I'm impressed, Den! I thought it was an exciting match. I watched it twice, once live at 1AM Sunday and the second time during our referee class later that day. It was just as exciting the second time. I thought Germany really rose above their earlier efforts. If Ballack had been in I'm sure they would have scored at least one. And if Kahn had been truly superhuman instead of merely human, they probably would have won. I'm very glad he won the Golden Ball.

And as a still-fledgling referee, it was inspiring to watch Collina work the match. Even if he does look like he belongs in a Stephen King movie...

Aloha,
Mark