Category archives: World Cup
Follow the White Rabbit (A World Cup Special)
Several years back, during yet another of the many football tournaments in which England have bowed out like whimpering dogs covered in mange and puke, the residents of Albert Square sat down to watch an England match on the big-screen… continue reading »
Sticky Panini Loveliness (a.k.a. No, I Won’t!)
Get up off your knees (maggots). Begging will achieve little. I’ve made my decision. It’s final. Stop crying…please. Please stop. You’re embarrassing yourselves. People are looking… I will not be blogging this summer’s World Cup. 2006 wore me out (and… continue reading »
The Final Day: So long, farewell…
And so it is over…finishing on a low, high, or sour note depending on your point of view. Having watched the last final in a B & B on Inis Mór (no seriously) I decided – this time – to… continue reading »
Day 28: Where do we go from here?
Sixty-Two matches down, then, and a mere two remaining. It’s at about this stage of every World Cup that one begins to feel a mix of emotions. On the one hand you look forward to the dénouement, keen to see… continue reading »
Day 26: Paying the Penalty
Ahead of another semi-final that could well end up being decided on penalties, I thought I might have a quick root around in the archives to see exactly what the records of the two relevant nations are. As we all… continue reading »
Day 24 & 25: Perfidy thy name is…Ronaldo?
If the fall-out from “Bollockgate” /”Stampgate”/ “Carvalho’s-testicles-gate” (or whatever you want to call it) is proving one thing, it’s that certain sections of the English press (and some fans) take alarming comfort in blaming a “greasy dago/wop” 1 for their… continue reading »
Day 23: Hail to the King
I suggested, a few days ago, that I couldn’t wait to see the outcome of Zidane vs. Brazil, Round 2 (8 years after Zizou headed France to World Cup glory), but I never imagined that at 34 years of age… continue reading »
Day 22: Down With This Sort of Thing
If there’s one thing about the World Cup that really irritates me it’s the nauseating sanctimony one has to endure from FIFA (and other guardians of footballing piety) whenever a scuffle/altercation/melee breaks out on the pitch. The words “disgrace”, “shame”,… continue reading »
