Afternoon Break

Seriously? Australia and Equatorial Guinea? Throwing us a bone like a smack on Pac-10 officials doesn't qualify this comment for a USC website. Smells like off-season to me. What's better? Stuff like this or to just have the blog go dark until football season?

I'll take the bait. Watching euro soccer has replaced my WWE watching almost entirely. Best part, there is no difference between the two. Watching the beautiful game in europe provides a window into european culture. Here is what you'll find:
1. In 2010-2011, FIFA the comintern, kommisars, (supply your own euphemism for a one-party ruled organization that shakes down prospective world cup countries for big bribes) had a campaign against racism. Really? I thought socialism eradicated it. So, African players in England and in soviet union, er , russia, get bananas thrown at them. This happened just last year!
2. The game is fixed. Everyone of them. When the score is 2-1, bet on it. When the team uniform advertises online betting, bet on it.
3. Sounds a lot like pro wrestling? Here's a dead ringer: there's no instant replay anywhere. Why would you? It's fixed! So wayne rooney takes a 20yd running start and elbows an opposing player at midfield. The TV, fans and ref all see it. Once the ref admonishes rooney,it can't be adjudicated any further. The EPL can't fine or suspend rooney!! This is the ref that gets knocked down, DQs the wrestling match, and the good guy can't get the pin fall. There's no appeal for stone cold and there no suspension a la NFL head shots.

we don't want to be like europe or the rest of the world. Just watch the game they love so much.