The World Cup Awards: June 21st, 2010.

June 21st, 2010 | by: chris |

DV758958 Team of the Day: Iberian peninsula? Sort of a mixed bag here. Both teams have arguments for and against. Spain played brilliantly but once again couldn’t find that “goal” thing they’re always yapping about, save for David Villa. And Portugal hit 7 against….nobody. North Korea just didn’t show in the second half. It was astonishing and unwatchable, like fish in a barrel an automatic weapon. They simply quit.

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Player of the Day: It’s probably Tiago, who was exemplary and effective (!) in replacing Deco in the Portuguese midfield – even before North Korea torpedoed itself. Which officially makes this the strangest World Cup in history.

Quote of the Day: From French camp – no kidding!

Apparently the unrest in the French camp is down to one man – bullied midfielder Yoann Gourcuff. When chief tormentor Franck Ribery arranged a night out at a ‘gentleman’s club’ for the French players, Gourcuff opted to stay at home. Ribery allegedly confronted him and said: “Does your mother not allow you to go, you homosexual slut?”

Apparently cavorting with strippers is more acceptable than spending a night at home. Is Ribery becoming the face of disgust with the modern footballer?

Don’t answer that.

Goal of the Day: Or try goal of the World Cup – who cares if it’s in the Swedish second division?

More Proof We Need Sweden At The World Cup:

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Best Office Sprucer-Upper: I’m fairly sure Chrome is the browser of choice around WCB Global Headquarters. Show some spirit.

Footballers Should Not Rap Award: The Year of the Umlaut does not include the music charts.

Worst Sign: Torres is married, which means this should read: Torres Let Me Be Your Dirty Tiger Woods Mistress – You Can Even Call Me Rafa!

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Speaking of…

Fan of the Day: As always, we keep it classy.

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Matchup of the Day: Spain takes on Chile. [Something vaguely dirty sounding in Spanish here.]

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tmurph1000

if the quote by ribery was truley said by him i think its safe to say hes gona get his ass kicked one day
http://france.worldcupblog.org/ OffsideSarah

Well, it the Mirror and the ENG media is the last source I was trust on issues within the French team. So, thats automatically two strikes against the validity of the report (in my opinion)- but given the events of the past several days, anything could be true…
http://france.worldcupblog.org/ OffsideSarah

Chris – Im glad to see you took my previous comments to heart regarding diversity of hair color. Now how about some more racial diversity – as we girls come in all shades and colors : )
http://www.facebook.com/people/Bryan-Crossland/799300175 Bryan Crossland

Matchup of the day goes to Chilean chick.
yelena

woke up this mornin and you guys made my day by postin that lethally hilarious photo of Pique… haha! lmao!… was happy spain won…would have been happier w/ a third goal..
http://www.worldcupblog.org chris

I've worked on that, promise. And I make no distinctions – not even blondes ('cept Danish blondes…Gesu). But…there are no girls showing up. At least not in parkas, scarves and Gigi Buffon headwarmers. It's just scrapping for something.

I can't be faulted that this isn't Germany. (Or can I? Probably.)
JeanFrancoisRacinet

Ribery disgusts me as a person. Although I feel a lot safer with him on the field than others.
Dumitru86

Ribery lost a lot of respect from me because of that whole scandal with that underage prostitute, but in this case, if I would invite someone, and that person won't show up, I would feel a little shunned. Couldn't gourcuff say so right when he was invited he is not into this kind of fun? And why did he not go, what is he, some sort of ultrareligios guy, that never goes to a night club? Especially given that Ribery is seen as a senior of the squad, you would think to try to bond with him and everyone else.
http://profiles.yahoo.com/u/S4CFPZNHD5UIPA4B7EBREGZRFU Angelo Ricaldi

gourcuff is like me. the good looking one of the group that really isnt into partying and feels more comfortable at home, while the shreks and “party-goers” of the world go out thinking they have a chance with women. and if they do, its definetely not cuz of their looks…
TewDollars

Piqué – In two separate occasions was kicked twice in the head, bled, never seemed need to shed, his jersey.
http://www.mcalcio.com Marco P.

Given the rest of the mirror article, and the fact the author was giving match odds, I'm sure it was tongue in cheek tmurph. Ribery's sex-scandal makes me even think none of the story is true, but was just an excuse for a good pun.
http://transpolyasexual.wordpress.com/ Cerberus137

Man, Ribery is scum, isn't he?

Combining homophobia, sexism, and raw unprofessionalism into one nasty package with one action and reaction. What does he do for an encore, devour a live puppy?
http://france.worldcupblog.org/ OffsideSarah

No he prefers underage girls….