It’s a departure from the safe European home that is our club infatuation. World Cup 2010 is upon us – we give such a life-like account of how the tournament will pan out you’ll think you’ve been robbed, beat up, and contracted chlamydia. The teams, the winners, the demented reasoning why, all the while pondering [...]

Belated thoughts and ill-conceived early predictions for World Cup 2010 South Africa… FIFA missed a gilt-edged opportunity to enliven the draw and make it more a media sensation: instead of drawing from pots, the orbs could have been strategically placed about the undraped and vulnerable form of hostess Charlize Theron a la naked sushi fetes in [...]