Has Phil been knocking back the Chilean wine? No other cogent reason comes to mind why Fred is the Brazilian number nine. It must be the sweet harvest of the vine that has big Phil’s selection so defined, with Fred still as Brazilian number nine. Neymar, Hulk and Oscar, they’re all fine but ashen-faced supporters […]

Colombia passed slickly, pushed the team in blue back quickly with tenacity and not a little flair, knocked the ball around precisely and kept it most concisely, the Uruguayans grasping at thin air. Young Rodriguez gained his fame as he lit the yellow flame. The blue attack was lame, somewhat toothless, rather lame, But it […]

Watching the telly through peripheral vision. (Green versus orange. Come on Ireland!) An early goal! We go ahead! A feast! And then we think, in our cute hoor way, ah yes, the best way to defend this lead is to sit back and let the opposition pour all over us like orange sauce saturating the […]

Half the teams preparing for the knockouts; half the teams back home with some regrets. Defences hoping they will keep some lock-outs; attackers hoping they will ripple nets. Some teams eliminated unexpectedly; some teams most surprisingly survived. Some big players have flown back home dejectedly; several of the lesser lights have thrived. Every team has […]

Déjà-vû? Does it make you shiver? Postman Pat has failed to deliver. A laser beam may have messed him up but Pat’s now driving out of the Cup. World Cup football? Had enough of that – time to go and play with his black and white cat. Drive to the village of Greendale, then he […]