Hang on a minute…
In the coverage that we saw last night, England beat Germany in Berlin. But in the parallel universe in which Eurosport exists the Three Lions were once again slain by Diego Maradona. A Eurosport hack who got a bit caught up in the Terry Butcher furore decided to write that Argentina had managed to “down England”.
That is assuming Butcher hasn’t used his position on the Scottish bench to mount some sort of Wooden Horse of Troy invasion and Scotland is now part of England. Or maybe the headline should read: “Maradona’s Argentina drive down to England.”
No, not Gomes himself - the other man behind his mistakes
Yesterday, our friends at The Spoiler were mulling over the Premier League’s top scapegoats. As if by way of response (perhaps they were unhappy at no longer being the butt of quite so many jokes) Tottenham today ‘parted company’ with goalkeeping coach Hans Leitert. Read more »
This one’s for you, pooch
Germany striker Patrick Helmes had revealed pre-match that he was hoping for a goal against England to dedicate to his dead dog - and he duly delivered. When Helmes took advantage of the Scott Carson/John Terry fiasco to find the net, his first reaction was to point to doggy heaven.
The Bayer Leverkusen striker had said: “My dog was just like a little baby to me. I wept all day long after she died. Now every time I score a goal I point my finger to the heavens and think about Emmy. Read more »
You have to feel a bit sorry for Scott Carson. He is a very good keeper, but he does seem to be a bit cursed when he dons the England jersey. He kept up his 100 per cent blunder record with a disastrous role in Germany’s goal. The blame must be shared with our glorious captain Sir John Terry though. The senior head in England’s team was for some reason more interested in bumping his backside against the German striker behind him rather than getting on with more important thing like, oh I don’t know, CLEARING THE BALL!
Remind yourself of Carson’s first England blunder after the jump… Read more »
When we compiled our top six threatening throw-ins, we missed this beauty. The brave and/or stupid defender does not seem to recognise the impact (quite literally) that standing so close to the throw-in taker will have on him.
The must have accessory for the camp, flash or attention seeking footballer
You’re all thinking of Cristiano Ronaldo, right? This superb viral from Nike shows the reactions of various personalities to their new Mercurial Rosa pink boots. My personal highlights are Jeff Stelling mulling over whether to take a macho stance against the Rosas from the comfort of his pink shirt, and the sheer look of disgust on Martin O’Neill’s face!
