Romario Tells Us How He Really Feels About The Selecao
Big thing for Brazilians, this whole World Cup at home business coming up in a little over two years. Expectations will be a touch on the high side, and number six is certainly on the minds of many.
Romario, one of those past icons whose personality has kept his flames of relevance burning in a number...
Nike Releases Euro 2012 Kits
Now quick, everybody stick your chest out real far…
Rarely, if ever, do promotional shots seem to indicate the actual height of footballer, making them appear giants when in reality, many could appear to be trick-or-treaters with a half decent mask. This one seems more appropriate. Though Wesley Sneijder does look as if he’s about to...
Euro 2012 Symbol Defacement Wins Public Shaming
Important lesson for all who travel to Ukraine for the Euros in a couple of months: don’t kick stuff.
A couple of local gents in Dnepropetrovsk had a bit too much of the lager and when jaunting about town, decided to kick one of the giant display balls, which then smashed into pieces. Not having the...
Human Rights Group Criticizes Sepp, Just Like Everyone Else
The words “Sepp Blatter” and “legacy” are inextricably linked. Most of the time, they’re enveloped by many more words of the four-letter variation. Solidar, a Swiss human rights group, is doing their part to make sure this stays on steady course, by making a video critiquing Sepp’s approach to World Cup 2014 and the manner...
Mario Menezes Renders World Cup 2014 Moot, Claims Victory
It’s a bit early to be handing out the big trophy for 2012, particularly with the world about to end in a few months time here, but Mario Menezes sees no fault in staking claim to it more than two years out. This is probably the fault of the internet age rendering the man behind...
Ladies ‘Rank’ The Men Of The German National Team
And that there is your winner.
A German internet site devoted to finding partners for infidelity – worth noting when considering the voting pool – took a poll of 1300 female members to find the most desirable man of the German national team. In an completely shocking turn, Mario Gomez led the vote, which means there’s...
Donetsk Turns Bus Stops Into Goals
This is an excellent idea to promote Euro 2012 in the city, and it might not even sport a lower cost on materials for normal bus stops. (Shot in the dark.)
It’s going to be a terrible idea the first time an old lady gets her nose broken because some kid decided to chip a Moskvitch...
Eric Cantona Thinks Everyone Can Win A World Cup
Soak up that photo for a moment. The man can’t be stopped, and neither can his drooping blouse.
Two bold claims from Planet Eric this week:
i. The US will win a World Cup within the next 20 years. (So one of the next five.)
ii. The Catalonia national team could win a World Cup.
Alright – very bold...
Olivier Giroud & Mathieu Debuchy Sittin’ In A Tree
Olivier Grioud scores a goal, celebrates by giving Mathieu Debuchy some man-on-man love. And it’s not like this is some unknown occurrence in football – it happens from time to time. However…
It seems increasingly improbable for a late developer to make his way from football’s lower reaches on to the international stage. Little wonder Olivier...
Klaas Jan Huntelaar Scores, Eats Some Turf
A nasty mashing of the heads occurred during the Dutch victory over England during the international friendlies will surely have all clubs involved utterly thrilled to send everyone off to the next midweek friendly. The two gentleman in question, Klaas Jan Huntelaar and Chris Smalling, both landed in the hospital, with Smalling sounding the worse...
Egypt’s Ahmed Hassan Sets New Cap Record
A pretty astonishing achievement was had for Egyptian captain Ahmed Hassan today, earning his 179th cap, which requires an advanced degree simply to count that high. The list is impressive stuff, if only because the top 5 includes not one but two named ‘Hassan’ from Egypt.
He’s also not done, which leaves the possibility of...
The Algerian-Russian Connection
It’s not always good news, is it? Though this seems it could be at least partly the plot to a Bond film, so if any of the victims fancy whipping up a quick screenplay – and they are – there’s certainly some money to be made from this.
There’s been a disturbing trend of disabled children...
