Arguably the African-based breakout star of the World Cup in his home country, there was much
speculation at the time as to when not if Siphiwe Tshabalala would come to Europe, and which
country's commentators would be afforded the chance to say his wonderful name.
And now, eight months later, we know: England.
The big match-fixing trial in Bochum is happening, and so the games themselves are rising to the
surface. One such game arose today the above World Cup qualifier between Finland and Liechtenstein
back in September of 2009. The fixer, Ante Sapina, said that he requested both goals come in the
second half, which they did one off a penalty for absolutely no apparent reason (blind elbow?
