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| South African Grannies Team to Open World Cup 2010? Posted: 26 Oct 2009 12:10 PM PDT
Twice a week for around two years now, the team of grannies shrug off any domestic stuff they’re supposed to be doing and play the beautiful game:
There’s an idea being floated right now for Vakhegula Vakhegula to play an exhibition game before one of the World Cup 2010 opening games. Watch the video of the grannies in action after the jump, and then tell me that’s not the best idea ever. Keep an eye out for the 0:50 mark, where 84 year old Nora Makhubela says “My life has really changed…if I were to run with you I would beat you even though I’m much older.” She’s talking to you Peter Crouch. This right here is why I love the World Cup, and why it won’t matter if someone like Cristiano Ronaldo isn’t there. The World Cup’s not all about the big name players, it’s also about the heartwarming side stories that come with it. I also love that the Grannies have local fans! And love even more the idea of the Vakhegula Vakhegula playing a part in opening World Cup 2010. If USA ‘94 can have Diana Ross taking a penalty… …then South Africa 2010 needs to have the Grannies playing an exhibition match. Anyone making a Wayne Rooney joke gets a zero for the day.        |
Move aside Bafana Bafana. The world has a new favourite South African team, and their name is Vakhegula Vakhegula, which means “Grannies” in the local Xitsonga dialect. Why? Because they’re a | 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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| Maradona – Potty Mouthed Conspiracy Theorist Posted: 24 Oct 2009 08:42 AM PDT
Boy, does that seem like a life time ago.
Today, Maradona has caused more Argentine headaches then the English fans had after the Hand of God goal. The team struggled mightily in World Cup qualifying, to the point where Argentina needed to win both of their remaining games against Peru and Uruguay in order to secure a spot. The first game against Peru was shockingly close, but a last gasp, hail mary of a cross found a head in Martin Palermo to seal the game. In typical dignified fashion, Maradona celebrated the only way he knew how; using the wet pitch as his own personal slip and slide, taking a belly flop like an Antarctic penguin. Think about that for a second; a huge celebration for a win . . . against Peru. That is how far the Argentine Nats have fallen. But that was only the beginning of this *ahem* colorful characters antics. After securing the victory against Uruguay in another less than inspiring show, Maradona gave his greatest performance of all with wonderful quotes like these:
That was enough to catch the ire of FIFA head Sepp Blatter, who has now begun an investigation of this childish tirade. But Diego wasn’t done! Forever blameless for any of his wrong doings, Maradona has now traded in his managerial tracksuit for the cape and magnifying glass of a detective. He has uncovered a conspiracy – typically, against him and his boss – and he is revealing “the truth” to anyone who can hear him.
Vila is a well respected reporter out of Argentina. He has been trumpeting for the firing of Maradona since Argentina’s struggles began, pleading with AFA head Grondona to do the right thing. In Maradona’s mind, Vila’s unsuccessful bid to turn Grondona against him forced the reporter to find another ally to get his master plan done. That man? Carlos Bilardo. And why? Because Bilardo has aspirations of being the true Argentine head coach. Of course. You would figure that someone would tell this guy to just be quiet and lay low till 2010, but when you are used to being treated like a diety, such a request may be too much to ask for. What are your thoughts on the latest from El Dios Maradona?   |
There was a time when the names Diego Armando Maradona, Carlos Bilardo and the Argentine National team were synonymous with success. The magical run to the 1986 World Cup made both men house hold names in the sport, and heroes back home.| 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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| The Unofficial World Football Championships Posted: 22 Oct 2009 01:10 PM PDT
Basically, the UWFC people treat international football as if it was boxing or wrestling, in which you have a title-holder and challengers. When the current Unofficial World Champion plays against any other nation, the title is up for grabs. If the other nation wins, they become the new Unofficial World Champions. And so on. All “A” internationals count, so that means any full senior international game, be it World Cup final or just plain old friendly. The idea started in 1967, when Scotland faced World Cup holders England at Wembley in a European Championship qualifier. Here’s a nice nine minutes plus YouTube video of that game (with a very Scottish introduction)… Scotland won 3-2, ending England’s 19 game unbeaten run, which led to Scottish fans declaring their team the “unofficial world champions”. At some point (I can’t find exactly when) someone decided to take this idea of an unofficial world champion and trace it all the way back to the beginning. The first ever international match was in 1872, between what were then the only international teams in the world: England and Scotland. Unhelpfully for the UWFC, that game finished 0-0. But they met again in 1873, England won 4-2, and the UWFC title is traced from there. You can see the full list of title matches here. Brilliantly, that famous game 1967 game between England and Scotland actually was an unofficial title match in hindsight, as England happened to be UWFC holders as well as actual World Cup holders at the time. Of course, it’s all done with a smile, and not taken too seriously. Most teams are probably unaware of the UWFC title’s existence. I can’t decide if that adds to the charm, or is a missed opportunity to add a competitive edge to international friendly week. Either way it keeps FIFA happy, because the UWFC’s fun loving approach doesn’t threaten their dominance or profit margins. Here’s what FIFA have to say, according the UWFC website:
Current holders the Netherlands have had the title since November 2008, when they beat Sweden 3-1 in a friendly. They last defended it by drawing 0-0 vs Australian on October 10th, but face a genuine challenge on November 14th when they play a friendly against Italy in Pescara (to show solidarity with the earthquake hit region).   |
| German Security Firm Increases Your Confidence In South Africa 2010 Posted: 22 Oct 2009 11:12 AM PDT All of days ago we were treated to a trailer of Fahrenheit 2010, the documentary which takes a look at the devious desires behind FIFA’s insistence on a World Cup in South Africa. Not quite sure it’ll have the clout to do any damage (read: bribes), but it shines more light on an already illuminated subject. So how about the news that the German national team won’t be leaving their compound without bulletproof vests? It would seem that dirty tackles are the least of their worries in South Africa. BaySecur, the security consultancy in charge of Jogi’s boys next summer, gave us a little view into the process:
So in other words, treat them like a president under assassination threat. Or the pope. What’s going to happen is South Africa will turn into the real life interpretation of a pretty poor Steven Seagal or Nicolas Cage film. Presumably with better acting from Mario Gomez. And then Michael Ballack and Jogi Loew will meet in a dark room at an airport under black ops surveillance. Then Jason Bourne will come in and save the day (both in terms of the actual day and film quality). And voila, the fourth in the Bourne series will be…. There is one silver lining for all of this, however: standards are set so impossibly low they can’t possibly fall short, can they? (Don’t answer that.)   |
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