FOR ME, the World Cup is similar to the football season in one way.
I have to tune out all the banal quotes and non-stories.
I call that stuff “soft news.”
ROSICKY signs for Arsenal?
Hard news
RIBERY wanted by Arsenal and others?
Soft news.
ROONEY scan says he is fit?
Hard news.
BALLACK misses training with calf injury?
Soft news. Michael Ballack doesn’t head the ball with his calf. If you’re being pedantic, you could say he uses his calf to jump. But I’m one of the least pedantic people you will ever read or meet.
BECKHAM says, “This the is the best, strongest, most confident England team I’ve played in.”
Soft news. Becks is the captain, he has to say that.
ENGLAND stuff Jamaica 6-0 ?
Soft news.
SAHA fancies French chances?
Soft news. I rate Saha, I fancy France, but that is soft news.
RONALDO is OK after mystery foot problem.
Soft news.
JAPAN players shrug off Nakata tantrum.
Soft news.
ZAMBROTTA out of Ghana opener.
Hard news.Any team would miss Zambrotta
LAST NIGHT we watched Sven : The coach, the cash, the lovers on More4.
It was watchable garbage, a pisstake which mixed lookalikes with real news footage.
Amusing to see real footage of the shameless Faria Alam saying, “Sven always said to me, ‘Ulrika is a stupid girl’ “