No Defence For Ref, FIFA, But Most Of All England
FIFA’s stone age, stone wall mentality over video technology was exposed to the world today with match changing decisions shown to be wrong, with FIFA shackled by their own rules…
World Cup 2010
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Ghana Get Some Satisfaction, And Suarez Fires Uruguay Through
Bill Clinton and Mick Jagger were enthralled by the close, tense drama in the USA v Ghana game even if the extra time threatened to keep them from their respective…
Spain, Chile, Brazil and Portugal Ease Through To Last 16
It wasn’t always pretty but I suppose you can’t blame teams for not taking risks. Now the final 16 are known and the dreaded knock out stage can begin. Chile…
Horses Head For Italy, Slovakia Glory, And Bend It Like Endo
The drama is coming thick and fast as the big names crash out of the World Cup. Italy were the latest scalp as Slovakia made them an offer they couldn’t…
Improved England Join USA In Last 16
Phew I can raise a few beers to Englands progress at the beach tonight as we celebrate the night of San Juan in Tenerife. Maybe I should jump a fire…
Au Revoir, We Wont Miss You, Thanks South Africa
It’s a good trick, France arrived at the World Cup universally disliked after the Thierry Henry handball that saw them through at Irelands expense, and still they managed to go…
South Africa Rainy Season – Goals From The Heavens
Spain 2, Honduras 0 How was this only 2-0? Well Torres still looked way short of his best, Navas did some great work on the right but too often wated…
Con Men And Genius’s, Just Another Day Of World Cup Action
Off the pitch the French continued to implode with Viera sent home, team officials quitting and players refusing to train. All eyes were on the leading nations to roll out…
Lions Go Out Roaring, Kangaroos Tied Down By Referee
As the St George flags droop rejectedly outside Tenerife bars, other nations are pushing on towards the next stage, but are the referees starting to lose their grip? Ghana 1,…
Ref Robs USA, Germans Miss Penalty, And England Are A Shambles
The Beautiful Game turned sour for many fans as poor performances and petulant players turned the World Cup groups inside out. It looks like a nail biting wait to see…