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Wikileaks: too much information? | Michael White

by Michael White on Nov 30, 2010 • No Comments
It's a pity that paranoid regimes in Pyongyang, Tehran, Beijing – or even Riyadh – are likely to become more unco-operative as a result of the leaked US embassy cablesI was wrong to be so sceptical. Today's Wikileaks download reveals that China may...
Publishers / World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010

Wang Dalei Suffers The Fate Of Football’s Future

by chris on Nov 11, 2010 • No Comments
Today is a very, very sad day. Not 24 hours ago we had such promise on the footballing horizon in the form of Wang Dalei, a man who loved microblogging and we loved his candor. Since his soul pouring outrage he has been suspended indefinitely, been forced to issue an apology which sounds closer to castration...
Publishers / World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010

Wang Dalei, Microblogging Hero

by chris on Nov 10, 2010 • No Comments
If you’re looking for a hero who hasn’t been shackled by the tragic bout of boring political correctness from which most footballers currently suffer, Wang Dalei is your man. And really, though we joke, every little guilty pleasure in football – the fights, the bribes, player candor, etc. – seems to be emanating from China....
Publishers / World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010

The Summer’s Next Blockbuster: “Kill Paul Octopus”

by chris on Jul 22, 2010 • No Comments
Between being named the honorary friend of a Spanish town which holds an annual octopus festival and Russian betting syndicates attempting to purchase his special powers, Paul’s plate is getting rather full. Not just of mollusks, but of opportunities the most limelight-hungry celebrity could only dream of. So clearly he doesn’t have time right now...
Guardian Football / Publishers

Eyewitness: The world is watching

by Football news, match reports and fixtures | guardian.co.uk on Jun 12, 2010 • No Comments
Photographs from the Guardian Eyewitness series
Guardian Football / Publishers

Roy Greenslade: Four more World Cup journalists are robbed

by Roy Greenslade on Jun 10, 2010 • No Comments
An armed gang stole money and a camera from four Chinese journalists in South Africa to cover the World Cup. They were attacked when their car stopped at the side of the road as they returned to Johannesburg after an interview.The thieves made off with...
Publishers / World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010

Predicting the World Cup Using Counterfeit Soccer Shirt Sales

by Daryl on Jun 8, 2010 • No Comments
There are many different ways of predicting who will win the World Cup. You can trust your judgement, go round by round and predict who wins each game until you arrive at a champion, which is how our World Cup Bracket competition works. Or you can try some very complicated and very questionable quantitative analysis,...
Publishers / World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010

Daily Dose: June 4th, 2010 – China’s Insane Jabulani Goal vs France

by Daryl on Jun 5, 2010 • No Comments
So France lost 1-0 to China today. Which sounds bad. And is bad. But take a look at the goal from Deng Zhuoxiang that won it: Either Deng is better than Pirlo/Juninho/Beckham combined, or every bad thing we’ve heard about the adidas Jabulani World Cup ball is true. Three words you don’t often see together: Penguin...
Publishers / SoccerBlog.com

Video: China embarass France, 1-0

by Shourin Roy on Jun 4, 2010 • No Comments
Check out Deng Zhuoxiang's wickedly swerving free kick in the 67th minute. It starts off to Hugo Lloris's left, the French goalkeeper position himself, everything is going swimmingly for a routine pick up when the ball catches a thermal...
Guardian Football / Publishers

Police in China arrest referees on suspicion of match-fixing

by Football news, match reports and fixtures | guardian.co.uk on Mar 21, 2010 • No Comments

• 2002 World Cup referee among suspects
• Previously convicted official got 10 years in prison

Chinese police have arrested three football referees on suspicion of match-fixing, including one official who presided at the 2002 World Cup in South Korea and Japan. Although it is not clear what penalties...

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China coach says his team went easy on Portugal

by Football news, match reports and fixtures | guardian.co.uk on Mar 5, 2010 • No Comments

• 'We didn't want repeat of Cissé tragedy,' says Gao
• China to upgrade friendly opponents after 2-0 loss

China took it easy in their 2-0 friendly defeat by Portugal this week, for fear of injuring the Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo and ruling him out of the World...

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Hillary Clinton urges Iran to reconsider ‘dangerous’ nuclear policy

by Julian Borger on Feb 14, 2010 • No Comments

US secretary of state launches campaign to win Middle East backing for new sanctions against Tehran

Hillary Clinton today called on Iran to rethink its "dangerous" nuclear policy or face the threat of "greater costs" being imposed by the international community.

The US secretary of state's remarks, made in Doha,...

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