Tomorrow afternoon I will be planted in front of my television as I watch Germany whip the Italians. I will most likely scream like a lunatic during most of the match and when I'm not doing that I will be tensely chewing on my fingers/fingernails/watchbands/shirt/whatever. There will also be great anguish during which I yell random insulting ( Read more... )

1. Torsten Frings is banned from playing in Germany's match against Italy tomorrow. This is not good. This is very not good. We need Torsten. Even my sister's reassurance that at least it's not Micha is not helping ( Read more... )

I think that Spain is my third team, behind England and Germany. I'm not sure why, but I also don't know why I'm rooting for my other teams either. (And dude, Xabi Alonso? Third prettiest footballer in the World Cup, behind Andriy Shevchenko and Michael Ballack ( Read more... )

Pictures from today's England - Trinidad and Tobago game. Not dial up friendly by any stretch of the imagination. All pics from the official World Cup website.

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Dear Dave O'Brien/Marcelo Balboa,

Number 8 for England is Frank Lampard. Not John. It's really not that hard to keep straight. Perhaps you should just shut up if it will be too difficult for you ( Read more... )