I just wanted to remark on what an awesome fucking nickname La Furia Roja is for the Spanish football team. Beating them was great, but I think the US's next mission should be trying to get a nickname for themselves half that cool.

Also have these Vuvuzelas been driving anyone else crazy? If you don't click on the link, but have watched any of the Confederations Cup, it's basically that insane noise that you hear for the entire fucking broadcast. The site describes it as a "vociferous airhorn" - (in what world does that sound like a good thing?) and quotes some fan as saying he couldn't enjoy football without them - well maybe you just don't like football, and just like loud fucking air horns. And for those seeming to make this into some sort of great proud South African tradition, it became popular in the fucking 1990s. Perhaps with the upcoming World Cup, and the tutoring of some South African scholars, I will become accustomed to the wonderful and unique sound of the Vuvuzela, but at the moment it's just irritating while watching on TV.