Leading up to this World Cup, we all knew that ABC didn't have the experience to master the World Cup (which was especially made evident by their selection of commentators). Now, after day two of the World Cup, we have seen it for ourselves. I won't go into detail about all the faux pas (after faux pas) that ABC committed (you can read those on my other blog at http://eplleague.blogspot.com). But I can't believe how the press has been reacting to what they've seen thus far, and that includes the soccer press. Soccer America's Ridge Mahoney is a sycophant. In his recent article, he commented "any fan who gets all agitated about announcers while all 64 matches of the world's greatest sporting event are being shown live without commercial breaks is way too wound up about secondary matters." That's a ridiculous statement. The commentary makes or breaks a game. Mahoney's "get used to it" message is completely inane. Ridge, we have options such as Univision and Setanta. With Mahoney's laissez-faire attitude, ABC will never get better. Cheers, The Gaffer www.EPLTalk.com