Roy Hodgson Names Squad, Already Confused
The Roy Hodgson era has begun for England with a slight stumble, and a delightfully promising one at that. He named his official 23 today, and two of the names garnering the most attention seem to be Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Andy Carroll, two youngsters with lots of potential, but actual contributions to the Euros up...
The Japanese Women Turn To “Supergirl”
Guess which one she is.
World class keepers on the male side tend to be fairly tall, and even the bejeweled Iker Casillas is considered undersized at 182cm, or under six feet. The keepers of Europe’s better national teams typically range over 190cm – Neuer, Buffon, Cech, Hart, Stekelenburg, et cetera, et cetera.
Japan’s a different story,...
Bombings In The Ukraine Weeks Ahead Of Euros
Bad news in general, particularly so in the light of the traveling bullseye that will be descending on the Ukraine in under six weeks: a series of bombs spread through Dnipropetrovsk, injuring a minimum of 27.
With Euro 2012 due to kick off shortly, the resulting worry that this may be in some way related...
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...
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...
