re: Why Can't the United States Assemble a Championship Soccer Team?

OK. I was just wondering, in order to immerse even further in this discussion.

Anyway, I get what you´re saying, but it´s not true IMO. You seem to think they get preferential treatment, or they´ve changed the way the game is officiated.

I think it´s clear this is not true. You´d either better make a tremendously amazing clean tackle (very difficult to do, as the ball is ´stuck´to their foot), or position with sufficient time to ´draw the charge´ (blocking or obstruction), which also is difficult, because they´re going to go around you.

´Tis a major quandary.

Play a pefect match, hope you get them out of their game, or serendipity, are your best bets.

Serendipity has occurred before, I don´t know how to intensify the frequency of said occurrence.