Sad day for soccer when you can watch Mexico for free, but not the US, Jose de Jesus Ortiz, Chron.com
It’s a sad day in America and a definite step back for soccer in the U.S. when fans of the Red, White and Blue can watch Mexico’s World Cup qualifier for free on the same day they must pay to watch the U.S. against GuatemalaYes, it sucks for the USMNT (who will be playing to a crazy Guatemalan audience but almost no one in the US tonight) but for soccer overall it doesn't even put a ripple in the pond.
More importantly, we can still get Euro 2012 on ESPN. (which, amazingly, Ortiz has not even covered)
When he's not spending his time ripping on (USMNT head coach) Jurgen Klinsmann for not being somehow "American enough" (hint: he's German, and understands what it takes to win at the highest levels) or taking childish pot-shots at MLS' most popular player Ortiz is typically getting it 100% wrong when discussing the beautiful game.
You would think that, in America's 4th largest city and a hotbed for football, the newspaper could get someone to write on the game who at least has a working knowledge of how it's played at the highest levels.
(Hint: the USMNT is NOT competitive at the highest levels, the game against Brazil laid that out fairly clearly)
