I actually think the Zizou Incident can be a wonderful lesson in priorities, and, apparently, these people agree. :p

A proper headbutt is not as easy to do as it looks.

Ok, when done with Legos, it doesn't exactly look like a head butt. Or maybe I'm just a perv.

Oh, I wish I'd seen this sooner. The Onion, for the most part, is hit-or-miss, but in this case, it's definitely a hit. :p

Damn you, Claudio Reyna!

I found these on TalkLFC. They, apparently, originally come from The Irish Times newspaper. :)

"Don't forget, all this time those 24 oversized women are hanging from 30 and 40 metres above the stadium."

- Jimmy Magee spots damsels in distress during the opening ceremony.

Keeping Things In Perspective

Canadian television presenter: "Craig, how will ( Read more... )

In the beginning, I was afraid that this World Cup would be remembered more for the controversial refereeing than for the gameplay, but now, I don't think that will be the case.  It pains me greatly to say this but:

Well done, Les Bleus.

France were the better team today and Zizou played like a man possessed. An all European WC we have. Very ( Read more... )

Wow. Germany v. Argentina. That's why the World Cup is so amazing. Can any other sporting event in the world compare?

*shakes head*

Not for me, no. :)

Well done, Germany!

Spain v. France:

82 mins: Carlos Puyol is booked for running across Thierry Henry as the pair chase a through ball. The Frenchman goes down holding his face. It was more like an arm in the chest 'Titi'.

Oh yeah. :)

ETA: *sigh* Well, so much for a frog-less World Cup. Damn you, Spain!

Courtesy of the BBC text commentary for the Australia v. Italy match:

16 mins: Italy are playing plenty of long balls at the moment. Very un-Italian. Perhaps they've been watching videos of England?

Heh. Ouch. :)

One thing I always hate to see in any kind of sporting event is the losing team(or any team, really)blaming the referees/umpires/officials for any mistakes that were made. Now, having said that, the match today between Portugal and Holland was a absolute nightmare. The referee completely lost control of the game, and given how many concerns have ( Read more... )

Despite the following, I'm quite pleased that England won today. :p

I will go on record right now as saying - any club who signs Sven Goran Eriksson after the World Cup deserves exactly what they get. This man is the very definition of inept, and I honestly wish he'd quit the Englamd job before the WC. Sure, it would have shaken the team up, but ( Read more... )

So, that's done. We're out of the World Cup and I have to say I'm neither surprised nor terribly upset really.

We did manage to score a goal(a real one)this time, but other than that, everything I've read suggests we were woeful in just about every way - deliberate in attack, no creativity at all. Oh well, maybe next time, boys! Hopefully that ( Read more... )