It’s been confirmed, by the next viable chance for the US to host the World Cup (2030 they’re saying), I’ll be damn near 50 years old.
Beckham here will be like 90 by the time the Brits get one, I imagine.
Going to write a post about the conversation spike around the World Cup today, possible search term include: oil, bribe, corruption.
London-based, English bred mando-rock quartet Mumford & Sons took the stage this past Saturday evening at Bonnaroo in Manchester, TN before a crowd of more than 75,000. After two songs off their absolutely excellent debut album Sigh No More, bandleader Marcus Mumford addressed the crowd:
Congrats on your draw.
It fell in stark contrast to say an ACDC-like Are You Ready?! greeting (source: Jim Breuer), and presumably most of the crowd had not even seen the ENG/USA World Cup game that day that ended in 1-1 tie (a tie is the new win in 2010). Still, it sounded like the crowd liked it.*
*I wasn’t at Bonnaroo, but I got to check out this set thanks to NPR, who archived lots and lots of performances from the festival. So far, based on what I’ve heard Mumford & Sons’ show falls a close second to The Dead Weather.
Photo via Nashville Scene
In a new poll commissioned by UK milkshake company Frijj, makers of the chocolate fudge brownie shake, indicate that a percentage of English citizens are ready to make some really rash decisions should England win the 2010 World Cup. According to the exercise in would-be sacrifice, 51% would turn down a night of passionate buggering with the alluring, above pictured, Cheryl Cole. 12% said they would give up sex altogether for a year.
The gauntlet for impetuous World Cup abstinence has been thrown down.
I’m sure we could find some berserk fans on this side of the pond who would give up the same if the U.S. could beat England on that first Saturday of group play.
We’d give up sex.. if team won (Mirror UK)
I think I’d rather be suspended 50 games for alleged PEDs usage.
Shoaib Akhtar has been withdrawn from Pakistan’s squad for the World Twenty20 because of a genital infection.
A PCB press release stated that a medical board had assessed the paceman, that he had undergone electrofulguration – a surgical procedure to destroy tissue by electric current – and will be reassessed in the first week of June. (Shoaib to miss ICC World Twenty20)
I think I’d rather snap both Achilles, and tear every ligament in both knees…and look like Hedo Turkoglu.
According to the BBC, Akhtar’s injury (sounds more like a biblical plague of one, right?) comes on the heels of a string of injuries (calf, knee) he’s suffered since coming back from an 18-month ban.
You ever think that being a bowler just might not be your thing, Shoaib, and consider walking away from the pitch?
He’ll miss Pakistan’s next match, scheduled for June 5 against England. Best of luck with the recovery, sir.
Ricky Hatton laid there on the mat for a good three minutes looking like he was in another world on Saturday. And anyone with even a cursory knowledge of boxing (and the effects of a Manny Pacquiao uncontested left hook) knows that could be it for the Hitman.
What lies in store for Hatton remains to be seen, but according to The Guardian, it didn’t take long for Floyd Mayweather Sr. to find another Brit to take under his wing should Hatton retire. Chris Eubank Jr., whose senior is a former World Champion fighter, will reportedly start training under Mayweather at his Las Vegas-based gym.
“Let’s not dilly-dally with this, let’s get him to the right guy. I’m getting him to the right man,” said [Eubank Sr.] the former middleweight and super-middleweight world champion. “I’m sending him out there. I’ve watched this man [Mayweather], I’ve watched him train him. Christopher is no good to him without heart, he’s got fight, so now, what Floyd will do is teach him the tools.”
19-year old Eubank initially broke into boxing against his father’s wishes when he started training in 2006 in Las Vegas. In a short period of time, he’s amassed six amateur victories and recently won the title of Nevada Golden Gloves Champion at the 165 lbs. According to the Guardian, Eubank is in no rush to go pro and has a strong desire to compete for the UK at the London 2012 Olympics.
Check out Junior dishing out some punishment in one of his amateur fights.
(Additional info from Chris Eubank’s Wikipedia page)
Some cool hell on wheels news of the International persuasion, women’s flat-track squads from Birmingham (UK) and Stuttgart (Deutschland) will face off at the end of the month in Germany. The teams met in the first ever European cross-border battle in November ’08, with Birmingham giving Stuttgart the business, edging out a victory 81-75. They’ll rematch on Jan. 31 in the New Year’s Massacre.
Check out the Birmingham Blitz Derby Dames and Stuttgart Valley Roller Girlz team sites for more info
…Now, on to a plethora of what’s happening…
Border Wars: College Football Recruiting Battles (MoonDog Sports)
BAR IS SOMEWHAT ATTRACTIVE (What Would Tyler Durden Do)
UK Rugger Gets His License Suspended for Three Years for Drunk Driving (Telegraph)
Will Yankees Luxury Suite Controversy Topple Bloomberg Administration? (Deadspin)
Aziz Ansari, Comedian (Gothamist)
Top 10: Music Blogs to Read in 2009!… Including one of my personal favorites Earfarm (via Pop Candy)
Danny Granger’s Three at the Buzzer: ‘You’ve Got to Be Kidding Me’ (Fanhouse)
Lil Wayne on ESPN’s 1st and 10… The Whole 22 Minutes! (Phil Knows Best)
Unlike Josh Hamilton, Chris Andersen Is Comfortable In His Inky Skin (Tirico Suave)
Who will score down under? Australian Open women’s odds (Cuzoogle)
Jon Stewart on Gaza (NY Hoosier)
NFL Year In Review (Intentional Foul)
Bored? Let Diamond Dave get you through the day (9 to Fried)
Noelia’s got some serious backside (on205th)
CHEERLEADER CAPTION CONTEST: WIN A OKLAHOMA SOONERS GREATEST GAMES DVD (The World of Isaac)
England will take on the famed All Blacks of New Zealand next month for the inaugural Hillary Shield. The match honors Sir Edmund Hillary, the first man to climb Mount Everest and huge rugby enthusiast, who passed away earlier this year. (via The Telegraph)
Video of the All Blacks after the links…
Lady Vols’ Summitt Receives Lapchick Award (MoonDog Sports)
THE HOTTEST TV MILFS AND COUGARS OF THE 80s (The World of Isaac)
Olivia Munn dresses up for Halloween (on205th)
Pregaming with Craigslist: World Series Game 1 (Hugging Harold Reynolds)
More Photos Of Big Ten Network’s Melanie Collins Because You Demand It (Busted Coverage)
