Paul the Octopus dies
Posted by admin on Oct 26, 2010 | Leave a Comment
Paul the Octopus, who rose to prominence for his accurate predictions of Germany’s matches, has died. Said to have been born in January 2008 in Weymouth, England, the octopus predicted the correct result of all but two of Germany’s games during Euro 2008, failing to predict the defeats to Croatia and Spain.
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Football used in FIFA WC final fetches £48,000
Posted by vivek on Jul 17, 2010 | Leave a Comment
The soccer ball used in the final match of the FIFA World Cup 2010 in South Africa was sold for 48,200 pounds in an online auction.
The ball made by sports kit maker Adidas was one of those used in the final between Spain and the Netherlands played in Johannesburg.
According to the auctioneer eBay, the controversy around the ball with complaints about its movement through the air has fuelled interest, The Telegraph...
Sarkozy blasts ‘disastrous’ French World Cup team
Posted by vivek on Jul 13, 2010 | Leave a Comment
President Nicolas Sarkozy damned the shamed French football squad, saying the team had been “disastrous” for their country’s image at the World Cup in South Africa.
“The image shown by the French team in South Africa? Disastrous. I said: ‘Those in charge must go’. They are gone, let’s not heap abuse on them. The players couldn’t get bonuses. They didn’t,”...
Octopus Paul will die soon !
Posted by vivek on Jul 12, 2010 | Leave a Comment
Octopus Paul is retiring from the oracle business and will not give any more oracle predictions. He will be getting back to do what he likes best: play with his handlers and making children laugh.
The psychic cephalopod became a global sensation and the star of FIFA World Cup 2010 by correctly predicting the result of every Germany game at the World Cup. He signed off with a perfect eight out of eight record by picking...
‘Make Octopus Paul St Paul of football’ – says Bollywood
Posted by vivek on Jul 12, 2010 | Leave a Comment
Paul, the “psychic octopus”, won praise and adulation from Indian celebrities on Monday for his dream run of predictions at the World Cup Football after correctly prognosticating a Spanish victory in the finals.
And there was a suggestion – christen the two-year old octopus as “St Paul of Football.”
“Paulie Baba zindabad!! Didn’t kick a single ball and lifted World Cup,”...
And the mobiles went Waka Waka
Posted by vivek on Jul 12, 2010 | Leave a Comment
Indians may love cricket but the world’s biggest sporting event, the FIFA World Cup 2010, and its official anthem Waka Waka have not gone exactly unnoticed here either.
Despite India not being a participant in the tournament – and having scant hope of doing so in the foreseeable future – more than 300,000 subscribers of the telecom company that held exclusive rights to sell the Waka Waka anthem on...
We deserved to lose: Dutch media
Posted by vivek on Jul 12, 2010 | Leave a Comment
The Dutch, known for sometimes being blunt and direct, did not mince their words in criticising their team’s defeat by Spain in the World Cup final.
Netherlands have never won the trophy in the tournament’s 80-year history but hopes were high that their third appearance in the final would finally see them cast off the unwanted label of being “the best team never to have won the World Cup.”
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Spanish media hails the spirit of golden generation
Posted by vivek on Jul 12, 2010 | Leave a Comment
Spain midfielder Andres Iniesta’s dramatic extra-time winner against Netherlands in the World Cup final was the crowning moment for a golden generation of players, local media said on Monday.
“Our Spain… From Here to Eternity,” daily El Mundo wrote on their front page, while El Pais led with “Champions of the World” over the top of a photo of captain Iker Casillas lifting the trophy...
Heroes’ welcome for WC winning Spanish team
Posted by vivek on Jul 12, 2010 | Leave a Comment
Spain gave its football team a heroes’ welcome today as their World Cup triumph over the Netherlands inspired a red and gold fiesta after years of dashed hopes.
As the South African hosts prided themselves for defying pessimistic predictions, up to a million people were expected to line the streets of Madrid for an evening victory parade to cap off their sporting fairytale.
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Mueller claims golden boot, young player accolade
Posted by vivek on Jul 11, 2010 | Leave a Comment
Rising star Thomas Mueller has finished South Africa 2010 as the tournament’s top-scorer after golden boot rivals David Villa and Wesley Sneijder both failed to score in Sunday’s final.
The 20-year-old Mueller scored his fifth World Cup goal in Germany’s 3-2 win over Uruguay on Saturday in the third place play-off.
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