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England vs Germany

I couldn’t believe it this afternoon! Italy is out, France is already out. Well, see my predictions about “same altitude and climate” teams ;) I do know, what I am talking about!

And the next England fixture with Germany is even more interesting. In this case none of the teams has the “altitude” advantage. So we are both Europeans, even neighbours in some sense. This makes the game England vs Germany one one the most interesting in the World Cup 2010.

Can I make a prediction here? Difficult one… But I somehow have a gut feeling that it wouldn’t be over in … Continue Reading

England vs Algeria

Well… what can I say… Don’t even know if it worth blogging about.

But I have to! Who was playing for England? Impersonators? The names we know and respect in domestic games were still there but players. Are they now using “field doubles”?

You know what, with the level of commercialisation in English football, I am not surprised. May be they were looking for future team-mates and letting them play so they can see the level. This is just not right. I know that Germany has lost but, honest, it doesn’t make me feel any better.

Now a bit of a surprise for … Continue Reading

Who will Win the World Cup?

So it has finally started. The World Cup 2010, Mondial, you name it…

The question is now: who is going to hold the World Cup this year? I think many betting shops would give their entire yearly profit for the answer to this simple question.

Do you think I can do a bit of fortune-telling? I thought I would, but the decided to give just hints. So we have mighty Brazil (well, they usually do good), renewed Argentine with renewed Diego, Italy always thirsty for another one, slightly boring (as usual, sorry, nothing personal) Germany. Well, I am not writing down Spain … Continue Reading