I Got Those Premiereship Blues

This was a bad weekend for the soccer world.

Most important, soccer fans the world over lost the opportunity to see Wayne Rooney light up soccer's biggest stage at the World Cup. Hacked down by Paulo Ferreira from behind near the end of Manchester United's dismal 3-0 defeat at Chelsea – the slightest touch on the ball saving Ferreira from seeing red, I have no doubt – Rooney broke a bone in his foot that will force him to miss at least England's group stage matches in Germany, and possibly the entire tournament.