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Kaká has had a s*** season at Madrid, he has a chronic groin injury and barely trained for them. He's finished as a world class player in my opinion.

Since I remember seeing this debate at this place, Real Sociedad had an open-top bus celebration for winning the Second Division. http://www.marca.com/tv/?v=8fPgFFlLoTt

It was fun. I find myself hoping that NK grab some points, preferably against Portugal. That would be so amusing.

Wouldn't just make more sense to use you know, the actual ball you're going to play with?

They are playing Brazil, 90% of the teams in this world are going to play defensive against them.

This needs some Team America action

I'm still enjoying the World Cup of course, just not as much as I expected. Hopefully things will heat up in the following group matches as there's room to fuck around in the first one. And yes, Brazil are my favorites too.

Honestly, fully expecting Brazil-NK to finish 1-nil or something. Turboshit tournament so far.

Boubacar Barry keeps a clean sheet against Cristiano Ronaldo

Sorry Drog, Lampard wasn't in the box this time.

That skin tight fit will look stellar on Nolan.

Kolo Touré seems to be spending half the game lying on the grass.

Drog on

Honestly, for all our favoriteness we are probably looking at Portugal/CIV in second round, Italy on quarters, Argentina on semis... hardly an easy walk to the final.

Gutted seeing Drogba on that bench really. Such a miss.

Presumptuous f***er. Aye, first time in my fucking life that I go to an international tournament with justified feeling of arrogance, let me bask in it before I get thrown into the abyss of a customary quarter final exit

We are probably playing the winner of this game in the second round. Still not sure which one I prefer. Portugal I guess. Better rivalry and we'd probably have a harder time dealing with CIV's physicality.

Why wouldn't he be? No idea, injury, mad manager. Even Maradona wouldn't be mad enough to not play Ronaldo, so I can't see anyone else doing it. I'm still expecting Messi to be dropped at least once in this tournament

Riquelme will flounder in England I reckon, particularly at his age. Never handled physicality well and was quite slow.

Ok, going with this: Slovakia -1 Portugal Brazil -2 10 returns 99

Lost 10€ on my magnificient Italy/Cameroon/Netherlands accy.

Cute.

If oldtype somehow has access to NK media I'd love to hear how the inevitable drubbings are reported down there. NK-Brazil is going to be first-degree murder.

I have only missed the Korea and Germany games, which seem to have been the most entertaining so far. Maybe I'm cursing the WC?

i hate that we are the last ones to play. I'm itching.