"O massacre português (em Outubro 2004) deixou a Rússia em estado de choque. Por todo o país,
nos blocos de prédios, nos bares, nas aldeias com os seus televisores antiquados, tombou um enorme
silêncio - mais do que um choque, foi uma enorme sensação de vazio que tomou conta do país
inteiro.
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England's largest long distance train operator kicks off a another marketing offensive in a bid to
win a bigger market share to its already burgeoning business. Catch Virgin's latest mocking print
ad. A tongue-in-cheek jibe at Robbie Keane's Liverpool nightmare. The Spurs striker played only a
bit-part role at Anfield before rejoining his former club.
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Dirty Tackle 11 August @ 07:44 PM EST
We all know Maradona was a great footballer, prolific eater, and a epic drug snorter, but did
you know he's a real life Harry Potter, too? Well, he is. He said so. After announcing to the media
that Lionel Messi will not play for Argentina against Russia tomorrow due to a pulled leg muscle,
Maradona said:
"We're not going to risk Messi for a single minute," angry coach Maradona was quoted as telling
Argentine reporters head of Wednesday's friendly in Moscow, adding "I'm a
wizard.
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Have you ever been up way past your bedtime, flipping through the channels, and you come across
some crazy-eyed lunatic preaching that if you can pledge a certain amount of money to their
church-like enterprise, God himself will rain down good will, bars of gold and caramel candies on
you?
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Futbolita 24 June @ 07:22 AM EST
Welcome to Day Twelve of the Brazilian Boot camp! You know you'll MISS
this when the tournament ends in a few days... we know we'll be crying for sure!
Josue (above) thinks all this is funny, though.
Anyway, half the squad headed to Virgin Activity Academy yesterday to exercise
while the rest went to the Olanda stadium to practise.
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So it came to this, Costa Rica 3, USMNT 1About two seconds, well actually, two minutes into the
match all I could think of was that episode of 'Seinfeld' episode 'The Virgin' -- you know -- with
the actress that ended up on 'Fraiser'.'Horrible, horrible, horrible.' This one brought me back to
the bleak days of the 2006 World Cup (Czech Republic edition) and the grim reality of the 2007 Copa
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The Offside 13 February @ 10:00 AM EST
Seems one can make a buck from just about anything these days, as long as someone is paying
attention. Easy way to get people to pay attention? Plaster a giant red full page ad in a
newspaper. That should do the trick well enough. What Virgin Trains wants to throw in your face is
their ability [...]
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