Monthly Archives: June 2010
Make or Break for Maradona
Diego Maradona hasn’t been able to stop smiling since arriving in South Africa. After all, vindication feels pretty damn good. Wasn’t he supposed to lead his beloved Argentina to certain doom? That’s what most pundits believed before this tournament began. … Continue reading
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Holy spit! Spain beats Portugal
They started the World Cup with a shock loss to Swizterland. But Spain, the reigning champions of Europe, have won all three matches since, and booked their berth in the quarterfinals today with a 1-0 victory over Iberian rivals Portugal, … Continue reading
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At The Rails: On the Air
Just before the World Cup started, Ian, Hadi and Brent went on Toronto sports radio station The Fan 590. The boys joined Roger Lajoie on-air to talk their World Cup picks. Obviously, we got some right… and mayyyybe one or … Continue reading
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Oranje book date with Samba Stars
Kaka celebrates Brazil’s second with Luis Fabiano They gave it a brave try for the opening half hour, but Chile eventually proved no match for the magic and might of Brazil, who scored twice within a three minute span in … Continue reading
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Whither withering Albion…
As if on cue, the English handwringing has begun. Once more, The Three Lions have failed to reach the final of a major tournament… and once more, the finger-pointing and navel-gazing has started in earnest. Football analysts will speculate for the rest of … Continue reading
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Uruguay, Ghana both score knockouts
After a somewhat subdued opening round, the first two games of the knockout stages did not disappoint. With sheets of rain sweeping across Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth, Uruguay and South Korea both played with a sense of … Continue reading
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Sweet 16 set in South Africa
Here’s the problem boys: You can’t score with your eyes closed It was South American Colonies vs Former European Colonial Masters on the final day of group stage play at World Cup 2010, with Brazil facing Portugal to decide the … Continue reading
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Another European exit?
We’re down to the last two groups before the Round of 16. Top-ranked Brazil are finally meeting their colonial masters, while Ivory Coast look to salvage some African pride, a la Ghana. Meanwhile, early favourites Spain are struggling against one … Continue reading
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Arrivederci Italia
For the first time since 1974, Italy has crashed out of the World Cup in the group stage, losing a 3-2 decision to Slovakia today to finish bottom of Group F, a shocking fall for the defending champion Azzurri. Coach … Continue reading
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Party time in Port Elizabeth
Simon ‘The Happy Hoofer’ Hagens is in South Africa for two weeks of World Cup football and travel. In his second note from the road, Simon heads east to Port Elizabeth for England’s pivotal clash with Slovenia. Keep up with … Continue reading
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