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Where is the Oranje?
So why is it that the Oranje has a solid squad with only top football talent and skill, yet could not manage to not shake when facing Germany? I do not have the answer. Maybe you do? The Dutch faced the Germans today for their second group match in EURO 2012 – needing a victory ...
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July 10: Baby Lions And The Match No One Really Cares About.
Today was Crics’ last day in South Africa. We took a trip to the Lion Park, a place which – in their own words – is home to more than 85 lions, including the rare white lions, and many other carnivores such as cheetah, wild dog, various hyena species including a variety of antelope indigenous ...
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June 28: The Gods of Football wanted to play
Today we spent the day driving from Durban to Johannesburg and it was not the most pleasant trip. To begin, both Christina and I were feeling stomach sick – not at all comfy when you have to be in a car for 7 hours. Thus, a lot of stops became very necessary. When we were ...
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The Eve Of War
England v Germany is no ordinary football match. So much history precedes it; so much hyperbole and hysteria surround it; so much bitterness and (sometimes) violence transcend it that you often forget that all we have in front of us are eleven overpaid, under-educated men, a referee and a round ball. But that is all ...
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June 18: Nelson Mandela Square, a USA comeback and England, WTF?
We woke up very late today since we were supposed to drive to a reserve 2 hours from Johannesburg, spend the night over and do a Safari tomorrow morning. As it seems to be the pattern, plans changed. Since the hotel only accepts a two-night minimum stay, we decided to drive for the day tomorrow. ...
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June 13: The Hand of Dumb
Ana is on her way to South Africa, so I’ll be doing the games recap today. I hope you like it! Algeria x Slovenia I can’t say it was a great match, but I wasn’t expecting a great match. The two supposedly weakest teams in group C played a game without much excitement. Slovenia won ...
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Back Germany to cruise through Group D
Group G has been given the tag of the Group of Death this time around, but Group D also looks like a tough proposition as it contains four sides who will expect to do well. Let’s have a look at their chances. Australia The Aussies go into their third World Cup still smarting from their ...
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Ballack Out Of The World Cup
I told footballers to get jinx protection. I think Ballack did not listen. The German footballer has been ruled out of the World Cup due to the right ankle injury he suffered in Saturday’s FA Cup final. It’s a real shame since Ballack is one great asset to the World Cup in South Africa. The ...
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Brazil women’s beat Germany with beautiful football.
Ronaldinho who? I didn’t get to see Pele play. Instead I saw Marta and Cristiane. Today I watched one of the most beautiful football matches of my life. On the pitch were the women’s teams of Brazil and Germany playing for a spot on the Olympic games final. Brazil had never won a single official match ...
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And the FIFA Rankings change again.
It was about time. After some World Cup Qualifying matches and a little something that went on for a month called EURO 2008, the Fifa Rankings have changed. A lot. Spain, of course hits spot #1. Italy comes in second (???) and Germany in third (shouldn’t they be in second?). Brazil has fallen to the ...