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Your Culturally Insensitive World Cup Goal Roundup For June 17
Today offered a smorgasbord of goals. A hat trick by Gonzolo Higuain was the day's highlight, and the streets of France will be littered with the burned effigies of referees after a non-offside call led to Javier Hernandez's score....
Here's Rob Green In An Alternate Universe In Which His Hands Are Not Made Of Stone
Some clever soul has produced this video of the England goalkeeper actually stopping Clint Dempsey's slow-rolling 30-footer and not cocking up his country's fortunes. Now do one of these for Cornwallis. (U-S-A! U-S-A! etc.) [YouTube, via The Bucky Channel]...
Extremely In-Depth Profiles In Courage: Sara Carbonero (A.K.A. The Spanish Goalkeeper's Nagging Girlfriend)
That's Sara Carbonero, the Spanish TV reporter and ladypal of Iker Casillas, and wouldn't you know it, she's being blamed for Spain's loss to Switzerland. But what do we really know about her? Here we go again....
North Korean News Agency Reports Brazil Match, Fails To Report Final Score
Unless you read it closely, the Korean News Service makes it appear that the DPRK won. And if you watched the official state television edited version, they probably did. [KNS]...
Iker Casillas’ Girlfriend Grills Him Live On TV After Spain Loss
This post, written by Josh Burt, is republished with permission from The Spoiler. Go there often if you like soccer stuff....
World Cup Open Thread: France-Mexico
Does France know there's a World Cup going on? Does Mexico have the firepower? Winner has the inside track to joining Uruguay* in the knockout stages....
South African Man Killed For Turning <em>On</em> The World Cup
He was beaten to death by his wife and children after he dared change the channel from their gospel program. Considering the match he wanted to watch was Germany/Australia, I have to say, it probably wasn't worth it for him. [AP]...
ESPN's George Bodenheimer Summons The Gods, And Other Tales Of Whoring
NEAR RUSTENBURG / DURBAN, South Africa — Our friends at ESPN treat the World Cup like a luxury safari. A few days ago, I got to see how their leaders rough it. The occasion was a braai, a South African barbecue. But not your typical braai. Think wine and white tablecloth....
World Cup Open Thread: Greece-Nigeria
Does Greece have any of the magic left that took it to Victoryopolis in Euro 2004? Order the souvlaki and comment below....
World Cup Open Thread: Argentina-South Korea
Say good morning to Day 7 in whichever language you prefer. Can South Korea cross Argentina's DMZ or will Lionel Messi and company prove too much of a juggernaut? Comment and follow below....
Your Culturally Insensitive World Cup Goal Roundup For June 16
Day 6 saw a huge upset with the Swiss defeating Spain and Uruguay's Diego Forlan putting two away against an overmatched South Africa. Pretty goals, lucky goals — they're all here to be enhanced with some good old-fashioned cultural insensitivity....
Bristol Man Gets All World Cup On His House’s Ass
The Spoiler has some experience of Knowle West in Bristol, thanks to a few years spent getting loaded on the taxpayer's buck back in the early 1990s. Great times....
World Cup Open Thread: South Africa-Uruguay
So, these two both played to draws in their respective first games. Uruguay shamed France, but "Bafana Bafana" is really fun to write, so let's root for them....
Which World Cup Coach Hit On Jemele Hill?
The sultry Ms. Hill had the moves put on her by a World Cup coach yesterday. She shut him down, but refuses to name the would-be Casanova. We look at the candidates....
World Cup Open Thread: Spain-Switzerland (RUH-ROH)
Spain goes by The Fury and has an obscenely talented squad. The Swiss ...had five hundred years of democracy and peace — and what did that produce? The cuckoo clock. Prediction: Torres gets one in a grinder. FINAL: Switzerland 1, Spain 0....
World Cup Open Thread: Honduras-Chile
Day 6 kicks things off with two of the favorite countries of coup d'etat enthusiasts. Honduras's nickname, Los Catrachos, is based on a mispronunciation of the last name of a general who was the basis of a bizarre Ed Harris movie....
Your Culturally Insensitive World Cup Goal Roundup For June 15th
Lots of good ones today. The Brazilian goals were nonchalant and North Korea — the Bad Korea — scored on The Selection on a really nice play. Top honors must go to New Zealand's Winston Reid for his stoppage-time equalizer....
Extremely In-Depth Profiles In Courage: Elizabeth Minett (A.K.A. Robert Green's Ex)
This is Elizabeth Minet. She's the ex-girlfriend of English goal keeper Robert Green and currently the scapegoat for the Cock-Up heard round the world. But what do we really know about her? Pictures and profile after the jump....
World Cup Open Thread: Brazil-North Korea
This one's not even going to be close, Brazil's going to show 'em what's what for kidnapping all those Japanese people....
World Cup Open Thread: Ivory Coast-Portugal
If Drogba plays, this might be the best game of we've had so far. If he doesn't, expect Cristiano Ronaldo's preening to be even more insufferable....