Friday, June 11, 2010

10 Odd World Cup Stories

The U.S. mens team’s bus got stuck behind an elephant. Twice.

The Brazillian referees who will be reffing the USA v. England match have been studying English obscenities to be able to properly award yellow cards.

The Netherlands soccer team has been banned from using Twitter after one of its members posted an offensive video.

Spain has banned its players from going on facebook or twitter because the sites are too distracting.

France’s sports minister is complaining that the French team is spending too much money on its hotel accomodations.

Argentina's Jonas Gutierrez fogot to pack any clothes for his trip to South Africa

Chile and England have forbidden their players from having sex during the World Cup. England has even installed video cameras to ensure that the WAGs (wives and girl-friends) keep their distance.

John Travolta danced in front of Australia’s team in an effort to wish them luck.

A London newspaper has reported that English striker Wayne Rooney looks like Shrek.

The announcers will likely have trouble pronouncing some of the names of the players: Klaas-Jan Huntelaar, Zdravko Kuzmanovic, Zlatan Ljubijankic, Sokratis Papastathopoulos.

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