World Cup 2010 Blog: “The World Cup Twitter Record” plus 2 more |  |
| Posted: 02 Aug 2010 05:10 AM PDT
A historic milestone was hit in the world of Twitter: 20 billion short little bursts, 19.9 of which belong to Darren Bent. But in the process of learning about Twitterstones, we’ve found this surprising little nugget:
Knowing absolutely nothing about Twitter or how it works at the technological level, I do know this: if Japan-Denmark is your high watermark, things may not be going as planned. Though I also have a theory that most tweets were simply a product of people fainting onto their keyboards and inadvertently hitting send after Honda’s free kick.
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| Posted: 02 Aug 2010 01:10 AM PDT
The list of retirees we now know does not include the highest-profile possibility from the champions, Carles Puyol. His perm is giving it at least another two years at the top.
This is presumably good news for everyone in Spain who aren't centerbacks in the pecking order just behind Carles – the best possible news for La Furia Roja's eight-deep team of hairdressers in charge of maintaining his head shrubbery, seven of whom will surely be out of work whenever he does hang up his international boots.
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| U20 Women’s World Cup: Host Germany wins! Posted: 01 Aug 2010 04:14 PM PDT With the U20 Women’s World Cup added to their list of titles, Germany may now rival Spain for the title of most successful summer in football. The Spanish side, which won the men’s World Cup and appeared in the U19 European Championship Final (before losing to France), has received widespread attention for their countries sporting success this summer. And while Germany may lack the tennis success of Rafael Nadal, the Tour de France titles of Alberto Contador, the wins of Fernando Alonso at the German Formula One Grand Prix and victories of Jorge Lorenzo at the MotoGP to challenge for the “Sports Superpower” title- they may be able to challenge for the “Football Superpower” trophy. The German women’s team, playing at home, beat a tough Nigerian team 2-0 today to win the Women’s World Cup for the second time in its nations history (previous win was in 2004). As hosts, they managed an impressive 100% winning record. But, despite FIFA’s attempt to ignore sweep controversial moments under the rug, Germany’s tournament wasn’t completely unblemished as their game against France was marred by an unjust disallowed goal ruling. But other than that, the Germans can claim a dominant performance from start to finish at this tournament- in their six games, they scored over 20 goals and only conceded five. Alexandra Popp’s Golden Ball win was hardly a surprise given that half of Germany’s goals had come from the nineteen year old’s foot (and I believe only 1 of those was a penalty). The second place winners, Nigeria, were also impressive – and their presence in the final was a first for any African team in a Women’s World Cup. On that achievement and the future of the team, Nigeria’s coach, Ndem Egan had this to say:
Congrats to both Germany and Nigeria as well as South Korea who beat Colombia 1-0 to win 3rd place (highlights below)! AWARDSAdidas Golden Ball: Alexandra Popp (GER)
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Most of the cats who stepped away from the international game in wake of World Cup 2010 were lacking in one key ingredient: effectiveness. There are, of course, exceptions, such as Gio van Bronckhorst, who pulled a half-Zizou and stepped away from the game entirely in the final.| 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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