England in final 16 of World Cup 2010

I’ve always believed that when England play against a rubbish side it drags them down to the same level. Watching the first three matches of the 2010 World Cup confirms this and the match against Algeria was painful to watch. The England team were booed off the pitch and rightly so; they were atrocious.

England finally managed to win their last Group C game with a 1-0 victory against Slovenia which takes them through to stage two, and just take a look who they have drawn to play on Sunday... Germany.

While scanning through today’s online newspapers I see that Germany’s Franz Beckenbauer has been mocking England by saying they are ‘stupid’ for not winning their group. I think he needs to check his own team before opening his big fat mouth.

Admittedly Germany came top of Group D, but he fails to mention how Serbia, who came bottom of the group, beat Germany 1-0. How stupid is that?

However, England haven't (as yet) lost a match.

I sincerely hope England thrash the pants off Germany and I will be cheering them on by watching the match on a huge screen in my favourite local bar surrounded by many, many, equally patriotic friends.

While we are on the subject of England, it is interesting to see how many people are flying their Saint George Cross during the World Cup. They are everywhere and it is wonderful to see, but I have a question, two in fact...

Why don’t people fly the flag all year round instead of just for football?

And why the hell don’t they iron their flags before they fly them?

Al Queda targetting the World Cup?

You don't have to be a genius to know that the cowardly Al Qaeda would want to launch an attack at the World Cup. After all, it is what they are good at, isn't it - indiscriminately killing innocent people in large numbers?

The World Cup is a terrorists dream and according to Al Qaeda-linked websites, that is exactly what they could be planning:

"How beautiful would the game between England and the USA be when broadcast live from a stadium full of spectators - when the sound of an explosion rumbles through the stands. The resulting death toll is in the dozens and hundreds - Allah willing." 

The North African Al Qaeda network, who have a track record for violence, also vowed to target resorts, hotels and car parks used by supporters during the tournament and they claimed explosive devices which cannot be detected by security scans would be used.

I have a suggestion for the Al Qaeda sympathisers...

STOP VOTING FOR THE PEOPLE WHO SEND OUR BOYS TO WAR AND START ATTACKING THEM INSTEAD OF KILLING INNOCENT PEOPLE!

The World Cup, Terrorism and Racism - South Africa

At the time of writing this article there are 142 days to go before the start of the World Cup. As an ardent football fan I eagerly await the first game.

The good thing for me is that I will be watching the matches in the comfort, and more importantly the safety, of my own home.

While South Africa is a beautiful place, it is also a very dangerous place, especially if you are white and a Christian.

90 people a day are killed in South Africa; white people being slaughtered left, right and centre. Don't believe me? Then take a look at a video I previously posted.

Apart from contending with violent blacks, there is also a very real threat of a terror attack. There are many blogs cataloguing the atrocities and in November 2009, the creator of the Zasucks blog, Uhuru Guru, was arrested for showing the real side of South Africa.

“A massive contingent of police from no less than five different specialist units, ranging from Organised Crime, Cyber crime, vehicle theft, etc; raided his home and confiscated all his computer equipment.

This arrest is motivated ultimately by the State.

When they finished the raid, two very grey, shady looking characters sat him down and questioned him about the blog.

Trying to get him out on bail proved impossible. Not only did the police lie, they pulled every trick in the book to prevent him from getting him to court for bail. He arrived at the police station at about 11h00, which gave them more than enough time to process him and get him to court.”

I believe it is because of blogs like Zasucks, that FIFA’s media committee have been given restrictions on reporting.

Restrictions on video packages for websites - Fifa will allow only single photographs and not the presentation of an in-motion set of frames on websites, to avoid interfering with its video rights; news organisations cannot write anything that brings Fifa into disrepute; newspapers cannot send picture content via cellphones - they may only send text.

The South African Media Interest Group (Sanef) representative Raymond Louw said this meant that a journalist who was not covering the tournament might be prevented from covering an unrelated labour dispute at a hotel where teams were based.

‘Unrelated labour dispute’? More likely they don’t want people to see the truth about South Africa.

If I were going to South Africa I would be buying a stab vest from Protektorvest. Better to be safe than sorry.

To any of you going out there to support your team, stay safe and I wish you luck.

There’s a high chance you may need it.