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FIFA World Cup 2014

Will the penalty be on a blatant el conejo dive?
Good question. I think it will be a clear foul. His reputation precedes him with the refs and the England side. The former are going to give the defenders the benefit of the doubt and the latter are going to give him some space since they have seen his thespian skills on a weekly basis and don't want to give a penalty; therefore the only way a penalty is given is if he gets hauled down. The other way it happens is if he takes a hit or two without complaining or flopping so that the defenders get a little sloppy and get called for a borderline foul late in the game.
 
I can't believe it's gone this long without me being a cliched Scotsman.

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Now back to regular viewing.
 
With time, I hope the US gets to the same spot internationally in futball as we are in hockey. Canada and Russia are the Brazil and Germany of hockey and the US is in with Finland, Sweden, Czech Republic in the next tier of worthy challengers that could get lucky and knock off Canada and win an international tournament. Right now, our men's soccer team is sort of the equivalent of the German hockey team and has been for 20 years.