World Cup 2010 Blog: “Yes, This Man Is Going To The World Cup™: Howard Webb.” plus 2 more |  |
- Yes, This Man Is Going To The World Cup™: Howard Webb.
- Fashion Faux Pas: No One Wants To Be England’s Goalkeeper.
- World Cup 2010 Team Nicknames
| Yes, This Man Is Going To The World Cup™: Howard Webb. Posted: 11 Feb 2010 06:00 AM PST
I do desperately hope this becomes a regular feature, one in where we bathe in detailed schadenfreude the failings of the men who will be defining our South African experience this summer. For now, we’ll simply start with Howard Webb and hope that others follow his glittering lead. Howard Webb is a much-discussed name in a profession which often marks success by anonymity. This would lead one to believe he’s not very good at his job (feel free to debate amongst yourselves). And yet The Acronyms continually call on him to take part in big, meaningful matches. He was also given a big, meaningful match this week in the English Premier League. During the dying embers of Arsenal’s 1-0 win over Liverpool last evening, the Reds had one last chance to equalize from a free kick. A chance which was put on ice so long Cesc earned a yellow for being a general pain in the ass. Cesc then stopped the resulting free kick from going towards goal by raising a hand above his head, whilst standing on the 18 yard line. Which went entirely unnoticed by Mr. Webb. A blatant hand ball on the eighteen to stop a ball going to – perhaps even in – goal in the last seconds of a colossal one goal win for the guilty team. Yes, this man is going to the World Cup.
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| Fashion Faux Pas: No One Wants To Be England’s Goalkeeper. Posted: 11 Feb 2010 01:10 AM PST England, now famously, unleashed their World Cup away kit – perhaps unknowingly – through rock band Kasabian in Paris. There’s a French Connection UK joke in here somewhere, but we’ll pass.
Continuing with the retro is the new future fashion theme, England have gone back to the future with this ode to a 1930’s widow’s faded sun dress. The hideousness of the yellow is on par with Chelsea’s old day-glo kits, just on the opposite end of the yellow spectrum. Now Fabio Capello must go from “who to play?” to “who will play in this?”.
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| Posted: 10 Feb 2010 03:00 PM PST
Team nicknames usually refer to the colour of the shirt (eg the Azzurri or Les Bleus) or some element of the football association crest (eg The Three Lions). Others are a bit more imaginative (eg The Desert Foxes) and some refer specifically to recent events (eg The Pirate Ship and Olsen’s Eleven). Some may surprise you. Until very very recently I genuinely thought that everyone in Germany referred to the national team as Die Mannschaft. But then I read Jan’s post here and learned that wasn’t true. For one or two teams below I was either unable to find a translation or explanation for the team nickname (why are Slovakia called the Repre, why are Greece referred to as the Galanoleyki?) Support your team and buy their World Cup 2010 jersey.
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It’s time we started getting to know the 32 teams who will compete at World Cup 2010, and what better way to get familiar than with a nickname? Below you’ll find a list of the 32 teams, followed by their most common nickname or nicknames.| You are subscribed to email updates from World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now. | Email delivery powered by Google |
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