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Its gotta be Argentina. . . . . . . they've got gods in that team

Tweety121:
Uruguay's coach Oscar Tabárez: "saying we cheated Ghana is too harsh a word to use. We also abide by what the referee did - it could have been a mistake. Yes he stuck his hand out but it's not cheating - I don't think it's fair to say that. I think it was instinctive. The player instinctively reacted and was thrown out of the match and he can't play the next match. What else do you want? Is Suárez also to blame for Ghana missing the penalty? We try to be dignified and if we lose a match we look for the reasons for it. You shouldn't look to third parties. This is football. There are consequences to that handball and he didn't know that Ghana was going to miss that penalty."

This just about sums it all up. . . .

Would there have been this unnecessary public outcry if Ghana had scored that PK

Rewind to Serbia vs Ghana. . . . PK & red card for a handball that the Serbian player knew zilch about; a ball that was heaven-bound, nowhere near the goalmouth.
So why should the rules change in this situation!!?

234Ent:
Ghana did what other african team couldn't do, they always hustled for the ball which i find to be great.

Yes it was a pity that they lost cos' God sorta gave em the win before Suarez turned himself into a keeper
its all good though, the blackstars did their best. Lookin forward to the next cup

Ghana have only themselves 2 blame - even after Suarez handled the ball, there had a PK. . . . a bloody PK.

"It was worth it to be sent off in this way. It was complicated and tough. We suffered to the end but the hand of God, it's mine now."

Suarez dey crase oh

Ok. . . . Suarez handled the ball, he was caught and punished according to the rules - case closed!

Irony of footie. . . . 3 of the dutch defenders are on yellows but who gets the red that useless water melo_n

;d ;d ;d ;d

Take out 2 CAF slots and hand it over to Oceania & AFC. . . .

Back in the days of 3 teams, we were always assured that we were represented by the very best of Africa - check out 2006, how d f.cu.k did Togo & Angola scrape thru!!?

Fewer slots mean teams that qualify have earned their bit by playing some of the big names in African football; not just one, twice. . . . but like five or six!

ocelot2006:
40,000, hmmmmmm. And i guess you excluded members of the Turkish military and Law Enforcement agencies, innocent civilians killed by the PKK and their affiliates, and PKK terrorists huh? And didn't I ask you to list out the settlements ATTACKED in NORTHERN IRAQ, especially during recent ops, along with the casualty figures of INNOCENT CIVILIANS? I'm sure my question isn't so difficult to understand.

By the way, I would appreciate it if youi could back up your figure (40,000) with a reliable source. And PLEASE I hope it isn't WIKIPEDIA. Thank you.

Nah. . . your question is perfectly understandable but I'll not bother to answer that because if i think if you read wide and far enough, you shoulda seen at least one news agency that's given a much more broader coverage of the attacks & listed at least 1 settlement in that region that was affected by the brief incursion.

As for the figure. . . . sources are not hard to find, except of course, you choose not to see! As for the identity of the casualties; don't tell me that you sincerely believe that most of that number are Turks *wether millitary or otherwise*

Myne White:
She was discriminated against pure and simple. I doubt madam would have sacked a male employee for sleeping with her daughter especially if there's prospect of marriage

There's no denying that she was discriminated & I beg to differ over the "male employee" analogy here. . . . simple truth is, her sack was avoidable if she'd only just left madam's daughter alone. Liken it to provoking someone to strike you & claim assault after you've been hit.

. . . . . . . During the early 20th century, Kurds began to consider the concept of nationalism, a notion introduced by the British amid the division of traditional Kurdistan among neighboring countries. The 1920 Treaty of Sevres, which created the modern states of Iraq, Syria and Kuwait, was to have included the possibility of a Kurdish state in the region. However, it was never implemented. After the overthrow of the Turkish monarchy by Kemal Ataturk, Turkey, Iran and Iraq each agreed not to recognize an independent Kurdish state.

The Kurds received especially harsh treatment at the hands of the Turkish government, which tried to deprive them of Kurdish identity by designating them "Mountain Turks," outlawing their language and forbidding them to wear traditional Kurdish costumes in the cities. The government also encouraged the migration of Kurds to the cities to dilute the population in the uplands. Turkey continues its policy of not recognizing the Kurds as a minority group.

& since it appears u know li'l about turkish-kurds history, mull on this!

How about ", 40,000 have died since this conflict began in '84"

I bet u'll tell me all are confirm PKK

So much has been said of Brazil's new solidity; that will be put to the test big-time!

Crucially. . . . The first team that scores wins & i bet it'd be the dutch!

There was symmetry up to 12-before/after, then. . . . . . .

ocelot2006:
Why don't you list out the populated cities/villages attacked by the Turkish military during this incursion? And while you're at it, pls do list out the civilian casualty figures (exclude all combatants from both sides). Thank you.

What are u saying. . . . there are no settlements in Northern Iraq

A millitary incursion remains that however brief. . . . & pls, can u tell me how to distinguish between ethnic Iraqi, turkish & PKK kurds thru the sights of a rocket launcher!?

@ ujujoan,

Bottomline. . . . jenny's only got herself 2 blame - she would still have her job this very minute if she didn't go messing around with the bosses li'l girl.

Madam might not have given a hoot about her sexuality; heck, she pro'lly never woulda known, but since her daughter's involved, thats where the problem lies!

tundesto:
Many men are dying to get a woman to be intimate with,u engage in lesbianism.If I were your boss,I will not only sack you but also hand you over to a Psychiatric home

Darn right. . . . . Go'ddamn right!

@ poster,

Not worth it. . . .

If u think ur plan is da bomb, think again -
Big Broda Jay isn't gonna turn down free choo-cha; nah, not a chance in hell he'd. . . . he's gonna be all over that bo.oty from d very sec u make d indecent proposal - that 1 u got right!
As long as his li'l b.itchy girlfriend doesn't know, Daddy long-strong Jay will tap that kitty of urs anytime, anywhere, anyhow.

But u know what honey. . . .  he's gonna run back to ur slu.tty roomie. Oh, be rest assured he will.

I feel sorry for Rooney. . . . he was truly playn with a buncha strangers!

My oh my. . . . Germany doing in the do!

Kai. . .  I don miss, which kain work wey pesin dey do so we no go let man watch betta football!? Anyways na there man pikin dey take chop  

. . . . this current German really look a bit frail; not like the stoic, solid looking mechanical sides of the past. They are young, fast & play some really sweet, skillful footie but how will they fare against a bruising, bullish side (which i suspect is the tactic the english will adopt)

after d damage has been done!

@ poster,

i must say u got a very keen eye. . . . sure i can see d symbols, but i doubt that d interpretation is as u or whoever thot up dis theory perceives!

tpiah:
poster i dont get what you're saying?

and for goodness sake, what's with all this eagle stuff?

just at d tip of d black man's foot is d impression of a bird's head d beak prominent, sorta in a circle with a slash across quite akin to d STOP traffic sign!

[quote author=☻ajali☺ link=topic=469275.msg6290470#msg6290470 date=1277621428]Though, our "oracle" has said Germany will win. . . . LOL . . . It is so crazy.
Since the tournament started, they "ask" an octopus if Germany will win or not by putting two see through boxes with food in the aquarium. One box with German flag and one with flag of the opponent. From which box the octopus takes the food at first that team will win.
The curiosity is that the octopus has not failed up to now. He ate from Serbia box at first before that match while he
ate from German box before the other two matches.

And also yesterday the octopus ate from German box at first.


In any case I wish it will be a fair match.

GO GERMANY!!![/quote]

***no pun intended***
geez. . . . i'm not touching u with 100,000 ft pole even if i'm gonna get GBP 1milla for it!

The English don't seem to be on the good side of the non-english press

World Cup 2010 - England enrage media
The world's media were left stunned after England's news briefing for Sunday's World Cup clash with Germany lasted barely five minutes and featured only questions taken from British TV reporters.

More than 250 journalists from around the world plus around 30 TV crews packed into the media tent at the Free State Stadium for the briefing with England coach Fabio Capello and captain Steven Gerrard.

Reporters, many of whom had travelled long distances to be at the briefing, left in anger after the FA's head of media Adrian Bevington took only eight questions from hand-picked reporters.

Giancarlo Galavotti, football correspondent of Italy's Gazzetta dello Sport who has reported on English football from London for more than 25 years said: "That was typical. They do not seem to appreciate this is the World Cup, with the emphasis on the word 'World'.

"The idea that the English set-up is not the friendliest among the top teams is reinforced by this sort of arrogance.

"And this, despite the coach being able to answer in three languages: Italian, English and Spanish. The FA do not seem to think the rest of the world is important."

Jorge Luiz Rodrigues of Brazil's O Globo newspaper was stunned by what he saw.

"That was bad. This is the World Cup. This guy doesn't know what the World Cup is. He only asks for questions from his friends. This is not professional.

"If you go to Brazil you will have questions in English, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian.

"All the journalists have the same opportunity. And Brazil is five times champions, not once."

Bevington said afterwards: "We complied fully with FIFA's regulations by bringing the coach and a player, our captain, to the conference.

"Furthermore, and as agreed with FIFA, we had a further five minutes with English newspapers and a further five minutes with FIFA.com."

In the five minutes access allowed to the wider world, journalists learnt that manager Fabio Capello knew his team - which he did not reveal - and that skipper Gerrard was confident of victory.

Platitudes delivered, Bevington declared after five minutes and 12 seconds: "OK, everybody, thank you very much. I would like to invite the English Sunday newspapers to join us in a separate room."

One reporter sarcastically clapped and with that the England delegation swept out of the room.

Although German coach Joachim Loew failed to appear before the media on Saturday, he did speak to them for 45 minutes on Friday and the German FA, at least, gave reporters the chance to quiz goalkeeping coach Andreas Koepke for 30 minutes on their preparations for the game.

http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/27062010/58/world-cup-2010-england-enrage-media.html

Last night, we saw two teams that never really deserved to lose; they put in so much effort, so much commitment & it was very good to see football played competitively & fairly. . . . no theatrics or unsportman-like conduct.

Kudos to Ghana & big credit to the US for making it a worthy contest - its these kind of matches that will make Africa's first WC truly "A once in a lifetime experience. . . ."