allardyce.
Borgetti is the first Mexican player bought by an English side. More globalization of the game…and a move that I expect will benefit all involved.

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It seems Sampson requested that Donovan be released from the US squad for the Galaxy’s “Big Game” next week against Real Madrid. However, even though the US play on Saturday and won’t play again until Thursday, Bruce Arena rejected the idea.
US Team press officer Michael Kammarman explained…

“[The Gold Cup] is our regional championship. It makes no sense to have Landon flying back and forth across the country.”

Um, you could have fooled me. Most people in the US don’t even know it’s going on. On top of that, there’s a …

Did anyone see the US-Cuba match last night? Nope, me either. Ya see, CONCACAF, in it’s wisdom decided to sell the rights to the Gold Cup (North America’s biggest competition) to a Spanish Language network. I have no idea if I get this Teleflora (something like that) Channel or not…and to be honest, I don’t care.
Seriously, why should I bother? As an English speaking person living in the US, it’s difficult enough to follow the sport of soccer and in order to do so, you have to spend a lot …