World Cup 2010 Blog: “UEFA Has Too Much Faith In Cristiano Ronaldo” plus 2 more

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• UEFA Has Too Much Faith In Cristiano Ronaldo
• The Reddened Cheeks Of Sweden
• UEFA: Russia’s In Trouble

UEFA Has Too Much Faith In Cristiano Ronaldo Posted: 13 Jun 2012 12:09 PM PDT Well, they should have faith – he may be a twat, but he’s a @#$%ing brilliant one. After a shoulda-woulda-coulda non-goal in the 50th, UEFA’s Twitter stream fired up this moment in screenshot history. And that was, of course, before this gem from Ronaldo. (Wouldn’t matter, as Silvestre Varela would break Danish hearts.)

The Reddened Cheeks Of Sweden Posted: 13 Jun 2012 09:15 AM PDT The gents of Sweden played a game of ‘pig’ at the end of training. Johan Wiland lost, and this was his punishment. Now, ‘anti-bullying groups’ are casting a scornful gaze in the direction of the Swedes, as if they need more things to worry about in the wake of Andriy Shevchenko’s Rapture. There was outrage amid anti-bullying campaigners with Lars Arrhenius of the organisation Friends saying: ‘They are poor role models. They are heroes to thousands of boys and girls around Sweden and I do not think they should signal that this is OK.” In fairness, this probably isn’t the type of thing which should be maneuvering to playgrounds. Then again, neither is anything Zlatan does. Ever.

UEFA: Russia’s In Trouble Posted: 13 Jun 2012 09:05 AM PDT No. No it isn’t. (That banner was seen at yesterday’s Poland-Russia match. Turns out a great many of the fans in attendance struggle with geography.) Russia’s on the UEFA naughty list, incurring a fine of $150,000 and a suspended sentence for Euro 2016 qualifying after some fans attacked Polish stewards on the weekend. UEFA says Russia could be deducted six points in its Euro 2016 qualifying group for a repeat offense. The probationary period expires at the end of Euro 2016 qualifying. Russian fans were filmed fighting with stadium staff in Wroclaw after a 4-1 win over the Czech Republic last Friday. Police said violence flared when stewards tried to detain a man they believed threw a firecracker. Russia’s fine was also imposed for the thrown firework and because fans displayed nationalist flags. That would be a crucial loss, those six points, as it would likely rule them out of Euro 2016 barring an astonishing showing otherwise, a key tournament for all that nonsense about experience before hosting the World Cup in 2018. Where, yes, that banner will finally work. But not until then.

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