Robbers get fancy new mantelpiece ornaments
Thieves have pilfered seven replica trophies from FIFA‘s temporary World Cup headquarters in Johannesburg.
FIFA have understandably kept schtum on the rather embarrassing issue, but South African police commissioner Gen. Bheki Cele (he’s been busy) told reporters earlier today:
“We know there [...]
Read morePunters stay away in droves
Despite initial claims prostitutes (and their punters) would be having a whale of a time at this year’s World Cup – to the point where there were calls for their trade to be legalised in South Africa while the competition was [...]
Read moreWe hope and pray this catches on.
Genius.
Read moreWhen Worldcupfever goes wrong…
The Spoiler suggests next time the football’s on but everyone’s still watching Emmerdale or some such nonsense, and things start to get a little tetchy, you remember this story…
61-year-old South African David Makoeya was beaten to death by his wife and two kids [...]
Read moreA: Yes.
Yesterday, as the first round of World Cup group games drew to a close and the second began, there was a change in the air in South Africa. Teams started playing entertaining football.
Driven by the urgency of simply needing to get some points on the board, [...]
Read moreYeah man, Shakira did her thing… whatever that is
Of course, with Glasto on the horizon, all of the coolest kids will be tucking spliffs into their underpants, scouring Ebay for jester’s hats, readying themselves for a few days of psychedelic rock music, and evenings spend nonchalantly [...]
Read more…and not with his ball-juggling skills. Actually, wait…
There was much sympathy from the football world at the start of the month, when it appeared Benni McCarthy had been dropped from the home nation’s World Cup squad for being too fat – an accusation backed up [...]
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Shooting practice for Argentina, Maradona-style
With kick off only two days away, women around the planet are breaking out their World Cup survival kits, as documented in this [...]
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