Today’s World Cup Championship between Spain and the Netherlands is a harsh reminder to the United States of what ‘could have been.’ 2010 was supposed to be our year to shine, our year to prove that soccer can thrive in the US. All started off well for manager Bob Bradley’s crew. They won their group in dramatic fashion thanks to Landon Donavon’s late game heroics, and looked poised to make a run. After all they were set to play Ghana in the second round, it seemed like a match made in heaven. It looked as if the US team was headed to the semi-finals. This was the perfect bracket draw. It was all there. But yet again all the progress made was stifled with a devastating overtime loss to Ghana. This was a golden chance to make the most popular sport in the world relevant here at home. But now instead of an exciting reminder of how 2010 changed soccer in America, this Cup Championship is the end of a painfully long tournament for Americans. But no worries, we will have forgotten that this ever happened in a few months. So much for the progress, we can only hope that 2014 will be the difference maker.
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