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Tuesday, July 11, 2006

World Cup Withdrawal Syndrome

10:30 PM

World Cup Withdrawal Syndrome :
A Syndrome which happens every four years among soccer fans, especially after the World Cup. It could be due to loss of bets, or favourite team losing out in finals. It can also be due to having nothing to talk about in coffeeshops anymore with strangers.

There is no vaccine avaliable now. The only cure is time. Duration: Four years.

Also read : Euro Withdrawal Syndrome

FACT: THE WORLD CUP IS OVER

But it's the time where awards are given.

http://www.ez_blogspace.blogspot.com will present awards to :

The Whole World Hates Me Award

Best Actor Award

Best Young Player Award

Golden Ball Award

The Whole World Hates Me Award

Nominees :

Zinedine Zidane - Headbutt
Cristiano Ronaldo - Wayne Rooney
Wayne Rooney - Red Card
Marco Materazzi - Zidane?
Ronaldo - Irregular Performance

This award is based on their specatular performance in the world cup where they have made the whole world to come in unison to HATE them. Their performance may no doubt be good, but at times dissapointing.

And the WINNER(LOSER?):

A TIE BETWEEN CRISTIANO RONALDO AND WAYNE ROONEY

Team mates turned into rivals having after meeting in an unexpected quarter-final. Ronaldo winked to his bench and walked over to the referee after Rooney made a bad tackle stomping on the Portuguese's grion.

The award is given mainly because of Ronaldo's bad tease and also Rooney for killing his team's chance to proceed in the world cup just because of arguing.

Now they even have to fight for this award.

Best Actor Award

Nominees:
Fabio Grosso ( Vs Australia Dive )
The Whole Portugal Team - Divers Co.( VS FRANCE )

WINNER.
Fabio Grosso. PLAINLY BECAUSE HE WON OVER THE REFEREE. THE PORTUGAL TEAM DIDN'T.

BEST YOUNG PLAYER
Lukas Podolski (GER)
Cristiano Ronaldo (POR)
Lionel Messi (ARG)

His two Goals VS. Sweden was plain beauty and he's a gentleman on the field. Someone should learn.

GOLDEN BALL AWARD

Fabio Cannavaro (ITA)
Zinedine Zidance (FRA)
Gianluigi Buffon (ITA)
Miroslav Klose (GER)

Tough fight. Fabio Cannavaro did great for Italy. Zidane pushed France up to a title contender. Buffon, unbeaten on the field. Klose, Mr Marksman.

My PICK?

Gianluigi Buffon (ITA)

SAVES

AFTER SAVES

A FEW MISSES WE DIDN'T MIND

His oustanding performance, having unbeaten on the field is great. An own goal and a penalty is accidental. Given that penelty could have been a trick of Zidane knowing how great a keeper Buffon is, he needed to chip the ball that way to ensure it went in.

Gentlemen in the cup, he's been talking and being so friendly to opponents that almost burst pass his line.

MY PICK, MY HERO. BUFFON

Monday, July 10, 2006

A Beautiful Ending For WC 2006

5:24 AM

Who would have thought the Finals would be so exciting?

An early penalty gave Zidane and Co a 1-0 lead.

The hit-the-pole-bounce-luckily-beyond-the line goal stunned all.

They thought Buffon did it.

The whole coffeshop went in panic.

Most of us looked at our Special from Singapore Pools. First Goal By Italy. *TEAR*

Then came a cross to ITALY's Materazzi was headed in!!! GOAL!!!!!

The coffeeshop was high in spirts.

Then came another. HIT THE POST!

-Half Time-

Jia Wei looked at me. H-A,H-H,H-D *TEAR*

Italy Win. Still got chance.

Second Half. ITALY's Luca Toni SCORES with a diving header! THE WHOLE COFFESHOP WENT WILD.

The linesmans waves his checked flag. OFFSIDE

BOO!

-EXTRA TIME-

In the ninth minute of overtime, Franck Ribery of France shot wide off the far post. It was the closest any player had come to scoring in overtime.

Second Half Of Extra Time. We saw Zidane headbutting Marco Materazzi in the chest after the two exchanged words while walking down the field.

3 Minutes of delay and Zi Zou was sent to the locker room.

Will France LIFT THEIR CUP w/o their captain?

PE PEE PEEEEEE!!

-PENALTY-

First 3 shots went in.

David Trezrguet. France vs Senegal 2002. He went for a shot that hit the high post. He went down history as he did that again.

VERDICT : ITALY 5-3 ON PENALTY