Thursday, December 2, 2010

World Cup 2010 Blog: “World Cup Host Announcements (Coming Soon)” plus 2 more

World Cup 2010 Blog: “World Cup Host Announcements (Coming Soon)” plus 2 more

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World Cup Host Announcements (Coming Soon)

Posted: 02 Dec 2010 12:22 AM PST

This is it. Quite possibly the most important decisions in the business of football, off of the football pitch, are now surely made and will be announced today. The rights to host the 2018 and 2022 World Cups are up for grabs. We’ll have the announcements as soon as they are made, and analysis as the day continues, as we get used to the new reality that we will have been presented with. Did the US and England’s tactics to concentrate on only one Cup pay off? Did Japan wow the FIFA boys with their holographic happy fun bid? Will the World Champions get some votes for Sportugain? We are waiting, none too patiently, and we will have the news right here as soon as it is announced.

For those of you who want to watch what will surely be a painfully slow process of opening two envelopes, you can watch live on FIFA.com or if you’re one of the US hopeful, join Fox Soccer Channel’s coverage at 9:30am Eastern. UK viewers can watch on BBC Two at 14:45.


FIFA Does The Red Carpet

Posted: 01 Dec 2010 10:30 AM PST

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Awards show? Bosh. The FIFA red carpet blows such gilded nonsense right out of the water.

All the superstars of the various bids showed up in Zurich today – well, most of them, anyway – and FIFA rolled out the red carpet with photogs happily snapping away, just in front of the suits holding out collection plates.

The whole thing was simply excellent – they should do this about once a month.

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Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani celebrates Movember with his Madame Toussad’s wife.


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Zizou approves of the ’stache. And maybe the wife too. Or that diamond the size of Jupiter’s third moon. Damn, there’s just a whole lot going right in that first photo.

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Though his footballing technique is beyond repute, Zizou’s red carpet technique leaves a bit to be desired. The proper turn-and-point is achieved by looking forward and pointing away, not the other way ’round.

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Bill bolts from a moving van like it’s a Bourne film poster, in search of something, possiblyy sexual relations.

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Bill warms his hands with an invisible fire. Senility, here he comes.

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Shit just got real.

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How in the flippin’ feck does England run with these three men in Zurich?

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Ladies and gentlemen, Elle MacPherson Australia 2022!


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Oh, I guess we now know what Bill was after.


Gary Lineker Made A Trouser Mess In ‘90

Posted: 01 Dec 2010 09:47 AM PST

As confessions go, this one ranks in the all-time pantheon of greats…and those providing too much information.

Discussing the 1990 World Cup on BBC radio, Gary Lineker let the world in on a little secret as to the state of his back end during the Ireland game, and offers a little insight as to why any grown man would drag his ass across a World Cup pitch. It’s been done figuratively a number of times, but literally? Gary may be a trail blazer.

And “relaxed myself”, I think, is about the most candid admission I’ve ever heard on any media, ever.

[Spotted on 101 Great Goals]


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