[paolop]

Bravissimi i nostri campionissimi! In Italia, il chaos piu` assoluto, ma i nostri bravi giocatori se lo meritavono.

BTW, anyone notice on the USA transmission on ABC, how biased the commentator seemed to be against the Italian team?

W l'Italia!

[muleskinner]

All I know is the the announcer - O'Brien - has only done six (6) soccer games in his life, before his World Cup experience.
ESPN/ABC could have had a knowledgeable announcer who would be able to explain the offside call to new viewers, and get into some strategery such as there is. BUT NO! They wanted an "American" voice instead of an English, Scottish or Irish accent - broadcasters who've done hundreds of games.