Its been a long time... |
since I left you, without a dope blog to step to. Let’s try to fix that.Back on the Isthmus, at Clandestina, keeping it chill. Waves? Yup. Last few days it’s slacked off, but before that i...
Posted by on Sun, 06 Apr 2008 17:59:00 GMT |
Rocky Road to the Final |
Down in the jungle with sporadic internet, I have let my reports languish. A pity, too, since it has been quite a run since the quarters. Italy and Germany engaged in an intense battle in which the It...
Posted by on Sat, 08 Jul 2006 17:11:00 GMT |
Red Card Redux; Deja Vu for Brits v Portugal |
Did he step on his balls on purpose, or incidentally? That is the question to ask, because certainly Master Rooney did not receive a red card for his light push on Cristiano Ronaldo. Rooney was just t...
Posted by on Sat, 01 Jul 2006 14:05:00 GMT |
Germany Kuhl, Argentina Caliente: Pressure Scorches Albiceleste |
For Germany at least, the pressure can now ease somewhat. With a desperate, nail biting PK victory over a heated Argentinan bunch, Klinsmann's Kinder dispensed with their manager's dire warning that,...
Posted by on Fri, 30 Jun 2006 14:12:00 GMT |
Black Stars Brought To Earth: (Boring?) Brazil Juggernaut Rolls On |
Those plucky Black Stars of Ghana scrapped their way into a 2nd round match up with Brazil that basically nobody thought they could win because Brazil had too much firepower, and Essien, the Ghana sta...
Posted by on Tue, 27 Jun 2006 09:50:00 GMT |
Italian Babies Flop, Cry, Suck Thumbs to Victory |
I did not think it was possible for my contempt of Italy to increase, but today's match against Australia achieved just that. After 90 minutes of their usual histrionics resulting in only a standstil...
Posted by on Mon, 26 Jun 2006 19:10:00 GMT |
Golazo de Spiceman! Beckham Plays Game for Ages |
Sure, the Beckham haters can tell you that he didn't play *that* great a game. Lampard had more chances (all of them muffed, he's been off lately), and Rooney attracted all the attention and created t...
Posted by on Sun, 25 Jun 2006 12:51:00 GMT |
Refs, Germany, Continue Barrage, Argies Advance in Extra Time |
Podolsky has arrived, and Klinsman's Kinder know nothing about the staid German O of old. These guys hammer the ball, early and often, from 20m and beyond, and from inside the box off of nice dribblin...
Posted by on Sat, 24 Jun 2006 15:29:00 GMT |
I am Furious, Yellow: Refs Takeover World Cup |
And we had such a fine beginning. The Germany v. Costa Rica match had passion and guts and players flying all over the field in a great display of football with hardly any referee interference. Since ...
Posted by on Fri, 23 Jun 2006 14:15:00 GMT |
Intervention? No: Surprise Party! |
Let it be known that I am not easily surprised. And, as a certified control freak, there's a reason for that. Surprise = loss of control. As a result, I have had pretty much no surprise parties, birth...
Posted by on Tue, 20 Jun 2006 11:53:00 GMT |
