Chicago has been over run (relatively speaking) with soccer. At last! The US Men's National Team is in town, Canada, Mexico and Guadeloupe must be lurking somewhere, and there have been young children running around with encouraging t-shirts and jerseys, leading to the belief that, despite 90% of the Chicago population remaining in the dark, there is a strong 10% that is present and excited for the Gold Cup semis and final. Per the US Men's National Team Blog,the US players have been dining 'round town - but they're missing all the best spots (Downtown Dogs, Goddess and the Grocer, Spiaggia, Japonais) in favor of places the hotel concierge must be recommending (Blue Water Grill? Cafe Iberico?). Bocanegra went to Lalos, though. Always a safe bet.
If the tickets weren't so expensive, perhaps there would be a first hand account but seeing as they are, the TV is a blessing...but to see Jared Borgetti live does give pause.
Everyone is predicting a US v. Mexico final. We'll see after Thursday. After the bad ref-ing from Saturday, the games will certainly be better, regardless of any other factor.
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