Tag Archives: World Cup

Crashes are cycling’s yellow card

Posted on July 6, 2010 by

Wouldn’t it be great if soccer matches were decided only by skill and ability? But dives and handballs are inevitable when 22 dudes are making split-second decisions with the single objective of maximising their team’s chance of winning. The referee … Continue reading →

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This is what Craig Foster is currently thinking…

Posted on July 4, 2010 by

Germany beat Argentina 4-0. Germany beat Australia 4-0, but Australia should have drawn. Therefore, Australia is better than Argentina. Australia drew with Ghana but should have won. Ghana lost to Uruguay but should have won. Therefore, Australia is better than … Continue reading →

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A plea for an end to this vile injustice

Posted on June 20, 2010 by

On Saturday night, 24 minutes into the World Cup match against Ghana, Australia’s soccer public was sent into a spiral of confusion, anger, doubt and foul language, with the sending off of marquee player Harry Kewell. It wasn’t the first … Continue reading →

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