"As I made my way into Fritz Walter Stadium on Saturday night, an amusing atmosphere was provided by six Elvis impersonators and four overweight white guys imitating the Harlem Globetrotters. As I took all this in, the thought of an embarrassing evening came fleetingly to mind. And as silly as these men looked, the thought was there that we just might need some entertainment, as well as some real scoring, inside the stadium. To play against Italy with a full 11-man team is never an easy task. To do it with nine men for almost 45 minutes is something very few teams in the world have been able to do. To his credit, Arena refused to lay the blame on several dubious refereeing decisions, simply hinting that "the day will come" when the U.S. will get dubious calls its way as the big powers often tend to do."Read Marcos' full report in the Tampa Tribune >>
