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Now it’s holders Italy who are out
Well, well, well….it’s been a crazy few days. Who would’ve thought that fancied teams like France and Italy crash out of the World Cup, while England, who many pundits predicted was certain to be the first team going home, beat Slovenia 1-0, and finishing second in Group C to the United States, who beat Algeria [...]
France crash out of the World Cup
France have just become the first big team to be eliminated from the World Cup. Their quest for glory ended in a 2-1 defeat at the hands of hosts South Africa in Group A. South Africa also went out at the group stage despite their win, as Uruguay had beaten Mexico in the other match. [...]
Oh dear, not again….
The England football side’s hopes of progressing from the group stage of the World Cup in South Africa took another knock after a dull goalless draw with Algeria. The team were rightly booed by the supporters in the stadium, and had been subjected to more ridicule in the media (Maybe because the match was covered [...]
The media are the big threat to England’s World Cup hopes
The England national team drew 1-1 with the United States in their opening World Cup group match. Both sides would be happy to finish the game with the draw, but judging the post-match reaction, we got headlines, such as: Hand of Clod and Stars ‘N Tripe (News Of The World) God Save Our Green (Sunday [...]
How can the ‘Daily Mail’ publish this?
The Daily Mail newspaper attracted some controversy when it published an extremely offensive letter about the World Cup TV coverage. The letter states this: “Wouldn’t it be great if TV coverage of the World Cup was limited to England’s games, those of hosts South Africa, and of the tournament’s ‘big guns’. “Then we would be [...]
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