What chance do England have if they can’t even beat the Yanks?

Simon says: what in the bloody hell was that?

Only asking the question everyone is thinking. The English team is full of superstars like Rooney, Gerrard, Lampard, Cole, Terry etc. yet can’t beat the USA?Thankfully my precious Stevie G was there to score a goal.

I’m rooting for you, England, I really am but I thought this match was a foregone conclusion. Is it the goalkeeper? True, most EPL goalies are foreign so we’re left with the scraps.

Anyway, get it together!

Ten reasons to watch the 2010 World Cup

Is it just me or are there an inordinate amount of ridiculously good-looking football players out there? Like 95% at least.  So  this observation came because the World Cup begins in, ooh, about 2 hours and there’s never been a better reason to watch it. In fact, I’m prepared to say right now that this is the best-looking  coupe du monde teams ever (even though Poland and the luscious Artur Boruc didn’t make the cut). Behold! Ten reasons to watch this year’s World Cup (in no particular order).

1. A good chunk of the Italian national football team.

(L-R) Italy's Antonio di Natale, Federico Marchetti, Domenico Criscito, Vincenzo Iaquinta and Claudio Marchisio.

2. Dios mio!

Paraguay's Roque Santa Cruz

3. The Polish blood would explain the hotness.

Germany's Lukas Podolski

4. He IS American but I can overlook that, or at least can’t see past his adorableness to care.

The USA's Carlos Bocanegra

5. Leader of the pack in the French team in more ways than one. Too bad Chamakh plays for Morocco instead of his native France or else he may have been a contender.

France's Yoann Gourcuff

6. Lushest goalkeeper, second only to the aforementioned Artur Boruc.

Spain's Victor Valdes

7. He’s a devout, Bible passage-citing Christian and was a virgin until he got married which seems against the laws of nature.

Brazil's Kaka

8.  As cute as a puppy. One of the few blondies as well.

Denmark's Nicklas Bendtner

9. Not usually a freckle fan but Nando does it perfectly.

Spain's Fernando Torres

10. No list is complete without the King of Metro.

Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo

HONOURABLE MENTIONS:

• The Netherlands’ Robin van Persie and Ibrahim Afellay
• Portugal’s Miguel Veloso
• Slovenia’s Bojan Jokic and Nejc Pečnik
• Spain’s Gerard Pique
• France’s Cedric Carrasso and Andre-Pierre Gignac
• Australia’s Nikita Rukavytsya, Carl Valeri, Harry Kewell, and Tim Cahill.
• USA’s Benny Feilhaber
• Germany’s Manuel Neuer

GO THE SOCCEROOS!!