Costa Rica is pissed.

[El Supremo]

http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/xQwsZUD7t.928AMCSlxHtA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7cT04NQ--/

Costa Rica manager Jorge Luis Pinto vented to the press after the game (via Reuters):

"It was an embarrassment to football, disrespectful to the game," an animated Pinto told reporters.

The game was played at the 19,374 capacity Dicks Sporting Goods Park, home of Major League Soccer's Colorado Rapids, nestled at the foot of the Rockie Mountains.

Pinto said the "legal conditions" for playing the game were not in place and a Federation official told Costa Rican media that an official protest would be made to FIFA on Saturday.

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/soccer-dirty-tackle/costa-rica-protest-snowmageddon-loss-us-073705127--sow.html

You should see the blizzard we're in today! I ought to be able to finish my taxes. But no groceries today.

[Teamster Jeff]

1. I watched most of this

and it was wild. The Costa Rica protest won't go anywhere. Home field advantage may be 105 degree weather with high humidity and brown air like some places in South America or in this case cold and snow. Sour grapes.

[Renew Deal]

2. Here are the highlights

http://www.ussoccer.com/media-library/Videos/Highlights/MNT/2013/130322_MNTvCRC/MNT-vs--Costa-Rica--Highlights---March-22--2013.aspx



I wished I watched it.

Here's a pretty long video from ESPN: http://espnfc.com/video/espnfc/video?id=intl:1385283

[KamaAina]

3. So were the Miami Dolphins.

[Renew Deal]

4. DENIED

FIFA rejects Costa Rica protest

FIFA has dismissed Costa Rica's protest against losing 1-0 to the United States in a World Cup qualifying match played in a snowstorm because team captain Bryan Ruiz did not complain to the referee during the match.

FIFA says the Costa Rican football association failed to meet the requirements of filing a valid protest of Friday's match in Commerce City, Colo.

In a statement published Tuesday, FIFA refers to a clause in its 2014 World Cup regulations.

It states that when a field becomes unplayable during a match, the protesting team's captain "shall immediately lodge a protest with the referee in the presence of the captain of the opposing team."
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http://espnfc.com/news/story/_/id/1388457/fifa-denies-costa-rica-protest-calling-for-u.s.-replay?cc=5901