Snappy Dressers Steal the Show (for me at least)

2006 and it's over! Playing-wise, did not like this world cup. Too little goals, too many penalty shoot-outs, too many divers and over-acting. And of course, mostly, too little Brasil.

And now with it officially over, no more waking up at 3:00am and also, no more of:

Klinsmann and Löw sharing clothes

Mmmm...the Siegfried and Roy of soccer. Don't try to tell me that they don't co-ordinate their outfits before each game.

Roberto Carlos for Brasil

It's sad but true - Roberto Carlos has retired from international soccer. And God help me if Real try to sell him to Chelsea...

Figo for Portugal

My favourite non-Brasilian player and one of the hottest men on earth (please teach C.Ronaldo how it should be done). And here's a puzzle for you all to nibble on:

Figo joined Real Madrid.
Real Madrid won a lot of titles with Figo.
Beckham joined Real Madrid.
Real Madrid stopped winning titles (for 4 seasons now) since Becks joined.
Real decided to sell Figo and keep Beckham.
Why?

24/7 Cristiano Ronaldo (well, at least, for now)

I am so farking tired of seeing his face during EVERY FUCKING SECOND of EVERY FUCKING PORTUGAL GAME. He and the camera-man should just run off and get married. He has probably self-appointed himself as the hero of the Portugal-England game, forgetting that it was Ricardo who did the actual work in saving 3 penalties. Is this boy attractive? I for one, can't see it. Am I missing something?

Rollover DJ

There is nothing better than watching perfectly healthy burly men roll over and scream in pain every time an opponent so much as walks by them. Theatrics were especially high this year round. I love seeing these players getting knocked down and then go on to roll 8 times on the floor before clutching their head/leg/chest/whatever. Say they REALLY were knocked over, it is still physically impossible for that knock to cause someone to roll over so many times. Oh well, these are soccer players and not actors and physicists.

And with that, we say Auf wiedersehen to World Cup 2006. It's shit scary to think that the next time round I will be graduating from Uni.