Don't @#$&"*! With the Ref in Brazil

I know it is a little old... but I finally got around to putting up a note about it.

During an amateur football match in Brazil, a man died of stab wounds received by the referee, angry because he protested a foul. The victim’s brother, who came to his aid, was also injured.

It happened on Sunday afternoon in the city of Barreira, 72 kilometers away from Fortaleza. Read more here.

Cinco

Mexico 5, US 0. Ouch.

Poor Mexico, So Far From God...So Close to Ohio

Bloomberg reports that the Mexican central bank will continue buying pesos in an effort to keep it from further sliding down in value. It looks like 2009 will be the first time in 8 years (!!!) that Mexico will have negative economic growth. The US sneezes, Mexico catches the cold.

And then, on top of that, they have to play the US in OHIO (!!!) tonight. Cold, damp, Ohio. El Tri could use a "si se puede" type moment by defeating the US in the US as a boost to national morale, that's for sure. Maybe justify all the stink about this Sven-Goran Eriksson - (Mexico's version of the Beckham/Galaxy deal, I'm thinking).