Soccer anyone?

So I was reading a little over at Tsjaz and it reminded me of something I wanted to write about. I know everyone wants to hear more about this so lets talk about US womens soccer. The back story is that there is a goalie named Solo who was the starting goalie for the entire world cup and many of the games leading up to the world cup. She gets benched for the semi final game and the US team goes on to loose. This wouldnt be a story if (1) the US didnt have one of its worst loses in team history and (2) she didnt bitch about being benched. Something doesnt make sense. Specially when it happened a bunch of X players came out and called for the coach to quit. I mean think of it in terms of football. Ok you team has won 17 games in a row and is in the confernce finals. And the coach benches Peyton Manning and puts in Travrius Jackson because he belives Jackson is quicker then Peyton. I'd be pissed if I was Peyton. So why shouldnt she be pissed? I had to write about this because it hits close to home. My buddy Ed was an amazing goalie. He played what amounts to semi-pro soccer and had some amazing goals against record. He was player of the year for like 2 years in a row. Though everytime this pro goalie came to play for the team who was the same nationality as most players on the team Ed would ride the pine. One would think thats fine the other goalie was a pro. The problem is that the team lost way more with the "pro" goalie then they ever did with Ed. To this date he is still one of the best if not the best outdoor soccer goalie I have ever seen play and he didnt even start our freshman year of college? Why you might ask? Politics I will answer. It was a joke. He was way way better then the other goalie. The problem is we were all good players and didnt bitch about it and tell the coach and everyone else who would listen that it was a joke. We didnt want to hurt the other players feelings and because of it we were a worse team. Political crap like this is why soccer will never ever be big in the US....Well that and the fact its boring as hell to watch. Play soccer = fun.. Watch soccer = full frontal lobotomy.