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OT: Soccer. Bird, the US boys showed well in the game with Germany. I thought overall our guys outplayed the young German team, but that was quite a set play header, and the German keeper played great. But, we certainly had our chances. Did you see Beckenbauer's comment after the game that the referee should have awarded a PK on the inadvertent hand ball? I felt the same way. I know the referee has discretion there, but it would have been a goal, so award a PK already.

There certainly is some heightened interest in soccer here, but not as much as the International news reports might leave you to believe. I come into contact with a lot of people, day to day, and the next person who mentions the World Cup will be the first one (except when I bring it up). The game with Germany, while interesting to soccer fans, would not be riveting to a US sports fan. Germany's insistence in the second half on sitting back and let the US play with the ball, occasionally counter attacking, really just plays into the US prejudice against the sport. Apparently, that is tactical sophistication in the mind of the Germans, but most US viewers find it boring and, I think, unmanly.

IAE, looks like now the Germans have clear sailing to the finals, where I suspect they will play Brazil. What a clash of styles that will be.

regards, wsh