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Thursday, April 19, 2012

World Cup 2010 Blog: Romario Tells Us How He Really Feels About The Selecao

World Cup 2010 Blog: Romario Tells Us How He Really Feels About The Selecao

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Romario Tells Us How He Really Feels About The Selecao

Posted: 18 Apr 2012 01:11 PM PDT

Romari-congressman32Big thing for Brazilians, this whole World Cup at home business coming up in a little over two years. Expectations will be a touch on the high side, and number six is certainly on the minds of many.

Romario, one of those past icons whose personality has kept his flames of relevance burning in a number of ways, has other ideas. Like the current team being crap and all.


Crap for Brazil? Or crap in general? The former, perhaps; the latter, unlikely. Fortunately for Brazil, a “crap” selection could still conceivably win the World Cup at home.

And they’ll damn sure have some bitchin’ mohawks.

“The current team is crap, it would be tough even to get past the first round of the World Cup,” Romario fired. “Even the CBF president [Jose Maria Marin] has said that 2014’s Brazil coach cannot be the same one as today’s. There have to be results. We still have two years to prepare so that we don’t suffer total humiliation.”

Then again, Romario also claims he was better than Messi and that four men fit into a list of three. No one needs to know how.


Wednesday, April 18, 2012

World Cup 2010 Blog: Nike Releases Euro 2012 Kits

World Cup 2010 Blog: Nike Releases Euro 2012 Kits

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Nike Releases Euro 2012 Kits

Posted: 17 Apr 2012 09:40 AM PDT

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Now quick, everybody stick your chest out real far…

Rarely, if ever, do promotional shots seem to indicate the actual height of footballer, making them appear giants when in reality, many could appear to be trick-or-treaters with a half decent mask. This one seems more appropriate. Though Wesley Sneijder does look as if he’s about to enter a cage match.


On the whole it’s not a bad looking set of kits – plus they’re green – if the Dutch shirt is a drop-off from that gorgeous strip they had at World Cup 2010.

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Saturday, April 14, 2012

World Cup 2010 Blog: Euro 2012 Symbol Defacement Wins Public Shaming

World Cup 2010 Blog: Euro 2012 Symbol Defacement Wins Public Shaming

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Euro 2012 Symbol Defacement Wins Public Shaming

Posted: 13 Apr 2012 11:20 AM PDT

youtubecom-still-image.nImportant lesson for all who travel to Ukraine for the Euros in a couple of months: don’t kick stuff.

A couple of local gents in Dnepropetrovsk had a bit too much of the lager and when jaunting about town, decided to kick one of the giant display balls, which then smashed into pieces. Not having the requisite capital to replace the ball, they were “publicly shamed” as punishment.

They duo were forced to stand by the broken symbol of the European football championships for nearly 24 hours, holding banners, which said: "I'm a complete idiot – I broke the Euro 2012 ball" in their hands.

The ITAR-TASS news agency says the local police claim "the men, chose such punishment themselves."

This is an excellent idea for the tournament, really, and should be spread generously across the sport to include diving, time-wasting, tactics which sit ten men behind the ball at all times and David Villa’s facial hair.


Wednesday, April 11, 2012

World Cup 2010 Blog: Human Rights Group Criticizes Sepp, Just Like Everyone Else

World Cup 2010 Blog: Human Rights Group Criticizes Sepp, Just Like Everyone Else

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Human Rights Group Criticizes Sepp, Just Like Everyone Else

Posted: 10 Apr 2012 01:00 PM PDT

The words “Sepp Blatter” and “legacy” are inextricably linked. Most of the time, they’re enveloped by many more words of the four-letter variation. Solidar, a Swiss human rights group, is doing their part to make sure this stays on steady course, by making a video critiquing Sepp’s approach to World Cup 2014 and the manner in which he deflects criticism.

Done so by making us all sick to our stomachs. And putting the world on high alert to come up with yet another nauseatingly ubiquitous pop song before 2014.

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