Thursday, June 10, 2010

World Cup: Links

The opening game of the World Cup (Mexico v. South Africa) is about 24 hours away. Here are a few links I recommend clicking on:

Slate offers a longer explanation of why we call it soccer and an interesting story of American soccer in the 1920s.

Grant Wahl, probably the best American soccer writer and author of the Beckham Experiment, previews the World Cup for Sports Illustrated.

The New York Times has a good story about US coach Bob Bradley.

Are the English fans, media and players overconfident? Martin Rogers explores that question.

ESPN has its soccer writers answer 5 key questions about the US team. ESPN also has a great video feature with interviews from guys who have scored in the championship matches of past World Cups.

Finally, here's a schedule for all the games on ESPN, ESPN2 and ABC.

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