South Africa 2010 (5 Viewers)
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Phantom Warrior
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Finally - a watchable game with lots of attacking, shooting, saves and chances. Unfortunately Denmark faces Japan next and because of goal differential Japan need only a tie to advance. I wonder if Japan will even bother to cross midfield in the game?
Terry
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wayne556517
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I'm just asking myself the question that every other England fan is asking.Terry,Rooney,Gerrard,Lampard,how can they play such good football week in and week out in the premiership yet be so ineffective for England?
Maybe the premiership is just not as good as folk think.
Rob
EGO,s as the saying goes Rob you can have a team full of champions but dosen't make them a champion team.Englands #1 game is Soccer/football (correct me if im wrong) but after watching the Rugby Union boys beat us 21/20 the ashes a year back even the womens netball team the Rugby league boys they have and will win you a world cup before your Soccer team does.Maybe to much expectations on them pressure does a funny thing.JMO...............
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Oh yeah another thing does a blood nose warrant a stretcher,UNBELIEVABLE sorry soccer you have done nothing to improve your reputation as a sport,to much diving these blokes should go to Hollywood.............
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EGO,s as the saying goes Rob you can have a team full of champions but dosen't make them a champion team.Englands #1 game is Soccer/football (correct me if im wrong) but after watching the Rugby Union boys beat us 21/20 the ashes a year back even the womens netball team the Rugby league boys they have and will win you a world cup before your Soccer team does.Maybe to much expectations on them pressure does a funny thing.JMO...............
Yes, some of England's players play great in the Premiership and in the Champion's league, but many players playing for the best English teams are now foreign, no homegrown talent coming through, just look at Arsenal or even at Liverpool. This fatally narrows your choices.
Another thing, these players come to the World Cup after having played 60 to 70 90 minute matches this season (for about 9 months). That's a lot and it surely means they can not be that fresh... But this also applies to most of the Brazilian or Argie players and look at them...
Also, some of England's players are just not that good at international level. I am thinking of the goalies, Heskey, the colored wingers, Carragher... The best players (Johnson, Ashley Cole, Terry, Lampard, Rooney-Shrek
,Gerrard, Barry) have yet to gel as a team and that can be more important than having stars and prima donnas in your team.Paulo
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• Fabio Capello was wheeling his shopping trolley across the supermarket car park when he noticed an old lady struggling with her bags of shopping. He stopped and asked, "Can you manage dear?" To which the old lady replied, "No way. You got yourself into this mess, don't ask me to sort it out!"
• What do you call an Englishman in the knockout stages of the World Cup? A referee.
• What's the difference between Wayne Rooney and Shrek? Shrek can save the day.
• Three hours of football and Robert Green is still England's top scorer.
• I can't believe we only managed a draw against a rubbish team we should easily have beaten. . . . I'm ashamed to call myself Algerian
• What's the difference between the England team and a tea bag? The tea bag stays in the cup longer.
• I'm shocked at Wayne Rooney's outburst after the Algeria game. Who knew he could even string a sentence together!
• What's the difference between a faulty jet engine and Wayne Rooney? The jet engine eventually stops whining.
• Apparently that fan had no trouble slipping into the England dressing room – Robert Green was guarding the door
You have to laugh
Some other jokes:
http://www.laughfc.co.uk/stories/story.php?id=676
http://www.laughfc.co.uk/stories/story.php?id=724
England manager Sven Goran Eriksson (this was some years ago) spots a turd on the England training pitch with which he replies
"Who's ***** on the pitch?"
Heskey replies
"I am Boss, but I'm good in the air"
A young boy meets a wizard. The wizard tells him: «Son, I have the power to grant you a wish». The boy replies: «My grandfather just died, could you bring him back from the dead?». The wizard says: «That I can not do. Try another one.». The boy says: »Make England win the World Cup». The wizard: «Where is your grandfather buried?».
This last one might also apply to Portugal
.Paulo
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Who said i dont like soccer ? I didnt all i said was all the acting that goes on dosen't help the game as a spectacle thats all not bagging it.You got to admit that Brad taking a dive for a free kick isnt sportsmanship is it?Ok will be my last post sorry for having a opinion will leave it to the experts.
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Some people can play worse than Emil Heskey! No, really, just watch:
http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=football+bloopers&aq=3
Paulo
http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=football+bloopers&aq=3
Paulo
Another bleeping point blank penalty kick. It is just too easy a score. Now 1-1 and Italy controlling the game. -- Al
Great game, Kiwis. Totally outshot but the defense came through. -- Al
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Congratulations to New Zealand Easily one of the biggest upsets in world cup History . Well played match.... to give Italy 15 corners and have all their attempts to score fail is AMAZING .. Really a brilliant match very enjoyable to watch . All the best Gebhard
Easily one of the biggest upsets in world cup History . Well played match.... to give Italy 15 corners and have all their attempts to score fail is AMAZING .. Really a brilliant match very enjoyable to watch . All the best Gebhard
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• Fabio Capello was wheeling his shopping trolley across the supermarket car park when he noticed an old lady struggling with her bags of shopping. He stopped and asked, "Can you manage dear?" To which the old lady replied, "No way. You got yourself into this mess, don't ask me to sort it out!"
• What do you call an Englishman in the knockout stages of the World Cup? A referee.
• What's the difference between Wayne Rooney and Shrek? Shrek can save the day.
• Three hours of football and Robert Green is still England's top scorer.
• I can't believe we only managed a draw against a rubbish team we should easily have beaten. . . . I'm ashamed to call myself Algerian
• What's the difference between the England team and a tea bag? The tea bag stays in the cup longer.
• I'm shocked at Wayne Rooney's outburst after the Algeria game. Who knew he could even string a sentence together!
• What's the difference between a faulty jet engine and Wayne Rooney? The jet engine eventually stops whining.
• Apparently that fan had no trouble slipping into the England dressing room – Robert Green was guarding the door
You have to laugh
The England team went to visit an orphanage in South Africa this morning.
'It's so good to put a smile on the faces of people with no hope, constantly struggling and facing the impossible.... '
Jamai Umboto aged 6
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Congratulations to New Zealand
Couldn't agree more. It was an exciting match to watch. If this group stage is notable for anything, it's for that there are no easy matches. The minnows are fighting back.
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Not only are the minnows putting up good defenses, but they are getting some very good scoring chances when the favourite is pressing for a goal.
Terry