Sunday, June 13, 2010

Off The Post

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• Ghana fan’s rather interesting picnic
• Top five conclusions: Algeria 0-1 Slovenia
• Video: John Travolta embarrasses himself and Australia squad
• ‘Do Are Ya? Faouzi Chaouchi (Algeria)
• Useful tips for Robert Green from the advertising hoardings
• Patrice Evra blames vuvuzelas for France’s 0-0 draw with Uruguay
• Top five conclusions: England 1-1 USA
• Video: ITV HD cut to advert, miss England goal
• Top five conclusions: Argentina 1-0 Nigeria
• World Cup Songs: #11 Three Shirts On My Line by Frank Sidebottom

Ghana fan’s rather interesting picnic Posted: 13 Jun 2010 07:35 AM PDT Not quite as handy as a half-time pie FIFA don’t need random drugs tests to detect this sort of pothead - you would have thought security might have seen him on the way into the ground! This disgruntled looking chap was cheering on Ghana against Serbia. Via @FootballRamble

Top five conclusions: Algeria 0-1 Slovenia Posted: 13 Jun 2010 06:29 AM PDT Link: 1. Algeria are probably wishing Faouzi Chaouchi’s suspension had not been overturned. Maybe he will deflect a bit of attention away from Robert Green. 2. That made France-Uruguay look like a nail-biting thriller. 3. Abdelkader Ghezzal is not Diego Maradona. His ridiculous handball was thoroughly deserving of his red card for being so stupid. 4. It is [...]

Video: John Travolta embarrasses himself and Australia squad Posted: 13 Jun 2010 05:43 AM PDT You’re the one that I want, roo, roo, roo John Travolta picked up the latest pay cheque from his financially rewarded but ultimately humiliating business relationship with Australian airline Qantas by flying in his plane to wish the Socceroos well ahead of their opening match against Germany. The Grease star did some rather strange dancing before delivering [...]

‘Do Are Ya? Faouzi Chaouchi (Algeria) Posted: 13 Jun 2010 04:57 AM PDT The Slim Shady of the Desert Foxes Hey! It’s everybody’s favourite referee-butting goalkeeper Faouzi Chaouchi. The Algerian is mainly sporting the balding, spiky, peroxide undercut look at the moment. It’s lovely.

Useful tips for Robert Green from the advertising hoardings Posted: 13 Jun 2010 02:11 AM PDT These are tears of laughter. Honest. Not even subliminal messaging from the advertising boards could help Robert Green to keep out Clint Dempsey’s speculative effort.

Patrice Evra blames vuvuzelas for France’s 0-0 draw with Uruguay Posted: 13 Jun 2010 01:56 AM PDT Man Utd left-back finds scapegoat Patrice Evra has become the first player to blame a poor World Cup performance on vuvuzelas. The left-back managed to pack two excuses as to why the droning trumpets were responsible for France’s disappointed 0-0 draw with 10-man Uruguay into a short quote. He said: “We can't sleep at night because of [...]

Top five conclusions: England 1-1 USA Posted: 13 Jun 2010 01:35 AM PDT 1. From an editorial point of view, I have to include a clip of that goal but I won’t be clicking it and would be quite happy to never see it again after all those replays last night. 2. After five minutes you had to wonder if this was really England in a major tournament. All [...]

Video: ITV HD cut to advert, miss England goal Posted: 13 Jun 2010 01:13 AM PDT ITV has been forced to apologise after a technical balls-up led to viewers of its HD channel misssing Steven Gerrard’s opening goal during last night’s 1-1 draw with USA. During the build up to England’s first World Cup goal, the channel cut to an advert for Hyundai. Coverage returned to the match just in time to [...]

Top five conclusions: Argentina 1-0 Nigeria Posted: 12 Jun 2010 09:05 AM PDT 1. Another couple of performances like that and Vincent Enyeama will be playing Premier League football next season. 2. Diego Maradona: World Cup player, World Cup manager, and now World Cup ball boy. 3. The tournament’s better teams, such as Spain and Brazil, must be slobbering at the prospect of facing Jonas Gutierrez at right-back. 4. The [...]

World Cup Songs: #11 Three Shirts On My Line by Frank Sidebottom Posted: 12 Jun 2010 08:07 AM PDT More World Cup tuneage Manchester comic Frank Sidebottom has launched his very own unofficial World Cup songs titled Three Shirts On My Line. It is a parody of a very well known World Cup anthem, but we will let you guess which one. The song is inspired by Frank’s England shirt collection – home, away and goalie [...]

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