As you all know high powered and high priced BARCELONA played last night at Giants Stadium whipping up on the Red Bull. As I am working the OLYMPIC games at NBC in New York City I have noticed on my daily walk to the studios that Barcelona jerseys were being worn all around the city.
Two days ago BARCELONA held a publicity/practice session in Central Park in the middle of Manhattan. Apparently the BARCELONA bus pulled up to the park and the squad began to jog across the park with their multi-million dollar players.
With green space limited, Central Park is a busy place every night with tons of softball games going. Un-beknowst to Thierry Henry, Rafa Marquez and Samuel Ett’o they jogged right through a softball field in the park elicting this response from a New Yorker who was playing in the softball game………”GET THE ______ OFF OUR FIELD”! You gotta love it…..

The United States defeated Japan 1-0 today behind a goal from Houston Dynamo Stuart Holden. The win was especially important since the U.S. are drawn in a group that includes the Netherlands and Nigeria who tied today. Despite the win the U.S. will have a difficult time getting out of this group but the full three points is important going into games against powers like the Netherlands and Nigeria.
Give me your thoughts on the U.S./Japan match and their chances of advancing.
As for the womens opening loss to Norway what are the thoughts here? Can they rebound at a critical time in womens soccer in the United States.