S#*t just got real

It’s crazy to think that it has only been about two weeks since the opening ceremony of the World Cup. So much has happened in the last 48 games, goals galore, brilliant saves, great crowds, and of course load and loads of controversy. But that is all behind us. We now go to the next …

S#*t just got real

ninesixfourtwo: It’s crazy to think that it has only been about two weeks since the opening ceremony of the World Cup. So much has happened in the last 48 games, goals galore, brilliant saves, great crowds, and of course load and loads of controversy. But that is all behind us. We now go to the …

Where Fools Dare Tread

ninesixfourtwo: So the group stages are over and we now look forward to the knockout stages of the tournament. Before we head forward however I thought this was a good time to look back and evaluate the group stages, and give my first XI for the opening rounds. the following players are mostly from games …

The Media and The Cup

The other day I was reading an article about Louis Van Gaal and a rant he had made about FIFA, scheduling and also how his team have been totally hard done by with bad refereeing. Now this article wasn’t surprising in itself, other than Van Gaal’s claim that the two penalties awarded against his team …

The Media and The Cup

ninesixfourtwo: The other day I was reading an article about Louis Van Gaal and a rant he had made about FIFA, scheduling and also how his team have been totally hard done by with bad refereeing. Now this article wasn’t surprising in itself, other than Van Gaal’s claim that the two penalties awarded against… The …

A dish best served cold?

ninesixfourtwo: This tournament seems to love proving me and my erstwhile colleague wrong at every turn. Both of us we sure that Portugal led by an on form Cristiano Ronaldo would take this tournament by storm and would at least reach the quarter finals. Even though there is a minuscule chance for the… A dish …