Shout Of Order
Winners
England fans are now able to turn off the commentary on the BBC by pressing the red button on their remote controls. Viewers can replace John Motson with Alan Green of BBC Radio Five Live. Or just turn all the voices off. Hurrah!
Trinidad & Tobagos players are to receive a barrel of their local Angostura Rum each if they beat England. If successful, the team should not see the barrel as a challenge, but are allowed to dine out on it for years to come.
Dutch magazine Gay Krant has voted Cristiano Ronaldo the most beautiful, the most attractive and the sexiest player at the World Cup
Losers
Arsenal and Brazils Gilberto Silva was left stranded at the stadium after his teams victory over Croatia when the team bus left without him.
England have been staying at Nurembergs Le Meridien Grand Hotel. Its opposite the main railway station, by the bars, just up from a spot where fans congregate to watch matches on TVs. You cant miss it. Players can hear chanting throughout the night as fans sing them a drunken lullaby.
Fans should not shout too loudly. Professor Carsten Stick, of the Institute for Climatological Medicine at Kiel University, warns fans that in yelling you risk fainting when you breathe too quickly and too deeply.
Saudi Arabias footballers are forbidden from accepting any man-of-the match award because the prize is sponsored by a beer company.
Posted: 15th, June 2006 | In: Back pages Comment | TrackBack | Permalink
