I´m really hating this “oba-oba” that Euler mentioned that Parreira got. The first half of our game against New Zeland was absolutely BULLSHIT, and our defense was horrible, as always, even against a weak team like New Zeland.

As a side note, I wanted to kill myself while listening to Galvao Bueno arrogance through the entire New Zeland game. This guy is disgusting.

The newest story is Ronaldo’s fever. HOORJ! RONALDO HAS A FEVER! CRY TV COVERAGE AND LET SLIP THE DOGS OF PRESS, let’s talk about Ronaldo’s fever nonstop and through in a few blister mentions until we actually have something worthy to talk about. WHO SHOULD REPLACE RONALDO IN THE EVENT THAT HE HAS A HEADACHE? News at 11.

I can’t wait for the cup to actually start so we can discuss thinks like goalkeeper-made goals, odd goal commemorations, best-looking goals, and stuff like that. The daily Ronaldo drama and daily Pele-said-Cadu/Robert-Carlos-said game is making me sick.

That’s why I watch my TV on mute.

When a referee loses control of the match, some players start getting away with stronger and stronger tackles. Eventually, these reckless challenges can end a player’s season or career.

I’m not sure if this is what happened in the France/China game, but football should never morph into wrestling – regardless of which two teams are on the pitch. We already have hockey for that!

It’s in fact about something that has been the core of a long pre-world cup going debate in the brazilian press… the difference between the “tough” playing style and the “fair” playing style. Parreira (Brazil’s coach) seems to think that one of the biggest problems on this WC will be referees allowing too many fouls, not being sharp enough and without issuing red and yellow cards due to the fact that referees used on matches will be from other continents (ie, a European nation vs a South American nation will have an african or asian referee) leading to some matches with ‘less than great’ referees) leading to a match played by physical strength more than anything else.

Nobody wants special treatment and this is not an issue – remember that the vast majority of the players on the Brazil team play on Europe. They’re just worried that referees without too much WC experience will be too lenient.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/world_cup_2006/teams/brazil/5055020.stm

Is Ronaldinho seriously asking for special treatment?

I laughed so hard I almost spit tea all over my computer monitor.

I expect better from him. He should be ashamed.