I thought about doing a normal "What We Learned" post from this past week but with the holiday
getting in the way I just don't see a need or the time for it. It's back to normal here for me as
the work week will surely get crazy here.
Week 16 in Major League Soccer was a rather dull one, with plenty of draws and only a few
quality goals.
The USA celebrated Independence Day (July 4th) weekend with a USWNT defeat over a young
Colombian side. This was the first ever meeting of the two nations in history of women's soccer.
An early 12′ goal, an upper-v beauty, by Heather O'Reilly set the tone for the match. The USA
entered the halftime break dominant but with only a one goal lead.
Leave the Fireworks to the Professionals, M'kay?Viper said it earlier, but we'd like to wish
happy 4th of July to all of our readers! We hope you enjoy your time today with friends and family
today, eat plenty of BBQ and, most importantly, retain all of your fingers.
There's just a bit of news to report today as the Red Bulls enjoy a day of recuperation following
their mammoth four-game road trip.
Well, I'm off for the day. Going to enjoy some beer, food, friends, fireworks and a double-dip
of MLS action.
Happy 4th everyone!
- Drew
From all of us here @The Viper's Nest. And a Happy 235th birthday to the United States of America!
Please click on the video below and enjoy the musical stylings of Mr. Neil Diamond (with a New York
theme, of course):
By CALEB SONNELAND
In terms of scorelines, Group B at the Copa America didn't bring much excitement to the soccer
world with two 0-0 draws.
When Brazil clashed with Venezuela, Neymar and Robinho tested Renny Vega early, but the
Venezuelan keeper held firm and kept the Brazilians at bay.
It's a holiday weekend here in the States, so I've been enjoying it, relaxing. But here is a little
something in honor of the holiday:
By Chris Wright
In which Megan Rapinoe scores a nifty little goal during the US Women's 3-0 victory over their
Colombian counterparts yesterday and celebrates with a brief rendition of a Springsteen
classic...
Shame the game wasn't today really Rapinoe could have let loose with a lung-busting version of
'4th of July, Asbury Park (Sandy)' which, if your not familiar with already, I heartily suggest you
sit through a couple of times.
Fireworks in Cary as the Railhawks win again.
Rob Kinnan PhotographyThe Montreal Impact made the trip down to Cary to take on the Carolina
Railhawks. The Railhawks were coming off a 5-1 shellacking of Atlanta while the Impact were coming
off a 0-0 draw with Puerto Rico. The game promised fireworks, both because of the two teams and of
course for the 4th of July holiday show afterwards.
