Not a soccer fan but my son pulled what he thought would be an easy overtime shift at The Meadowlands for a Gold Cup soccer match. 80,000 fans. My son figured half of them were illegals and half of that number were probably wanted felons. The Mexican fans waved signs honoring El Chapo and chanted his name throughout the match. A melee broke out on the field at the end between some players and many fans. Pepper spray filled the air and my son dodged several thrown bottles. One of the Mexican players got knocked senseless by a trooper on the field. Good time had by all. Who won? Who cares?
ROTFL! That reminds me of when my younger son did crowd control at a Raiders game. They gave him a hat, windbreaker and a flashlight, then gave him 30 seconds of training in crowd control, which consisted of the advice to "break up any fights." He walked out onto the field, looked up at the crowd and observed several thousand fist fights as far as the eye could see. All he could think was "where do I start?"
That's what my kid said. There were around 100 armed troopers in and around the stadium yet they felt like Crockett and his Tennessee militia at the Alamo. He said when they were on the sidelines all they saw were foreign flags and El Chapo placards.
:roll: Both goals were the fault of our goalie. I don't think we'll be seeing him again. This was America's first loss to ANY Caribbean team since 1969... re: Mexico The Mexicans literally stole one from Panama. Down 1-0 in the 88th minute, the ref awarded Mexico a penalty kick and they tied the game. In the final minute of OT, the ref awarded Mexico another penalty kick to win it. Both of these were phantom penalties. The ref had obviously been bribed. It was so bad, that Mexican captain Andres Guardado told reporters after the game that he thought about INTENTIONALLY missing the second penalty kick to make the game fair. Panama was also playing with 10 men after a phantom red card. BTW- the ref in this fiasco was an American. Can you say "Roller Derby?" http://www.espnfc.com/concacaf-gold-cup/59/blog/post/2532801/mexico-panama-gold-cup-penalty-controversy