A typical comment from team prankster Joan Capdevila as Spain gets ready to take on the United States in the Confederations Cup semis:
"Yesterday [Altidore] sent me a message and told me that we had to be careful, but his Spanish is not so great, so I think he made a mistake."
And a compliment to boot:
"He was only half a year at the club before we loaned him out to Xerez, but he's 18 or 19, is very strong physically and has great speed."