I stopped reading this article after the first sentence.

Thanks to this gem courtesy of David Porter of the AP.

"When the United States opens its World Cup group schedule against Czechoslovakia on June 12, Tony Meola will be parked in front of a television instead of pacing the goal line, his toughest decision revolving around whether to reach for the chips or the pretzels."

1.) Ridiculous run-on sentence. I know I'm guilty of that from time to time. If I could point it out, it must be bad.
2.) Breaking News: Czechoslovakia is not a country, nor has it been for more than 13 years. The U.S. opens play against the Czech Republic.
3.) Chips or pretzels? What?

The first sentence is supposed to draw the reader in. Starting off like THAT, it was certain the rest of the article would suck, so it gets none of my time.