Yawn.

Another game ended with the Shoot-out. And Italy won. That's that.

This was not a satisfying World Cup. The only real excitement was seeing whether Ghana could advance further than the second round and having Brazil fall. Now with four more years to the next, I do wish the World Cup were on a two-year cycle. That would give fans more exposure to their favorite players and allow players to become real legends if they have the talent. You figure a great player has maybe 2 or 3 World Cups in which to contribute. That's not enough.

Think of it: Could Italy hold the title still two years from now? They could very well have the same team then but four years from now will show nearly a different lineup. That's just too much time passed.

And there'd be more money to be made. They could alternate venues between established locales like England, Spain, Brazil, etc. and developing locales like in Africa or Asia or the U.S.. Yes, they'd have to re-cycle the preliminaries and figure out a way to not have such an impact when pulling players from leagues for national play but it is do-able.

That or open up the Champions League worldwide.