World Cup blog: The Squadfather
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Revolution is all the rage with multi-millionaire footballers at this year’s World Cup. The French team have opted for whinging instead of playing football, one English player had his coup squashed, while the only team keeping their mouths shut have been eliminated – Where’s the justice?
So, while the French and the English are busy fighting amongst themselves, North Korea took to the pitch in high spirits yesterday, after an impressive opening display against favourites Brazil. Unfortunately things didn’t turn out how they hoped and they were hammered 7-0 by the far superior Portugal.
The most upsetting part of the whole display was that it was the first game to be broadcast live into the normally closed North Korea. I guess expectations were a little too high after the Brazil match, which was aired around ten hours after the game kicked off in South Africa.
Revolution
I’m going to keep the French-bashing to a minimum today as like everyone else I’m just sick and tired of them at this stage. The way these players have treated their fans is nothing short of a disgrace. These over-paid clowns don’t seem to realise that their fans have spent thousands of euros following them to South Africa. If they had any class, they would re-pay the supporters from their own pockets. Although, I wouldn’t hold my breath.
Any hopes of a French-style player revolt in the English camp have officially been squashed. English defender John Terry was forced to apologise to his Italian boss, Fabio Capello, after telling the press he and other players would tell Don Fabio about their grievances.
Neither Capello nor Terry’s team-mates were too pleased with his comments and the coup never materialised. The boss was given the moniker the Squadfather back home by one British tabloid, to emphasise the fact that it may be Terry’s, and not Capello’s, England career that soon sleeps with the fishes!
Besides France, the only other European team fighting for a place in the final 16 today is Greece. They play Argentina tonight. I for one will have my fingers crossed for them, as if anybody needs something to cheer about it’s the Greeks.
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