Lionel Messi is impossible

An open-and-shut case from FiveThirtyEight: Lionel Messi is far and away the best player in football. This article was delivered by morse code from a Miss S.R. Cryer, I thought it was worthwhile to leave here for your enjoymentLionel Messi is impossible

The Fifth Podcast is up

Why don’t you head on over to thepodcast section of the website and have a listen. In the Part One of the podcast Numbernine and The Fool discuss the first two quarter finals, whilst in the second part (which is slightly longer) they discuss the last two quarter finals, which thanks to time zones was …

ninesixfourtwo: So the final eight have been decided, and it is the first time in the era of the current format that the group winners have all progressed to the final eight. Despite the so called favourites winning each game, the second round games were not without drama and intrigue in each game. In no…

Super 8

ninesixfourtwo: We have just had an amazing round of 16, even though all the group toppers have made it to the final eight, it has been exciting, and very unpredictable, and if I may say quite un-knockout round-esque. . I will leave my erstwhile colleague to bask in the afterglow of the previous; I will …

The Great Step Forward

So the final eight have been decided, and it is the first time in the era of the current format that the group winners have all progressed to the final eight. Despite the so called favourites winning each game, the second round games were not without drama and intrigue in each game. In no game, …

Super 8

We have just had an amazing round of 16, even though all the group toppers have made it to the final eight, it has been exciting, and very unpredictable, and if I may say quite un-knockout round-esque. . I will leave my erstwhile colleague to bask in the afterglow of the previous; I will look …