Thursday, June 24, 2010

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• Entire USA squad doubtful for Ghana match with horrific pile-on injuries
• Video: Jermain Defoe wants a bareknuckle fight with Sven-Goran Eriksson
• Beer is the secret to England’s success against Slovenia
• Top five conclusions: Ghana 0-1 Germany
• Roll up, roll up for your free money
• Video: John Terry’s attempted diving defensive header
• Top five conclusions: Slovenia 0-1 England

Entire USA squad doubtful for Ghana match with horrific pile-on injuries Posted: 24 Jun 2010 03:52 AM PDT Has anyone seen squashed Landon Donovan? The USA left it late against Algeria before Landon Donovan grabbed the injury-time winner that took them through to the next round at Slovenia’s expense. The squad celebrated the last-gasp goal in true playground style with a pile on. See the goal after the jump.

Video: Jermain Defoe wants a bareknuckle fight with Sven-Goran Eriksson Posted: 24 Jun 2010 02:40 AM PDT A close contest, no doubt England goalscoring hero Jermain Defoe has said he would like a bareknuckle brawl with former coach Sven-Goran Eriksson. The Tottenham striker was talking to James Corden’s World Cup Live while taking part in a sparring session with the Gavin and Stacey star. When Corden suggest the punchbag was Sven on the day [...]

Beer is the secret to England’s success against Slovenia Posted: 24 Jun 2010 01:22 AM PDT Booze, don’t lose England’s more relaxed playing style against Slovenia was down to a pre-match pint, according to Fabio Capello. The England coach relaxed his strict rules ahead of the match to allow his squad to have a beer the night before the match. The Italian was convinced to change his approach after England’s tense opening two [...]

Top five conclusions: Ghana 0-1 Germany Posted: 23 Jun 2010 02:56 PM PDT 1. Arguably the most jubilant celebration of a 0-1 defeat ever. 2. How refreshing that, in a game that could have seen either side go out, they both went flat-out for victory. 3. Mesut Ozil is a joy to watch. His goal was an outstanding strike. 4. Jerome got one over Kevin Prince in the battle of the [...]

Roll up, roll up for your free money Posted: 23 Jun 2010 12:46 PM PDT It’s World Cup time folks! If you fancy a bit of a flutter on the biggest tournament on the planet but you don’t want to lose your hard-earned cash then we have the perfect deal with you. Betclic is offering a £20 free bet. So you can place your bet and Betclic will refund the £20 [...]

Video: John Terry’s attempted diving defensive header Posted: 23 Jun 2010 10:57 AM PDT Sheer class If England fans had been screaming out for more passion from the players following the dire 0-0 draw with Algeria, then the improvement in this department was neatly summed up by this ridiculous attempt at a clearance from John Terry. The ex-skipper, eager for personal redemption after blotting his copybook this week, attempted to clear [...]

Top five conclusions: Slovenia 0-1 England Posted: 23 Jun 2010 10:52 AM PDT 1. We are through. That’s the main thing. 2. Another startlingly accurate performance from the Wembley branch of the Italia 90 Re-enactment Society. 3. John Terry has definitely redeemed himself for his press conference catastrophe with some trademark brilliant defending and blocking. 4. This was a satisfying result in that it wasn’t a scraped, undeserved 0-1 win, [...]

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