Articles tagged with "general-banter"
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by WC Bob | Jan 29th, 2006
I have been reading with great interest the thoughts of Euler, WCB's Czar of Brazil, over on his blog, as well as some of the ...
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by WC Bob | Jan 28th, 2006
Senegal's El-Hadji Diouf says the he will not watch the World Cup this summer because it will make him cry. Crying and whining is ...
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by WC Bob | Jan 28th, 2006
Hey, look at us!
That seemed to be the message yesterday from UEFA as it held the draw for the European Championship that will be held ...
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by WC Bob | Jan 27th, 2006
Over on WCB's Japan Blog, you see a list of the top national coaches in the world as voted by the acronym-challenged International Federation of ...
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by WC Bob | Jan 27th, 2006
I had to laugh today when I came across a story on the UEFA website hyping the new trophy that will be handed out to ...
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by WC Bob | Jan 26th, 2006
On our USA blog there is a really interesting post about the fact that the United States does not have a nickname for its team. ...
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by WC Bob | Jan 26th, 2006
Here at World Cup Blog, the only kind of money we ever gamble is the kind found in a game of Monopoly. But just ...
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by WC Bob | Jan 25th, 2006
These days it seems that Guus Hiddink's name is linked to any job that becomes available. Russian national team manager, Sven's job in England, ...
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by WC Bob | Jan 25th, 2006
While the tabloid headline writers in England are hyperventilating from excitement, the workers inside the FIFA castle have to be smiling ear to ear as ...
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by WC Bob | Jan 24th, 2006
At World Cup Blog, we usually skip stories about hooligans. It is not that we aren’t interested in them, but rather it is because ...
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by WC Bob | Jan 23rd, 2006
In a sign that the Soca Warriors have put Trinidad and Tobago on the world map, rock star Janet Jackson will be hosting a party ...
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by WC Bob | Jan 22nd, 2006
If you are looking to glimpse your favorite player this summer in Germany but don't have tickets, Deutsche Welle has published a complete listing of ...
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by WC Bob | Jan 21st, 2006
A lot of people have wondered how Togo and Angola were able to beat out more established African teams to qualify for the World Cup. ...
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by WC Bob | Jan 21st, 2006
Ladies, while your man is off watching the World Cup, men in Switzerland are waiting to milk your cows, cut your wood and otherwise make ...
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by WC Bob | Jan 21st, 2006
One of the most brilliant things about the World Cup is that it brings attention to countries that you rarely hear about.
With four new qualifiers ...
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by WC Bob | Jan 20th, 2006
The World Cup is a celebration of many things: national pride, competition, the world community, and on and on.
So why is there all this ...
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by WC Bob | Jan 20th, 2006
Ghana President John Agyekum Kufuor's message to the Black Stars ahead of their African Nations Cup campaign: “"I am confident that you would rise to ...
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by WC Bob | Jan 19th, 2006
Have you heard that German officials are sniffling because their country’s vaunted image has taken a hit amid allegations that their World Cup stadiums are ...
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by WC Bob | Jan 19th, 2006
I had this dream the other night that the World Cup kicked off and there was no one in the stands watching.
My dream might not ...
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by WC Bob | Jan 18th, 2006
FIFA has released its rankings of all the world's teams today and as usual they must be taken with a grain of salt.
No surprise that ...
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by WC Bob | Jan 18th, 2006
The African Nations Cup kicks off on January 20 in Egypt and we are looking forward to it. The uniquely timed tournament affords us ...
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by WC Bob | Jan 17th, 2006
Don’t put away those tuxedos quite yet. After FIFA pulled the plug on its B-list stars-studded opening gala, the city of Berlin has come ...
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by WC Bob | Jan 17th, 2006
Everyone has a prediction which team is going to win the World Cup. Usually it is one of a handful of predictable powers. ...
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by WC Bob | Jan 16th, 2006
In a move that can only be applauded by the United States' National Security Agency, Brazil has admitted to spying on its upcoming World Cup ...
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by WC Bob | Jan 14th, 2006
First a country known for its efficiency pulls the rug on the World Cup opening gala just five months before the scheduled spectacle. Now ...
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by WC Bob | Jan 14th, 2006
While the rich get richer and the poor get poorer in club football, globalization is helping poorer nations catch up on the international level.
That is ...
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by WC Bob | Jan 13th, 2006
In a blow to David Hasselhoff’s chances of re-launching his marginally successful musical career, organizers have cancelled the World Cup finals opening gala. After ...
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by WC Bob | Jan 12th, 2006
An image is floating out there of the possible new Nike kits teams will wear this summer.
Here is it.
What do you think?
From left to right: ...
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by WC Bob | Jan 7th, 2006
A Canadian-born, England national team member who plays professionally in Germany . . . it is only natural that Owen Hargreaves would blog about, well, ...
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by WC Bob | Jan 5th, 2006
A team of scientists in the United States has determined that soccer has been the most exciting sport over the past 100 years with baseball ...
