Avoiding the Drop

Happy Sunday, everyone.  It’s USA-Jamaica, followed by Panama-El Salvador, tonight in the Gold Cup.  Yesterday’s matches were quite entertaining, a penalties shootout between Honduras and Costa Rica that the Hondurans took 4-2 (1-1) and Mexico having to overcome an early goal by Guatemala to win 2-1.

Just a quick look at the overnight news, and then I’ll turn you loose for Father’s Day:

• Spurs brass are insisting that Luka Modric is not for sale, ever, at any price.  He’ll be in Chelsea blue by January. [BBC]
• Paul Hayward takes everyone to task over the fooferall surrounding the Alex McLeish hiring.  I still think the whole thing is mental but I’m just a neanderthal. [Guardian]
• Stop me if you think you heard this one before.  Barcelona.  Cesc Fabregas. [Mail]
• Here’s your MLS roundup from last night.  Yes, the Galaxy won again. [SI]
• Argentina’s most famous club, River Plate, is facing a playoff to stay in the first division. [Yahoo!]
• South Korea’s association has issued lifetime bans for ten players involved in match-fixing. [ESPN]
• FIFA suspended the Belize FA for “severe governmental influence”.  Hmm. [USA Today]
• A look at the big names of South American soccer who could fetch huge transfer fees in Europe this summer. [LA Times]
• I’m not exactly sure what this story is trying to tell me other than the managerial situation at Inter is more confusing than Chelsea’s. [Gazetto]
• A call for the new soccer-specific stadium in Houston to get more USMNT matches.  Okay, sure. [Chronicle]