“U.S. wins 1-1!” That was my favorite cheer following the U.S.–England World Cup soccer match, during which a bunch of us Americans feigned interest in soccer or whatever when what we really like to see is British people losing at things that are really important to them. Or — well, is that what happened? Yglesias writes in earnest about being a fan on the bubble. And one BBC correspondent in fact reported the U.S.–England matchup from the “rock festival” atmosphere of Dupont Circle, where hundreds if not thousands of fans gathered. The report says that British and American soccer fans are a lot alike, but well of course there are some differences, as you would only expect . . . blah blah who cares. All you need to know is that over in London, soccer fans watching the game in high-def didn’t even get to see England’s single tiny goal against the U.S., because BBC HD or whatever switched to commercial before the play. Bwahaha! Whose call was that, Robert Green’s? USA, USA!