Strange World Cup

[ajoknoblauch]

He is terrific, but he deserves to be baned.

Sounds like he'd fit in on the outskirts of Bahía Blanca.

 

[Girino]

He's claiming that Chiellini's shoulder hurt his mouth and his teeth.

It's so absurd it's almost funny.

Is this true? I thought that johnw100 was kiddin'.

 

[BAJeffpat]

A strange World Cup by the numbers for all the nerds out there:

http://www.economist.com/blogs/graphicdetail/2014/06/daily-chart-10

 

[Napoleon]

He is terrific, but he deserves to be baned.

I think that you mean that he should banned.

But if you really mean that he should be "Baned", I think that there are others out there who agree with you.

 

[scotttswan]

He is terrific, but he deserves to be baned.

meh i've seen worse on a football pitch.

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-28026152 made me laugh.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LPp0teYYi70

was much worse imho

 

[Gringoboy]

Argentina has also been a pleasant surprise, considering Messi's past track record in World Cup matches.

 

[Napoleon]

Argentina has also been a pleasant surprise, considering Messi's past track record in World Cup matches.

This is true. But it does help being in one of the easiest groups, having limited travel, being awarded "home games" in Porto Alegre and Curitiba (I believe), as well as being given multiple free kicks outside the box. Still, I did not expect him to score my than 2 goals the entire tournament.

 

[johnw100]

Is this true? I thought that johnw100 was kiddin'.

Read some of the Uruguay press comments about it, truly astonishing. And now their FA are saying the bite marks were photoshopped!! I`ve seen some 5-6 angles from different photos, could they have all been photoshopped? do pigs actually fly?
http://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/jun/25/luis-suarez-bite-uruguayan-english-press-agenda

 

[DontMindMe]

Here is a helpful article about today's USA-Germany game for those like me who are still learning the ins and outs of this World Cup business:

http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2014/06/us-germany-world-cup-primer.html

 

[johnw100]

Luis Suarez banned for 4 months http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/28023882