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Posts tagged with "South Africa"
WORLD CUP: AMATEUR REFEREEING; NEW ZEALAND AND ENGLAND WHINE; SLICK SIMULATION
Jun. 21 | By Beaker I’ll keep this brief. The quality of the officiating at the World Cup is steadily dropping. I fear it will only get worse as the tournament progresses. It will surely revive the debate about bringing the best officials regardless of where...
WORLD CUP: AMERICANS GROW UP; GERMANS LOSE NERVES
Jun. 18 | I’ve been reading about how “boring” the 2010 World Cup has been because of a lack of goals. Blah, blah, blah. The people spewing such rubbish are the same ones who hate 12 innings 2-1 baseball games. They simply aren’t fans. It’s...
WORLD CUP: AZZURRI ARRIVE IN SOUTH AFRICA IN STYLE
Jun. 10 | It’s been a rough ride for Italy over the last four years right up to its final two friendlies against Mexico (1-2) and Switzerland (1-1). The Azzurri, in case you haven’t noticed, are out to defend their title. The odds may be against...
WORLD CUP: AFRICA’S SQUADS CHASE GLORY
Jun. 7 | Six African teams will be participating in South Africa. They are: Algeria, Cameroon, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Nigeria and of course host South Africa and each plan to chase glory. Ok, maybe Algeria are a little more realistic in their outlook but everyone...
WORLD CUP: PRE-TOURNAMENT INJURIES CLAIM KEY PLAYERS
Jun. 4 | Ivory Coast, England and Italy were dealt severe blows after learning Didier Drogba, Rio Ferdinand and Andrea Pirlo will each respectively miss part or all of the World Cup. In a friendly match between Ivory Coast and Japan, Drogba was injured after a...
WORLD CUP: DEFENDING CHAMPIONS ITALY LIMP INTO SOUTH AFRICA
Jun. 4 | In my last post I talked about Brazil’s place among the 32 nations. My conclusion was that this was an open field and there are in fact a few teams with legitimate claims to the title. In this segment, we look at defending champions Italy. The...
WORLD CUP: BRAZIL GREAT BUT BY HOW MUCH OVER COMPETITION?
Jun. 1 | As everyone’s favorite pick, Brazil may not necessarily be sure bets to win the World Cup. In fact, the playing field is such that there are no far and away clear favorites but a group of countries tightly compacted in seach of glory with Brazil...
