Tag Archives: world cup 2010

Howard Webb – A Yorkshireman at Soccer City

By 6000 | 6000 | July 8, 2010

Many congratulations to local boy and colleague of my brother  - apparently, “you wouldn’t mess” – Howard Webb for being awarded (I believe this is the official technical term) the job of refereeing Sunday evening’s World Cup Final in Johannesburg. As the Sheffield Star (ah, the memories…) reports: The 38-year-old former police sergeant, from Rotherham, [...]

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Dear Uruguay

By 6000 | 6000 | July 7, 2010

Dear Uruguay, As an honourary South African, may I first apologise for the huge amount of anti-Uruguayan sentiment that has been demonstrated amongst the locals here since Luis Suarez’s last-gasp handball against Ghana. Labeling the whole team as “cheats”, ”scum” and “cheating scum” due to the instinctive actions of one player is rather foolish and unnecessary in my [...]

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Helen doesn’t love me anymore

By 6000 | 6000 | July 5, 2010

Oh for a politician with a sense of humour. Or at least one with my sense of humour. It’ll never happen. We had a great time at the game on Saturday. Beers and prego rolls at &Union, heated debate over the Luis Suarez handball, the awesome Cape Town fan mile and then an entertaining, if [...]

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4-0

By 6000 | 6000 | July 3, 2010

Just back from the Argentina v Germany quarter final, slightly drunk and hugely disappointed with the South American capitulation. This sums it up nicely. More photos to be uploaded tomorrow. Watch this space. (Or one very similar to it),

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Another great night out

By 6000 | 6000 | June 30, 2010

It’s the first rest day of the 2010 FIFA World Cup today and fans all over South Africa – if not the world – will be wondering what to do this evening. I’ll be heading down to Kalk Bay for some inspirational seafood, but I’ll still be anxiously looking around the restaurant for a big [...]

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