We have had a great deal of discussion this week about officials' bias in CONCACAF towards Mexico. However, I was a bit disappointed that many American fans see the US as a victim in all this. The truth be told, the US benefits from much of the same bias, albeit perhaps from different parts within CONCACAF.

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I haven't had a chance to see the play and knowing Honduras, a foul in the penalty area isn't beyond belief but Courtney Campbell has for the third time in three matches involving Mexico awarded Mexico a penalty kick. In each match, the game was tied 0-0 at the time of the call. This time it was a 73d minute penalty kick in Mexico's World Cup Qualifier with Honduras.

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What you all saw was the Frustration of ten years by Mexico not winning on American soil thru Friendly matches, World Cup Qualifiers and Gold Cup matches, finally being put to rest. But sadly it wasn't from their tactics or run of play that got it all started. This was a single call that turned the entire match around and when you hope to see the players settle it on their own without the interference from the referee, that's when it all went downhill very, very fast.

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I am officially adding Courtney Campbell to the "Oh Crap, This'll Be Fun" List. Campbell joins Jorge Larrionda as members of the club.

Campbell's induction is the result of a game-changing decision in a close Final. Campbell, who had awarded only 3 penalty kicks in 33 international matches, gave one to Mexico on what I believe to have been a dive by Dos Santos.

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For the first 53 minutes, the US appeared to have the better of the play, stifling Mexico's attacks and developing some threatening counters and possessions of their own. This all changed when Courtney Campbell chose to have a massive impact on the game by awarding an extremely questionable penalty to Mexico in the 54th minute. Click to continue reading...

The United States national team will be looking to win its third consecutive CONCACAF Gold Cup this Sunday at Giants Stadium. The Yanks advanced to the final by beating Honduras for the third time in a little under two months and the second time in this tournament. Bob Bradley and company will be taking on Mexico, who defeated Costa Rica in the second semifinal at Soldier Field. Click to continue reading...

CONCACAF has announced that Courtney Campbell will be the referee for tonight's U.S. Honduras semi-final match. This is a little strange because Campbell also officiated the U.S.'s 2-0 victory over Honduras in the group stage.

The Group Stage Match

In the group stage, Campbell awarded both squads two yellow cards (four total).

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