World Cup Diary: Spain’s Moment

Spain’s moment has finally arrived. The Germans trampled England and Argentina, but just couldn’t break through the Spaniards. It’s nice to see two teams that have never won get to the finals. In the WSJ today, an article suggests that Europe will avoid a double-dip recession in 2010: “A regular quarterly survey released Wednesday by

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World Cup Diary: Latin America Out

Great game, Uruguay vs. Holland. All-European final coming up. While we wait for the much-anticipated Germany vs. Spain game tomorrow, here is a video that one of my readers, Nagendra Shetty, sent me on the European debt crisis. It is at once funny, disturbing, and scary!

World Cup Diary: Precision Wins

The game has changed. German speed and precision devastated Argentina. The latter team looked slow, haphazard, irritated, frustrated, and without direction, without strategy. Germany, on the other hand, is looking superb! With every game, they seem to improve, gain further confidence, and blossom.

World Cup Diary: Tango y Fútbol

Oh well, one Latin American team bowed out, while another made it to the semifinals after decades. Brazil, upset by the Dutch, goes home crying, while Uruguay, almost knocked out by the last-minute penalty, made it through. Suarez must be thanking his stars for using the hand of God to block Ghana’s last-minute attempt, now

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World Cup Diary: Latin America Reigns

So, we now have the quarterfinal line up: four Latin American teams are in the next round. Brazil and Argentina were expected. Paraguay and Uruguay have also qualified. The only Latin American team that didn’t make it was Chile, but they were matched against Brazil, a tall order.

World Cup Diary: New Trade Prospects

Great first day of knockout stage soccer. Both Uruguay vs. South Korea and the USA vs. Ghana have been fantastic games. For the United States, well, Donovan sums it up: “Soccer is a cruel game, sometimes!” It’s interesting to see the round of 16 lineup: six Latin American teams (Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay, Paraguay, Chile, and

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