The World Cup’s Biggest Battle

December 20th, 2005 | by: WC Bob | Comments Off

It is still over 5 months away, but the World Cup is already rubbish, literally. In what is shaping up to be a more intense battle than any of the first round matches, FIFA has told a German man, Matthias Blume, to put a halt to his attempt to auction off the name tags used in the televised draw for the World Cup that he found in the garbage, while cleaning up after the event.

“FIFA has sent a warning to the legal representatives of the person concerned and pointed out that this is a violation of FIFA’s name rights and that the auction should be stopped,” said FIFA spokesman Andreas Herren.

Blume’s response: “I want to see it through,” he said. “I’m a fighter, I like a fight and this is a real fight.”

Here at WorldCupBlog we always enjoy a good fight. That is why we propose a 3-round boxing match between Blume and FIFA’s spokesman. The winner gets the rubbish and a date with Heidi Klum. The loser will be forced to watch Tunisia play Saudi Arabia.