Rio Or Bust
Winners
Coleen McLoughlins brother has taught his pet parrot to squawk Rooney…Goal!
West Ham fan Gary Marling received a free ticket after his flag was mistaken for a Nazi symbol and seized.
According to the Co-ordination Fan Project, there are more England fans in Germany than 12 other countries combined. Aside from the Germans, the 100,000 England fans in Germany make them the biggest contingent, ahead of Poland (80,000) and Holland (65,000).
Because of soaring gold prices, the 11 lb World Cup trophy is worth twice as much as it was in 2003. It is valued at £57,000.
Losers
An Italian court prosecutor has called for Brazils captain, Cafu, to be jailed for alleged passport fraud. Now if we can get Ronaldinho jailed for crimes against dentistry, and Ronaldo for being overweight, England may have a better chance of winning.
Fifa officials are to warn Mexico coach Ricardo Lavolpe about his habit. Lavolpe was seen puffing away during his teams victory over Iran and it will not do. We looked at the tape and in fact we realised he did smoke, says Fifas head of communications Markus Siegler. An official letter will be sent to the Mexican federation underlining that neither the coaches nor anyone else on the sidelines is allowed to smoke. What will happen if Lavolpe ignores the directive is not stated.
A bus driver in Bedford refused to allow a mother onboard because her sons buggy was flying an England flag.
Posted: 14th, June 2006 | In: Back pages Comment | TrackBack | Permalink
