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Newspapers have their Headlines Examined

By: Peter | June 23rd, 2006 | 8 Comments »

With the US eliminated from the World Cup, some in the American media are at the their cheekiest writing headlines about the games yesterday. Some of our favorites:

Ghan-ers: Cup now all empty for U.S.

It’s clever with that pun, sophisticated with that half-full, half-empty metaphor, and is just melancholic enough not to seem trivializing. Well done Boston Herald.

End of a Reyna: Veteran done with U.S. duty

This one applies similar structure and sophistication with the veteran/duty thing, but it feels like one of those headlines that this guy has been saving for Reyna’s entire career. Boston Herald again.

Here today, Ghana tomorrow.

Not only is the LA Times demonstrating that they know how to FIND the online idiom dictionaries, but they know how to USE the online idiom dictionaries.

Bad penalty call punctuates ineptitude as U.S. World Cup ends.

Really rolls off the tongue. And I’m not quite sure whose ineptitude was punctuated. The final question: “Shouldn’t the U.S. have done better?” makes the whole article worthwhile.SoccerTimes

Time runs out on USA

I’m pretty sure no one from USA Today even watched the game.


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Username By Chad Oz | June 23rd, 2006 at 3:36 am
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Here’s one from the N.Y. Post:

U.S. A GHANA

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Username By Stuart | June 23rd, 2006 at 2:42 pm
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It’s usually pretty funny when the American media tries to do any kind of story about “football”…it’s there, so they HAVE to cover it, but they just don’t have a clue.

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Username By Iwaya | June 23rd, 2006 at 3:38 pm
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“here today, ghana tomorrow,” surely this merits a place in the pantheon of great headlines! i absolutely love it!

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Username By Colin D | June 23rd, 2006 at 3:43 pm
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ESPN’s online headline yesterday was Going, Going Ghana.

Even in defeat, U.S. soccer has to face stupid metaphors from other U.S. sports (Baseball, in this case)

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Username By | June 23rd, 2006 at 6:51 pm
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Nothing is as classic as the ‘Reality Czech’ though.

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Username By karl | June 23rd, 2006 at 7:50 pm
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I knew the press would have a field day with all the czech hominims, I’m glad they kept it up with Ghana. Didn’t see any for the Italy match, that would have taken some finess.

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Username By Ariane | June 23rd, 2006 at 8:05 pm
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Zé: That is purely a classic. (Along with ‘Czech mate’ and ‘Czech’d’ and so on and so forth)

Ah US media…The Ghana puns sound sillier than the Czech ones. Mind, I personally liked the Czech puns

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Username By WISHWY | June 23rd, 2006 at 8:22 pm
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GHANA WITH THE WIND!

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