USA Ties England, Wins the Battle

With a freak goal the US is able to come away with the tie, and stay even at one point a piece with rival England.

Sign me up, I am now a believer and a fan! Yesterday's World Cup experience at Croxley's Ale House was one of the greatest bar experiences I have ever been a part of. The emotion inside that bar was palpable. Chants of "U.S.A, U.S.A..." reverberated off every wall, and were shared by everyone in attendance (minus the few Brits there).

I have never been a big soccer fan, and never watch outside of the World Cup but I loved this experience. I was able to get to the bar early and secure a seat for myself with friends at a handful of tables. This was critical because every square inch of standing room was occupied before the pre-game coverage even started. Everyone was in Red, White, and Blue, waving American Flags, and doing their best to drink American Beer. Unfortunately at this bar they don't have the American staples (Bud, Coors, etc.) they only have unique American beers, and International beers. So as you can see from the picture in the post (Thanks Matt Olivar) Fosters was the drink of choice for the game. It was the best deal in the house as the beers are 24oz and only costed 6 bucks.

The next game the US plays is on Friday, June 18th at 10am. I will definitely be watching this game as a win is pivotal for the US to eventually advance. So I think it is fair to say that I will be taking an early lunch this upcoming Friday.

Its now time to refocus our energy to a sport, and team that is closer to our hearts. The Celtics will be playing the Lakers tonight at 8pm. This will be the last home game for the Celts and is a must win. I believe the Celtics can win a game in LA, but trying to win two in a row is a little more difficult to swallow. If the Celts can get some of their big names involved in the scoring they can easily defeat the Lakers, we have seen them do it before. With a bench that is giving the team great minutes and solid production we have a great chance to go back to LA up one game, and sit on the doorstep of another championship.

Lets Go Celtics!... Lets Go Celtics!... Lets Go Celtics!...