Here is our Irish Homeless World Cup team. The lads were invited to Leinster House this week by Gerry Adams for a bit of dinner and a chat. The only party to acknowledge the boys in green’s fine display in the The Dignitary Cup over in Paris, taking bronze in the third-tier tournament of the Homeless World Cup. A special note of praise goes to goalkeeper David Byrne who took home an individu... »
The Swedes we hammered 3-0 by Brazil last night in Stockholm. My Arabic isn’t great, But I think the pundit was saying that Paul McShane and Glenn Whelan are gonna be the difference when these two Group C rivals meet in the qualifiers. The Germans were also beaten well by Argentina in their friendly 1-3. Here are the goals from the match. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qehmV6at4mE »
Tommy Bowe has been tweeting photos of some of the planned stadia to be built in Qatar for the 2022 World Cup. This one really caught his eye, and ours too. Original tweet below. Qatar sorry #Wrongspelling lockerz.com/s/177392866 — Tommy Bowe (@TommyBowe14) January 24, 2012 »
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Luis Suarez loses a tooth after slap in the face from Mokoena »
Denmark’s Simon Poulsen and Daniel Agger teamed up for one of the more bizarre goals that will be scored at the World Cup. After a goalless first half against the Netherlands, Poulsen headed a Van Persie cross onto Agger’s back who deflected it into the net. Jump to 3.55 for the goal, and you might want to mute the soundtrack. »
We all know that when the World Cup comes around, we should put our club allegiances and petty rivalries aside and take up brand new petty international rivalries. All the same, I thought it would be interesting to see which national leagues have the most players, and which club’s supporters will have the most players to cheer on. Top of the list is the Premier League. Reports of it’s ... »
Well, the whole shebang kicks off tomorrow with South Africa v Mexico, and we’ll all be glued to the box. In the best spirit of redundancy here’s the best World Cup ads I could find. This has been posted before, but it really is a good ad for the competition. Hey, even Bono says it’s okay not to worry about the world’s problems and just veg out in front of the tv. Thanks Bo... »
We’re quite fond of balls at this site. I’ve lost count of how many videos of men playing with balls I’ve seen, and Hal even named the site after them, such is his undying love for balls and the men (and women) who play with them. But, sometimes we have to acknowledge that there are people out there who love balls even more than us, and Jens Heilmann is one such man. He spent the... »
Well, it seems Ireland weren’t cheated out of their place at the World Cup for the sake of an epic destiny. They were kept out by a mediocre squad wracked by infighting and led by a coach who still hasn’t been forgiven by their fans for proposing to his girlfriend at the press conference following their Euro 2008 exit. Their form has been abysmal in the build up; despite playing their ... »
NBA Allstar and everyone's favorite Canadian Steve Nash will be reporting for CBS from the World Cup in South Africa »
After their fine showing in last summer’s Confederations Cup, the US are riding high heading into the World Cup. It’s possible they were cockier in 1930, when they finished third, and were nicknamed “The Shot-Putters” because of their being built like brick shithouses, but the records are lost to us. In any event, since rap hadn’t been invented yet, no one was on hand... »
North Korea forward Jong Tae-Se just can’t seem to shake the Rooney comparisons. Labeled alternately the People’s Rooney, North Korea’s Rooney, the East Asian Rooney and the Asian Rooney, presumably based on how well he’s playing at the time, he is the most nicknamed player in the North Korean squad, as well as their best hope of escaping this year’s Group Of Death. A... »
