Monday, June 14, 2010
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- An explanation for why Diego Maradona picks Jonas Gutierrez at right-back
- Barack Obama laughs at England’s misfortune
- Cristiano Ronaldo compares his goalscoring to tomato ketchup
- Top five conclusions: Germany 4-0 Australia
- Video: North Korea’s bizarre training routine
- Top five conclusions: Ghana 1-0 Serbia
- Video: Algeria’s Abdelkader Ghezzal ridiculous handball and red card against Slovenia
| An explanation for why Diego Maradona picks Jonas Gutierrez at right-back Posted: 14 Jun 2010 03:46 AM PDT He’s only bloody scared of him If you had been baffled by the inclusion of Newcastle midfielder Jonas Gutierrez in Argentina’s World Cup squad and then in their starting line-up as a defender then be baffled no more. It turns out Diego Maradona is petrified of the man they call Spiderman. The Argentina coach inadvertently let this [...]
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| Barack Obama laughs at England’s misfortune Posted: 14 Jun 2010 02:51 AM PDT US President enjoys David Beckham’s distressed face Barack Obama took a break from his presidential duties to enjoy Robert Green’s howler against the USA and particularly David Beckham turning into Mr Angry afterwards. It is Photoshopped, of course, before anyone starts hacking away at any oil pipelines. Spotted on Dirty Tackle
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| Cristiano Ronaldo compares his goalscoring to tomato ketchup Posted: 14 Jun 2010 01:58 AM PDT Heinz Meanz Goalz Saucy Cristiano Ronaldo might be a Real Madrid player these days, but he’s still a red at heart. The Portugal winger, without an international goal for 16 months, has compared finding the net to tomato ketchup. He said: “Goals, as a football legend once told me, are like ketchup. Sometimes, as much as [...]
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| Top five conclusions: Germany 4-0 Australia Posted: 13 Jun 2010 01:34 PM PDT 1. Best match of the World Cup so far and best team performance of the World Cup so far. That was a real masterclass at times. 2. Mesut Özil is not going to be playing for Werder Bremen next season. 3. I hope that Little Dracula referee doesn’t get anywhere near an England match. I bet he [...]
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| Video: North Korea’s bizarre training routine Posted: 13 Jun 2010 01:05 PM PDT Communist stuck in the mud While most teams at the World Cup are brushing up their tactics, working on set pieces and focusing their minds on the task in hand, North Korea appear to be ensuring that their playground games are up to scratch. But this rather unusual stuck in the mud/tunnel/worm game was not without its [...]
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| Top five conclusions: Ghana 1-0 Serbia Posted: 13 Jun 2010 09:00 AM PDT 1. I wish we could conclude what was going through Zdravko Kuzmanovic’s head when he conceded a late penalty, but we still have no idea what he was thinking. 2. Congratulations to Asamoah Gyan for breaking the record for the world’s longest goal celebration. 3. The award for most appropriate World Cup benchwarmer goes to Neven Subotić. [...]
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| Video: Algeria’s Abdelkader Ghezzal ridiculous handball and red card against Slovenia Posted: 13 Jun 2010 08:16 AM PDT Hand of daft sod Abdelkader Ghezzal managed to pick up the fastest red card for a substitute for two bookable offences in World Cup history with this crazy attempt to control the ball with his hand. He had earlier become the third fastest substitute booking at a World Cup when he was yellow carded for shirt-pulling [...]
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