Tag Archives: World Cup

U. S. as Prey in Most Dangerous Game?

By Robin Bates | Published: June 14, 2014

America’s soccer squad has an unsettling resemblance to the human prey in “The Most Dangerous Game.”

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Spanish Yin, Dutch Yang, and Shakespeare

By Robin Bates | Published: July 12, 2010

The commentators called it an ugly game, but I found something compelling about Spain’s victory over the Netherlands in yesterday’s World Cup final. And after all, regardless of what happened earlier in the game, how can one argue when the winning goal–and a beautifully struck ball at that–occurs just minutes before the end of overtime? […]

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The Poetry of Spanish Soccer

By Robin Bates | Published: July 10, 2010

The incomparable Xavi  Sports Saturday Spanish sports is having a great year. First of all, Spanish forward Pau Gasol was a major reason why the Los Angeles Lakers won their 16th championship in an archetypal series against the Boston Celtics. Then we were officially ushered from the Age of Federer into the Age of Nadal […]

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Soccer Highs and Lows and a Tennis Epic

By Robin Bates | Published: June 26, 2010

John Isner         Sports Saturday – “It’s incredible!  You could not write a script like this!” So proclaimed the announcer in the U. S. – Algeria World Cup match when Landon Donovan netted a stoppage time goal to avoid elimination and send the Americans forward to the next round. In other words, a sports announcer’s ultimate […]

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