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FIFA Squirm As World Cup Vote Corruption Is Revealed
Whereas simple laws of probability suggest that the more scheisters a global organisation employs, the more likely it is to succumb eventually to the rot of corruption, FIFA are a phenomenon unto themselves – unrivalled, as they are, in seemingly entrusting their coffers solely to the whims of bungling greed merchants and pantomime arch-villains. FIFA,…
Fifa should ban corruption, not Nigeria
Fifa suspended Nigeria from participating in any international football fixtures after government interference in the game. Fifa rules – and this is a good rule in principle – prohibit any government interference with it’s members. It makes sense – you want sport to stay free from political influences, and from a global perspective having a…
World Cup News: Julio Cesar Receives A Heroes’ Welcome, Felipe Melo Doesn’t!
Good morrow and welcome to the daily World Cup column on Soccerlens. Four games left people. Four…games…left. Here’s your round-up of all this morning’s World Cup-related news… (If you would like to subscribe to this column – and others like it on Soccerlens – then please feel free to follow this link, or you can…
20 ‘Lesser Lights’ That Have Shone At The 2010 World Cup
With so many of the ‘big guns’ misfiring at this summer’s World Cup, I thought it was high time to take a look at some of the ‘lesser lights’ that have sparkled in South Africa. Below are the 20 players that, although having seen their sides crash (some more spectacularly than others) out of the…
World Cup News: Don’t Blame Jermain Defoe, He Wasn’t There!
Good morning my dears, and welcome to the daily World Cup column on Soccerlens. No action to report. STOP. Please send biscuits. STOP Here’s your round-up of all the World Cup-related goings-on this fine morrow… (If you would like to subscribe to this column – and others like it on Soccerlens – then please feel…
World Cup News: Fabio Capello Isn’t Crazy!
Good morning everybody and welcome once more to the daily World Cup column on Soccerlens. England take on Group C leaders Slovenia (that just doesn’t sound right does it?) later today and need to pull a convincing win out of the bag in order to, at least momentarily, silence their growing phalanx of doubters. Could…
Nigeria 2-2 South Korea – Video Highlights
Nigeria 2-2 South Korea 2010 FIFA World Cup 22 June 2010 South Korea would move onto the knockout stage of a World Cup for the first time outside of home soil with a 2-2 draw against Nigeria. It was a match where Nigeria would have several chances but couldn’t convert. The goals for the African…
World Cup News: Patrice Evra Refuses To Blame Mice!
And lo, we find ourselves face-to-face once more. Welcome, friends, to the daily World Cup column on Soccerlens. It would appear that, despite bravely limiting Mexico to only two goals the other night, all is not well within the French World Cup squad. Raymond Domenech‘s charges are falling apart at the seams, with Nicolas Anelka…
World Cup News: Allez Les Bleurgh!
Bienvenue and welcome to the daily World Cup column on Soccerlens. The big story from yesterday was France‘s abject performance against Mexico, that saw El Tri post their first ever victory over Les Bleus in international football – not that the French looked remotely bothered. As expected, the French media have had a field day…
Greece 2 Nigeria 1 – All still to play for in Group B
In a sentence Kaita’s moment of idiocy triggers a Greeks comeback, leading to a comfortable victory. Blame the keeper or the ball? Fresh from denying Messi, Enyeama came up with more heroics before his blunder led to the winner. This incident is going to be analysed again and again by those seeking to make a…
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