Posts Tagged ‘ FIFA ’

Vanuatu to Host 2026 World Cup

Dec 3rd, 2010 | By
Vanuatu to Host 2026 World Cup

After the disappointment of not getting the World Cup, Tony has come up with a little something you may enjoy! Once again England’s hopes of hosting the World Cup were dashed as rank outsiders Vanuatu were the shock choice of FIFA delegates. The tiny Pacific nation, which discovered huge oil reserves off its coastline in
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Paul the Octopus Update,That Final and WC2010

Jul 12th, 2010 | By

Well Paul has once again proved  his prediction mussel. He correctly predicted Spain as winners of the World Cup. Maybe the tide has turned for Lawro – his job is now surely under threat. Maybe we’ll see Paul predicting Premier League games next season, but after one observation, if he does – I’d want to
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The Greatest Show On Earth

Jun 28th, 2010 | By

Arun returns with an article about the World Cup, written before yesterday’s debacle. ___________________________________________________________________________________ In a country torn apart by apartheid, and ruined by discrimination, there was a ray of hope. During this era of darkness which clouded a continent, on Robben Island, many political prisoners were imprisoned. Among those incarcerated, were two special individuals,
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No Favours at the Window

Feb 2nd, 2010 | By

Here is Dale’s latest article, not a surprise that it is about the transfer window! Enjoy. ——————————————————————————————————– Considering we’re constantly being told to spend our way out of a global recession, the January transfer window does anything but contribute to a financial solution. To tell the London stock exchange that trading can only take place
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Big Nation/Small Nation

Mar 24th, 2009 | By

Here is a first article from another forum regular Czech-Mate —————————————————————————————————————————– During a recent discussion at work, something dawned on me. If you scratch the surface of the so called “Beautiful game” you’ll notice that a hell of a lot isn’t exactly…shall we say “Up to scratch”. Lets start from the top, none other than
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