Phun With Photoshop - Happy Independence Day!

"So where do you guys want to get lunch after this? I know a great Philly cheese steak place...."

Happy Fourth of July! Take a moment to honor this great nation and all the people who have helped make this place the great country that it is.

George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, Sunil Gulati....

Without America we don't have American soccer to call our own and help build it one beer at a time. That's the real takeaway from this all, for sure.

These old gems come from our "Soccer War of Independence 2010" gallery before the England-USMNT World Cup clash, but they seemed still very relevant on today, our Independence Day.

Our old crest even makes a rare appearance on these paintings! How far we've come.

Hey we could've run Bill Pullman's speech from ID4 again if you prefer....

"Tim Howard Denies Wayne Rooney"

"Yankee Doodle Landy and Co. Take Out David Beckham"

"Bradley Crosses the Deleware"

"Bradley and Donovan Accept Fabio Capello's Surrender (with John Terry) at Saratoga"

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VIDEO - Clint Dempsey: Texas to the Thames

U.S. Soccer's continued to profile Fulham FC midfielder Clint Dempsey in their "MNT in England" series. Today Deuce talks about the influence of his childhood in Texas has made him the player his is today, his life in England, and more.



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VIDEO - An American Midfield in London

U.S. Soccer's Studio 90 has got a cool profile of USMNT midfielder Clint Dempsey about his time abroad playing for London's Fulham FC.

In his time at the Cottagers, Dempsey has had to impress five different managers (and another one on the way) and was crucial in keeping Fulham from relegation a few years back scoring a game winner against Liverpool. The profile shows how deep the appreciation from players, managers, and fans for Clint goes.

This past English Premier League season he was Fulham's leading scorer and became the teams all-time leading scorer en route to the honor of being named the team's "Player of the Season.".

Obviously Dempsey is one of the United States most dangerous and creative players on the squad that will face Spain TOMORROW and into the Gold Cup in June.



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FBM Black (Lager) Ops: The Royal Wedding

Gather 'round, soldiers!

Thursday, 0600 HRS Central European Time


Good morning ladies and gentlemen. At ease, go grab a beer, and please be seated.

I apologize for the early nature of this briefing, but we have a grave situation at hand. Our man in London has provided us with a copy of last Saturday's "Mirror". In the tabloid, it states, and I quote, "Prince William and Kate Middleton have banned guests from drinking beer at their wedding reception."

(Crowd grumbles and begins to speak to one another)

Soliders. Relax. I know this is a bit of terrible news, but nothing that we are not fully prepared to handle. These are the exact sort of situations that we've been training for. Remember our motto "Wherever there's no beer, we're here."

The facts are clear. As of 0600 HRS, the time right now, there are no plans for beer to be served at the Royal Wedding for Kate Middleton and Prince William. As members of the elite Free Beer Movement Black (Lager) Ops Unit... this is unacceptable.

Let's make another thing clear... there will be beer at this wedding reception.

(Crowd erupts in a several "hoorahs" and claps)

I will turn over this briefing to Lt. Samuel Adams who will provide the specifics of the operation that you will be embarking on. Lieutenant.

Thank you, sir.

As the captain mentioned a moment ago, this is a grave, but fixable "cask condition".

This Black (Lager) Ops Unit will depart from Ramstein Air Base in appropriately two hours. This will allow you all enough time for a meal, a shower, and the packing of your gear. Don't forget to have at least one more beer... this is almost zero hour.

At 0800 CET the unit will depart for France and then, disguised as (dog)fishermen, you will leave from Calais and descend on the coast of England, landing at Dover at 1000HRS. Don't forget to make contact with our Central Intoxication Agency station chief at the Coast Guard station. There he'll all treat you to a pint and brief you on our inside man at the wedding, code named "Prince Harry".

Harry has your forged invitations at the ready and has also rented the tap for the kegs.

Yes, the kegs. You'll notice from the earlier briefing that we've made a crucial change to our plans. The CIA had concerns about the size of the ground transportation operation so you will no longer be responsible for transporting the kegs from the coast.

Our contact in the RAF, that's the Royal Alcohol Force, has provided a cargo plane that will air drop 32 kegs for you to move on site. Paint the drop site and be in place by 1200HRS.

We'll meet the kegs at the "DZ" and proceed to transport them undercover to "ground zero," the wedding reception. Each keg is cleverly labeled "fish" or "chips" as to avoid detection before entering the reception.

Once inside you'll change into your serving attire to blend into the crowd. Don't forget to practice your outrageous English accents en route. We've provide several "Monty Python" CDs for you to listen to for assistance.

"Prince Harry" will guide you to your set up location where you will tap the kegs. Remember, and this is an important component to the mission, that you are to destroy any and all wine and champagne on the premises. It's not that we don't approve, but to leave the FBM mark we've got to make beer the only game in town.

This beer is paramount to the success of the royal nuptials. There was no beer at Diana and Charles wedding and look how that turned out. Wedding beer is like the Communists in Asia. Dominoes! Everything falls apart. You don't have beer at the wedding.. you don't have a kick ass party... you don't have a beautiful marriage.

That is all, soldiers. I'll return the briefing back over to Captain Morgan and he'll give you final instructions.

Thank you, Lt. Adams.

Ladies and gentlemen I cannot stress enough the importance of a successful mission tomorrow. With the U.S. government in tough economic times and budget cuts looming in all parts of the Defense Department every unit is under scrutiny; even one as interpretative to national security as ours. We must avoid any further accidents like what happened Munich last October. We're just following orders, but trying to insert beer into Oktoberfest was a disaster. Damn bureaucrats don't know their lagers from their ales!

Enough, anyways. I wish you all the best. I'll leave you with one final thing to inspire you on your mission.

The part of the news story about beer being inappropriate in the queen's presence? That's complete rubbish. We've got a good authority that once the beer is there, she's got first dibs on a keg stand.

Move out, soldiers!




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World Cup Punditry: With Robert Green's Shattered Mental State

For awhile now we've gone on and one about how this site isn't about game previews, reviews, punditry, or analysis, but this opportunity was just too good to be true. We're unabashed supporters of the game and how to grow it through beer, but certainly not your run-of-the-mill news and views site. However, we're making a special exception because we were able to land a great guest to be able to fill the gap that we normally are too drunk or too lazy to do ourselves.

Today we're taking World Cup questions with a very high profile figure. He'll answer your questions and provide some great perspective on the game in a way only he can.

Ladies and gentlemen (although we suspect mostly gentlemen), please welcome Robert Green's Shattered Mental State. He will now take your submitted questions.

Dear Robert Green's Shattered Mental State,

One of the biggest surprises this World Cup is the high-flying start of Germany. Before the Cup there were a lot of questions of how Coach Joachim Loew would meld his young stars with the veterans. Are those questions gone after such a performance against Australia? Do they have to be counted as contenders now?

Tommy Erickson, Newark, New Jersey

Tommy,

I had it. It was right there in my hand. Dempsey shot it from like 40 yards out. A wish. A hope. I moved to my right to gather it. It was there. And then.... it wasn't. Everything moved in slow motion after that. I looked and it seemed so close. Like I could reach out and grab it again. But... nothing. It trickled away.....

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Dear Robert Green's Shattered Mental State,

Ghana was able to land a historic win against Serbia on Sunday. What a performance! And with out their star Michael Essien none-the-less. Are the Black Stars the early surprise team of the tournament? Will they make it out of the group?

Eric Vanderbeek, Champagne, Illinois

Dear Eric,

It trickled away.... like my international career. No. Capello will still start me against Algeria. He knows my track record. This is just an aberration. I had a great club season with West Ham. I mean I single-handedly kept them in the Premier League. That goal was a fluke.

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Dear Robert Green's Shattered Mental State,

With the exception of Germany, European teams have looked shaky in this World Cup. Is this going to be another tournament where those teams struggle away from their own continent?

Maggie Mae, New Orleans, Louisiana

Dear Maggie,

I mean who is Fabio going to go with? David James? Ha! This guy's nickname is "Calamity James". He's got more howlers than a Costa Rican jungle. Joe Hart? Listen... "Blondie" might be the future of England, but I'm the "now" of England. Right? Right?

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Dear Robert Green's Shattered Mental State,

Maradona in a suit and a tie! Messi and Argentina looked very dangerous even if it was only a 1-0 win over Nigeria. Has "Mr. Chupacabra" finally put the pieces of Argentina together?

Jose Garcia, Buenos Aries, Argentina

Jose -

It could've happened to anyone. I mean the very next day Algeria's Faouzi Chaouchi let a ball skip past him. It happens to the best of us. THE BEST OF ENGLAND. 'Cause that's what I am. I am!

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Dear Robert Green's Shattered Mental State,

I mean... What. The. fuck? How could you let that goal in? It was RIGHT THERE! I'll be waiting outside your house for you to come home from the World Cup, Robbie.

Your Biggest Fan,

Leonard Bellingham, Wolverhampton, England

Dear Leonard,

I'm sorry you feel that way. I tried. I really did. It must be that new ball. No. Take responsibility. I'm 30, man, and you have hardships in life and prepare for them. I'm strong enough to move on. At a younger point in my life it would have affected me more.

OK. I lied. I can't handle this. This IS affecting me. The newspapers, the cameras, the Internet.... the pressure!

(Sobbing uncontrollably).

Please no more questions!

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Ummm.... ha ha! Thanks to Robert Green for taking the time out of his busy schedule to answer a few fan questions.

Until next time.

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