Beer-powered England set up last 16 battle with Germany
English get Dutch courage from South African booze As Homer Simpson once said: beer is the cause of, and solution to, all of life’s problems. After 180 minutes of ball-achingly ….
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Defeated North Koreans could be sent to work in coal mines
Boots and shinpads swapped for canary and pickaxe, says insider The North Koreans beat a hasty retreat to the team hotel after their 7-0 gubbing at the hands of Portugal on Monday. However, when ….
Pigeon at Algeria game sent to put curse on England team
After all we’ve done for them. Trafalgar Square, anyone? You’ve probably erased the entire game from your mind already, but those of you who can still remember the early moments ….
South African prostitutes angry at World Cup stealing trade
Punters stay away in droves Despite initial claims prostitutes (and their punters) would be having a whale of a time at this year’s World Cup – to the point where there were calls for their ….
North Korea finally decide to show one of their World Cup games live (and get beaten 7-0)
Match billed as revenge for ‘66 was intended to lift spirits Many a joke has been had at the expense of North Korea’s home support and their heavily edited (opposition fans blurred out), week-late World ….
World Cup or Champions League… choose one
Wesley – not a huge World Cup fan In an interview yesterday, Dutch midfielder Wesley Sneijder echoed the sentiments of his former manager Jose Mourinho by claiming the Champions League generally offers up ‘far better’ football ….
The FA lost England’s Jabulani practice balls five months ago
Did England’s test batch get nicked? The Mirror are reporting England could have had an extra four months to practice with the World Cup’s infamous Jabulani ball… except the test batch Adidas sent over was lost at ….
Kim Jong-Il gives live tactical advice to North Korea manager using ‘invisible phone’
Dictator secretly invents futuristic communication device The North Koreans have provided an admirable amount of entertainment in this World Cup, what with the training in secret, hot salty tears of patriotism, and unintentionally ironic attempts ….
Bristol man gets all World Cup on his house’s ass
Easier for visitors to find? The Spoiler has some experience of Knowle West in Bristol, thanks to a few years spent getting loaded on the taxpayer’s buck back in the early ….
Outrage! Mean FIFA honchos make hot Dutch girls cry…
Nice dress, girls – now get out! Some of you might have noticed an intriguing section of the stands during yesterday’s Holland match. One that seemed awash with numerous ….