I'm very happy that Landon Donovan was able to score a second half stoppage-time goal to beat Algeria 1-0 and advance the US to the Group of 16 in the World Cup. I have to say, though, that his post-match comments leave me disappointed. Apparently, the main significance of the goal is that it is a step forward on his life journey. We really don't need this addle-pated California-speak from our sports figures. I'd much rather have the Monty Python stereotype of the professional footballer ("I hit the ball first time and there it was in the back of the net").
The most unfortunate comment from the match commentators so far has been Efan Okoku's assessment of the Denmark-Japan match at halftime: "The Viking ship has been torpedoed and it's sinking." Nice evocation of World War II there.
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