As a FIFA World Cup newbie and soccer fandom outsider, I was more or less neutral for most of this World Cup. Personally, I’m in the habit of supporting underdogs but I also have a weakness for the story of sports as much as the games. In today’s final I didn’t know which side could […]
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Italy Through, Aussie’s Out
26 June 2006 – 10:10 am
Even following it through the MatchCast it was a pretty interesting game. A really unfortunate way to end, but all credit to the Socceroos for strongly challenging a much higher ranked team.
Go Socceroos Go
23 June 2006 – 11:00 pm
I’m not much of a sports fan. And, given that I live on the silent continent of soccer, I’m way out of the loop on the beautiful game. However, I’ve just started following the World Cup on the Internet. (I don’t have a cable or satellite subscription so I can’t watch on TV. Like I […]
Not Paying Enough Attention
29 March 2006 – 6:28 pm
Silly me. I’m clearly not paying enough attention because it turns out that Cindy Klassen was already named Athlete of the Year in 2005. I don’t know if one person can be chosen two years running, but if it is possible Klassen will certainly be on the nominee list. (I could look this up, but […]