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Tuesday, June 26, 2012

World Cup 2010 Blog: “The High Price Of Live Football” plus 1 more

Link to International Football News - World Cup Blog

Posted: 25 Jun 2012 11:00 AM PDT

Euro+2012+logo A rather tragic story to come out of the Euros this summer, if arriving by way of China: an exceedingly passionate fan has perished due to a multitude of reasons, including and especially the exhaustion which results from 11 days without sleep. All a result of the timing of the Euros.

There really needs to exist some sort of movement, a support system to alter their thinking, for those who refuse to watch games on tape delay. I know I’m guilty.

A Chinese football fan died at his home after going 11 nights without sleep as he watched every single European Championship match from Poland-Ukraine.

Jiang Xiaoshan died from exhaustion June 19, after reportedly staying up every night to watch the Euros with his friends.

After watching Italy defeat the Republic of Ireland, the 26-year-old fan went back to his home in Changsha, took a shower and fell asleep. Xiaoshan never woke up.

Sources claim that the combined effects of alcohol, tobacco and sleep deprivation were to blame for his untimely death. Xiaoshan's friends were left shocked after learning of his death, stating that he lived a "relatively healthy life."

Even worse, the group stages weren’t really anything special.

Euro 2012 String Orchestra

Posted: 25 Jun 2012 09:51 AM PDT

Add this to the long list of “Best things to come out of the Euros which don’t involve kneeling at the altar that is Andrea Pirlo’s right foot.” And even then, Andrea’s right might have to shuffle to the left.

The amount of time, patience and simple TLC needed to create this video is off the charts, one would assume, and should be orbiting the internets for a very long time.

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Saturday, June 23, 2012

World Cup 2010 Blog: “Great Moments In Face Paint: German Joker” plus 2 more

Great Moments In Face Paint: German Joker
The Cristiano Ronaldo Gel Wars
And Mario Balotelli. Again.

Great Moments In Face Paint: German Joker

Posted: 22 Jun 2012 11:59 AM PDT

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The likeness was readily evident – The Guardian noticed as well. Presumably this one will make a lot less money at the box office, however. So sad.

The Cristiano Ronaldo Gel Wars

Posted: 22 Jun 2012 10:26 AM PDT

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Two supermodels are going after it over Cristiano Ronaldo’s liberal use of toxins to shape his various coiffures. One is Bar Rafaeli, Israeli supermodel; the other is Irina Shayk, a Russian supermodel who also happens to be Cristiano’s lady.

@BarRefaeli being a hater is not a cute look. Learn to love.

— Irina Shayk (@theirishayk) June 22, 2012

Life could be worse for him.

(Bar has also apologized. Watch this space for further developments.)

And Mario Balotelli. Again.

Posted: 22 Jun 2012 10:06 AM PDT

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For a player who’s done precisely one thing – rather good thing, mind – in the Euros, Mario Balotelli is getting an awful lot of pub in the media. Particularly the English media, of course, what with his current babysitter of choice being Manchester City.

But this is properly brilliant, even if they’re all free squares, really.

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