Day nineteen brought the end of round two and now we have a few days off before the Quarter-finals this weekend. Surprisingly, the Paraguay – Japan game was more exciting than Spain – Portugal. If Portugal had showed up to play, that game would’ve been tops. Paraguay continues to do enough to get by and [...]
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World Cup 2010 – Day Seventeen – England Are Put Out Of Their Misery
Posted: June 28, 2010 by The Mark in SoccerTags: Aguirre. Velez Sarsfield, Argentina, Capello, Chelsea, DeFoe, Dos Santos, England, Galatasaray, Germany, Gerrard, Hernandez, Higuain, Klose, Lampard, Lennon, Manchester United, Maradona, Messi, Mexico, Milner, Mueller, Podolski, Rio Ferdinand, Rooney, South Africa, Tevez, Upson, World Cup
On day seventeen, England was finally put out of its misery. A team that had so much promise coming in came up so small on the biggest stage in the sport. Where was Wayne Rooney (Manchester United)? He was so lethal in England and in the Champions League but was a non-factor in South Africa. [...]
World Cup 2010 – Day Twelve – Bye Bye France!
Posted: June 23, 2010 by The Mark in SoccerTags: Anelka, Argentina, Blanco, Boca Juniors, Cha Du Ri, Chelsea, Demichelis, Deportivo, Domenech, France, Gourcuff, Greece, Guardado, Khumalo, Laurent Blanc, Lee Jung Soo, Malouda, Maradona, Messi, Mexico, Mphela, Nigeria, Palermo, Park Chu Young, South Africa, South Korea, Suarez, Uche, Uruguay, Vela, World Cup, Yakubu
Day twelve was the start of the final games of round one. Some teams were not mathematically assured to advance but they were pretty certain while others had to play their way in. Everyone was alive in Group A & B so the games were bound to be exciting. They were. Aside from the actual [...]
World Cup 2010 – Day Eight – The Day Germany Came Back To Earth
Posted: June 19, 2010 by The Mark in SoccerTags: Aaron Lennon, Algeria, Antic, Ashley Cole, Bayern Munich, Birsal, Bradley, Carrick, Chelsea, David James, Donovan, England, Fabio Capello, Germany, Jovanovic, Kacar, Klose, Ljubijankic, Manchester United, Neuer, Podolski, Robert Green, Rooney, Schalke 04, Serbia, Slovenia, South Africa, Stojkovic, Tottenham, USA, World Cup, Zigic
So Germany is human after all? Serbia did just enough to frustrate Germany. Slovenia let the USA off the hook and with England unable to score against Algeria, everyone in Group C is still alive going into the final games of the group play. On to the games: Germany – Serbia (0-1) Goal – Jovanovic [...]
World Cup 2010 – Day Five – The Games Were Just, Meh!
Posted: June 16, 2010 by The Mark in SoccerTags: Brazil, Chelsea, Cristiano Ronaldo, Didier Drogba, Elano, Galatasaray, Hamsik, Inter, Ivory Coast, Ji Yun Nam, Maicon, Napoli, New Zealand, North Korea, Paston, Portugal, Pyongyang, Real Madrid, Slovakia, South Africa, Vittek, Winston reid, World Cup
Day six didn’t have me excited. Sure, the Ivory Coast – Portugal match looked like a good one but with an injured Didier Drogba (Chelsea), that game lost a little bit of it’s luster. Slovakia should’ve run all over New Zealand and Brazil should’ve thrashed North Korea. I thought we would see the worst two [...]
World Cup 2010 – Day One – Those Horns Are Already Annoying
Posted: June 12, 2010 by The Mark in SoccerTags: Aguirre, Anelka, Bayern Munich, Blanco, Chelsea, Dos Santos, Forlan, France, Guardado, Juarez, Lodeiro, Masilela, Mexico, Parreira, Ribery, Sagna, Samba, South Africa, Toulalan, Tshabalala, Uruguay, Vela, Vuvuzela, World Cup
The World Cup kicked off last night (in Korea) and there were two pretty good games. The Uruguay – France game came on at 3:30 am so it was a bit rough trying to get through it. Both games were exciting but I’m already hating those horns. I can’t imagine sitting next to person who [...]
Chelsea v Manchester City – The Bridge/Terry Drama Trumps My Hatred For Both Teams – A Running Blog
Posted: February 28, 2010 by The Mark in SoccerTags: Abramovich, Ancelotti, Anelka, Arsenal, Ballack, Bellamy, Belletti, Cech, Chelsea, City, Drogba, Eastlands, EPL, Hilario, Inter, Joe Cole, John Terry, Lampard, Malouda, Manchester City, Manchester United, Mancini, Shay Given, Stamford Bridge, Sturridge, Tevez, Wayne Bridge
Chelsea takes on Manchester City and I’ll be keeping a running blog post while I’m watching the game. If you look at my Top 5 Hated Soccer Teams list from my previous post you’ll see that these two teams. Man City is higher on that list so I have (slightly) more venom for them. I [...]
