Sorry, Raphael, I Don't Think So

I came across a piece on CBC Canada that suggested this world cup will won by an individual or individuals with outstanding skills.This may have been written in haste, in reaction to the unbelievable performances put in by Lionel Messi in the past few weeks, I don't know.The thing is: the argument doesn't really stack up. And it appears that the author, Raphael Honigstein (a man who usually talks http://bit.ly/9vAryR

Spin It Anyway You Like...But It's Not All About The World Cup

I don't know about you but I'm becoming very tired that every single news story about South Africa somehow references the 2010 World Cup Finals.To take just one example, there is this piece in The Daily Telegraph which is nominally about township protests that they don't have access to basic services. The focus of the article, however, is on the potential for violence at South Africa 2010 and of http://bit.ly/aGeBA0

Win World Cup Tickets With Betsson

The lovely (and multi-lingual) people at Betsson Sports are giving away some fantastic prizes between now and May 9th, including a World Cup Final package worth around €6k.If you don't already bet at Betsson, we suggest you head over there now and register, because in addition to the grand prize, there are weekly prizes totally €1000.To win, all you have to do is place combi bets of 5 euros or http://bit.ly/aXGlk3

World Cup Doom And Gloom....Part 1,452

Ahead of every World Cup - in fact, ahead of every major sporting event - there are always doom-mongers bleating on about how the host country will never be ready in time, or doesn't have the infrastructure or doesn't have sufficient toilet paper to meet demand or something.So, with out further ado, I present today's gloom and doom predictions for South Africa 2010.The Times is going with http://bit.ly/cd76nT