Well, what went wrong? It was all set up perfectly for 90 minutes of footballing joy. We had our comfy, front-row seats in a massive sports bar. Life was good. Then the cheating Italians struck. I got pretty angry at one point during the match as all of the Americans were sticking up for Milan - typical! Unfortunately the agony of defeat hasn't been diluted by being thousands of miles away. It still hurts and I share everyone's pain back home. Anyway, enough a...

Hello from the Mile-High City! It's extremely wet and cold here, which I've gotta say is a massive relief after the heat of the last few places. Denver seems cool, though most of my thoughts are naturally concentrated on the Battle of Athens, which gets underway at 12.45pm Mountain Time. Come on you Reds! Everyone will be pleased to know I've done my research into sports bars in Denver and there are loads. It feels very strange being out of the loop in the build ...