USA vs England: The World Cup Game 60 Years in the Making

Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2010/06/01/The_Glorious_World_Cup_A_Fanatics_Guide

Reflecting on the USA's famous victory over England in the 1950 World Cup, soccer columnist Alan Black looks ahead to the two teams' highly anticipated June 12, 2010 rematch. "If [the Americans] play with their heart like Joe Gaetjens," says Black, "then they're going to beat England baby!"

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The global frenzy has already begun for the historic World Cup starting on June 11 in Johannesburg, South Africa. With the frenzy comes the competition, the trash-talk, the strategy, the high hopes, the dedication, and the downright madness that accompanies the once-every-four-years tournament. The Glorious World Cup brings everything World cup, with a solid dose of humor.

For one month, billions of people are glued to TV sets, radios, and sports pages, waiting with bated breath for their teams' advancement. There are tears of elation and sorrow. Pints are drunk. Knuckles are bruised. Noses are broken. And it's all in the name of a universal love of the biggest game on the planet.

Alan Black and co-writer David Henry Sterry take the piss from past to present: filled with tall tales, stats, photos, hilarity, famous-player profiles, hooligans, maniacs, commentary from famous fans, a look back at the greatest World Cup Finals, and so much more. It's the ultimate fan guide for what's certain to be the biggest, ballsiest, most epic World Cup yet. Begin the countdown to June 11 with Black, contributor Po Bronson, and us this evening! - The Booksmith

Alan Black, as a kid, wrote his first book on the sidewalk with chalk. It was a bestseller with feet. He writes for various platforms, some low and some high. He is a columnist at www.goal.com, the web's leading soccer site. He's a featured blogger at www.sfgate.com, and a regular contributor to the Huffington Post. His most recent book is Kick the Balls: A Bruising Season in the Life of a Suburban Soccer Coach.

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[NERFROCKS13]

usa! usa! usa!

[KingMalleo225]

Honestly England needs to step up their game why was rooney so anticipated??? cuz the premier league is the greatest league in the world but if you think about it they dont have the best goalies in the world. so comparing a player in a league and in the world were the best goalies show up isnt fair. idk even know what im sayn lol! GO USA!!!!

[CheebaHaze]

@xWhocaresxX You're a true fag, my good sir

[darkstar1345a]

@xWhocaresxX

first of all if you expect me to reply to (or anyone for that matter) please make your comments MAKE SENSE .

[AdoPotts6]

@xWhocaresxX. It's funny because you have no idea what your talking about. But I'm not going to waste my time trying to educate you. I love Americans believe it or not, though only the ones who see outside the box ("the box" meaning your country).

[xWhocaresxX]

@AdoPotts6 ice hockey? basketball? wow those sports are played at international level almost as high as "football" look up IIHF and FIBA... you know what you call soccer and rugby are not the only sports out there that other countries play, for instance russia, USA, Canada, all or scandinavia, or anywhere theres ice ice hockey is the main sport.

basketball is almost neck and neck with football believe it or not there are over 189 countries in the federation that qualify for world cups and such.

[xWhocaresxX]

@darkstar1345a stfu i meant like what europeans call what usa canada australlia etc soccer

[darkstar1345a]

@xWhocaresxX

an up and coming european football league ?

how is this possible since the American continent isn`t in europe .

[AdoPotts6]

@xWhocaresxX. It's funny that the sports you said that "your the best at", only America has teams that play them shitty sports hahahahaha. Wow you just failed.. Big time.

[bradfootball2011]

usa usa usa we better then you. we are the best in the world hahah yeah right england till i tie mate.

[xWhocaresxX]

@callumkeohane also usa got robbed of that game against germany by a hand ball off a german player.

[xWhocaresxX]

shut up, i live in the united states, weve got the best hockey, basketball, baseball, american football, and have an upcoming european football league... and you need to do some research there bud about Irelands football team, theyre best result in the finals was the second round in 1990 aka quarters (before they had 32 teams in the world cup) theyve also made it 2 other times. USA on the other hand has made it to 8 world cups brought home 3rd place and made it to 3rd round in 2002.