The Euro 08 final was enjoyable to watch, but I couldn't help but cringe as I sat and watched Klose of Germany take that accidental kick to the groin, dropping him to the ground in an instant. Ouch.
The Quakes were playing in Chicago over the weekend and came away with nil-nil tie (+ 1 point). We had a couple of tries that should have gone in - if only the ball bounced our way. Joe Cannon played brilliantly - several "full stretch" saves.
Next home game isn't until 7/12 vs. Columbus....can't wait to get back to the South Bay San Siro.
I am still trying to let it sink in that the US MNT has advanced to the Confederations Cup Final (vs Brasil). H and I watched the semifinal vs Spain at Marriott FC with several other patrons. As the clock kept moving and as the US lead started at 1-nil (Altidore) and than it later grew to 2-nil (Dempsey) - I didn't want to say a thing to jinx the boys. Beating the #1 team in the world who hadn't lost a match since late 2006...wow. Spain dominated the stat sheet - everything except for the scoreboard. The Americans played with huge hearts - it was so good to see how good they can be (especially compared to how they were playing in the earlier group stage). Congratualtions to the lads for eaching their first ever FIFA cup final! U.S.A! U.S.A! My MVP? Tim Howard. 
