Gol bodoh dilepaskan penjaga gol Jerman

Inilah gol bodoh dilepaskan penjaga gol muda Jerman, berusia 21 tahun, Marc-Andre Ter Stegen ketika perlawanan persahabatan antarabangsa menentang Amerika Syarikat yang menyaksikan Jerman tewas 3-4 pada 2 Jun 2013 di USA.

Namun keputusan itu mungkin berbeza jika Jerman menurunkan barisan terkuatnya yang dianggotai pemain Bayern Munich yang baru saja muncul juara Champions league 2013, juara Bundesliga dan Juara Piala Jerman. Skuad Jerman ini juga tidak mempunyai pemain dari naib juara Champions League 2013, Borrusia Dortmund.

Bodoh kan.. saya sendiri boleh menyelamatkan bola itu.

Penjaga gol England, Rob Green juga sering melepaskan gol bodoh seperti dibawah.

Brazil, Jerman, USA, Mexico, antara negara bertuah anjurkan Bolasepak Piala Dunia dan Olimpik selang 2 tahun

Logo Piala Dunia Mexico 1986



Logo Olimpik Mexico 1968



Logo Piala Dunia Mexico 1970



Logo Olimpik Atlanta, USA 1996



Logo Piala Dunia USA 1994



Logo Piala Dunia Brazil 2014



Logo Sukan Olimpik Rio De Janeiro, Brazil 2016



Logo Sukan Olimpik Munich, Jerman Barat 1972



Logo Piala Dunia Jerman Barat 1974


Brazil untung, sudahlah tuan rumah bolasepak Piala Dunia 2014, hos Olimpik pula lepas tu 2 tahun kemudian pada 2016.

Bayangkan negara kita Malaysia menjadi tuan rumah bolasepak FIFA Piala Dunia dan 2 tahun selepas itu menjadi hos pula Sukan Olimpik.

Meriahkan?

Bolasepak FIFA Piala Dunia dan Sukan Olimpik adalah 2 kejohanan dan pertandingan dan temasya terbesar dunia yang diadakan selang 4 tahun sekali.

Nah, Brazil sebagaimana kita ketahui adalah tuan rumah bolasepak Piala Dunia 2014 dan 2 tahun selepas itu pada 2016, menjadi hos pula sukan Olimpik.. Wowww

Antara negara beruntung yang mendapat keistimewaan itu sebelum ini ialah Amerika Syarikat.

Piala Dunia FIFA 1994 diadakan di Amerika Syarikat dan 2 tahun selepas itu Sukan Olimpik 1996 diadakan pula di Atlanta, Amerika Syarikat.

Piala Dunia 1974 pula diadakan di Jerman dan dimenanginya menewaskan Belanda 2-1 di final, manakala 2 tahun sebelumnya Sukan Olimpik diadakan di Munich, Jerman pada 1972.

Pada 1954, Piala Dunia turut diadakan di Jerman dan Jerman sekali lagi menjadi tuan rumah Piala Dunia pada 2006 dimana pasukan itu layak ke separuh akhir sebelum dikecewakan juara, Itali 2-0.

Dimana pula Sukan Olimpik 1936 diadakan yang menyaksikan Adolf Hitler menonton Atlit Amerika Syarikat, Jeese Owens menang 4 pingat Emas? Jawapannya di Berlin, Jerman!!

Kalau bukan 2 tahun jaraknya, asalkan diadakan di negara sama pun mencukupi.

Contohnya Sepanyol tuan rumah Piala Dunia FIFA 1982 dan 10 tahun selepas itu pada 1992 Barcelona tuan rumah sukan Olimpik pula.

England pula tuan rumah sukan Olimpik 2012, manakala pada 1966, negara itu tuan rumah Piala Dunia yang dimenanginya selepas menewaskan Jerman Barat 4-2 di final di Wembley.

Jepun tuan rumah sukan olimpik 1960 dan tuan rumah bersama Piala Dunia FIFA pada 2002 bersama Korea, malahan sukan Olimpik pernah diadakan di Seoul, Korea pada 1988.

Mexico tuan rumah sukan Olimpik 1968 dan Piala Dunia 1970 dan sekali lagi menjadi tuan rumah pertandingan besar Piala Dunia pada 1986 yang menyaksikan Diego Maradonna menjadi pemain lagenda dan terbaik dunia.

Perhatikan juga nombornya 68 dan 86.. hebatkan??

Siapa pula tuan rumah Piala Dunia 1970 yang dimenangi Pele dan Brazil ? Mexico juga kan.

Rome, Itali juga pernah menjadi hos sukan Olimpik dan dimanakah Piala Dunia 1990 diadakan? Jawapannya Itali.

Negara lain pula seperti Malaysia bukan saja tidak pernah menjadi hos Piala Dunia, malahan tidak pernah menjadi hos sukan Olimpik. Malaysia hanya pernah menjadi tuan rumah sukan Komanwel 1998 dan hos Piala Dunia Belia pada 1997 yang menyaksikan kelibat pemain muda yang kemudiannya menjadi pemain tersohor iaitu Michael Owen - England, Pablo Aimar - Argentina, Thierry Henry dan David Trezeguet – Prancis bersama Esteban Cambiasso – Argentina.

Apapun Brazil pasti juara Piala Dunia 2014 di gelanggang sendiri.

Hidup Liverpool, Hidup Brazil.

Heidi Klum dan Seal, umpama Beauty and the Beast

Supermodel Jerman, Heidi Klum yang rupawan bersama suaminya yang tidak rupawan, Seal

Seal dan Heidi Klum, umpama Beauty and the Beast

Beauty and the Beast adalah cerita dongeng barat yang diadaptasi ke drama, siri TV popular dan filem di Barat.

Ia mengisahkan pasangan yang amat menyintai antara 1 sama lain, dalam keadaan si wanita amat cantik, manakala si Lelaki pula hodoh.

Namun cinta mengetepikan semua itu. Wajah hodoh bukan penghalang jodoh.

Dalam kehidupan sebenar, ada pasangan yang benar benar sedemikan seperti lagenda Beauty and the Beast.

Yang dimaksudkan pasangan suami isteri, penyanyi British, Seal dan isterinya model terkenal dari Jerman, Heidi Klum.

Heidi Klum sememangnya amat cantik, menawan dan seksi.

Manakala Seal berbeza sekali, wajahnya tak handsome, hitam dan kelihatan garang.

Bagaimana Heidi Klum boleh terpikat dengan Seal? Entahlah.

Namun pasangan ini bahagian dengan 4 anak, 3 anak hasil perkongsian hidup dengan Seal, manakala 1 lagi hasil perkahwinan terdahulu Heidi Klum.

Apapun baru baru ini, pasangan itu dilaporkan sudah berpisah, bercerai atas sebab tertentu.

Adakah di Malaysia ini, wujud pasangan Beauty and the Beast dalam erti kata sebenar?

Jawapannya pasti Ya.

Hitler ordered Nazis to make sex dolls so soldiers wouldn't catch syphilis from prostitutes

Now, we understand the origin of Sex Dolls.

Sex dolls are life-size mannequin, made of silicone complete with human features.

They are made to satisy the sexual urges of lonely men and women.

The first mass productions of sex dolls for commercial purpose, started way back in 1955.

However the Nazis were ahead of their time when they produced the world's first sex dolls in 1940, to satisfy their sex-hungry battle-front soldiers during world war 2.











Apparently, The Fuhrer himself, Adolf Hitler ordered Nazis to manufacture sex dolls made of silicone and shaped like a woman complete with breasts and vagina, to satisfy the Germany soldiers lust and prevent them from contracting Sexually Transmitted Diseases, STD from prostitutes.

Infact the Fuhrer and the Nazis were far ahead of their time during World War 2. The Germans were the first to introduce the jet-engines fighter jets when other air forces such as the US and the British still used propeller aircrafts.

The Germans were the first to introduce long range missiles to bomb London from Berlin and they were the first to invent the submarines called the U-Boats.

And in terms of sex during war, the Germans were the first army in the world to invent and manufacture sex dolls to cater to the needs of their sex-starved front-line battle-hardened soldiers.


Adolf Hitler (right) ordered sex dolls after SS Chief Heinrich Himmler (left) said it is their duty to protect soldiers from syphilis

According to news reports, Adolf Hitler ordered the Nazis to develop sex dolls to send to his troops being ravaged by disease after sleeping with French women, during World War 2 which started in 1939 and ended in 1945.

The synthetic 'comforters' were made from silicone and designed to stop soldiers being laid low with syphilis.

Smaller than life-size, the so-called ‘gynoids’ were to be targeted at the men most at temptation from a ‘quick adventure’ with a French prostitute.

Surprisingly, Hitler's silicone sex dolls are still being manufactured till this days to satisfy lonely men!!!!

Instead the look of the Aryan doll with blonde bob hair and blue eyes was left bland so soldiers could apply their own fantasy.

Author Graeme Donald has uncovered the secretive ‘Borghild Project’ while researching the history of the Barbie doll - which was based on a post-war German sex doll toy.

The World War Two project began in 1940 after SS chief Henrich Himmler wrote: ‘The greatest danger in Paris is the widespread and uncontrolled presence of whores, picking up clients in bars, dance halls, and other places.

However the whole idea was axed by early 1942 after Himmler changed his mind.

Any last evidence of that sex dolls project was destroyed in the Allied bombing of Dresden, Germany.

Sex dolls are popular among lonely men and are sold between USD 1,000 to USD 2,000 a piece. Customers can choose to have blonde or Asian sex dolls.

After use, the vagina can be cleaned or replaced!!!

Lonely women can also purchase male sex dolls!!!

Marta, pemain bolasepak wanita terhebat pernah dilahirkan

Dalam dunia bolasepak lelaki, kita tahu dan kenal siapakah pemain terhebat yang pernah beraksi di persada bolasepak antarabangsa.

Antara pemain hebat lelaki ialah Pele, Maradonna, Lionel Messi, Gerd Muller, Garrincha, Ferenc Puskas, Alfredo D Stefano, Didi, Vava, Falcao, Zico, Mario Kempes, Karl Heinz Rummenigge, Cristiano Ronaldo, Kevin Keegan, Kenny Dalglish, Michel Platini, George Best, Abedi Pele, George Weah, Samuel Eto'o, Socrates, Ronaldo, Ronaldinho dan Rivaldo dan ramai lagi.

Namun dalam arena bolasepak wanita, pemain hebatnya agak kurang dikenali.

Namun diakui pemain bolasepak wanita terhebat pernah dilahirkan, tidak lain dan tidak bukan Marta dari Brazil.

Marta atau nama penuhnya Marta Vieira da Silva lahir pada 19 Februari 1986, tahun sama Diego Maradonna menjulang Piala Dunia 1986 untuk Argentina.

Bakatnya dikesan ketika dia bermain bola dengan gaya amat cemerlang melawan budak budak lelaki di lorong jalanraya di Brazil ketika usianya 14 tahun.

Mesipun ketinggiannya hanya 5 kaki 4 inci, Marta memporak perandakan pertahanan lawan yang tubuh badannya jauh lebih sasa dan tinggi, dengan mudah.


Inilah gol menakjubkan Marta ketika Brazil menewaskan USA 4-0 dalam separuh akhir Piala Dunia Wanita FIFA 2007.

Kehebatannya berjaya merangkul anugerah pemain terbaik wanita FIFA sebanyak 5 kali berturut turut pada 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 dan 2010.

Rekod sebegini tidak pernah dicatatkan oleh mana mana pemain samada lelaki mahupun wanita. Malahan Pele, Maradona, Lionel Messi dan Ronaldo serta Ronaldinho pun belum pernah mencatatkan rekod sedemikian.

Itulah kehebatan Marta.

Marta mewakili pasukan kebangsaan wanita Brazil sebanyak 71 kali dan sudah menjaringkan 78 gol.

Marta yang menyarung jersi kebangsaan Brazil nombor 10, sama dengan jersi dipakai Pele, Zico dan Ronaldo, kini membantu Brazil dalam Piala Dunia Wanita FIFA 2011 di Jerman.

Dia menjaringkan 2 gol ketika Brazil menewaskan Norway, 3-0.

Pada Piala Dunia Wanita FIFA 2007, Marta muncul pemain terbaik dan penjaring terbanyak dengan 7 gol, namun Brazil tewas 0-2 kepada Jerman di final dengan Marta sendiri menyaksikan sepakan penaltinya diselamatkan penjaga gol Jerman.

Adakah Marta mampu menjulang Piala Dunia Wanita FIFA 2011 bersama Brazil ?? Sama sama kita nantikan.

Hidup Marta. Terima kasih kerana membaca.

German 'psychic' octopus predicts victory for Spain over Germany in the 2010 World Cup semifinal..

Paul is a national celebrity in Germany after all his predictions for Germany in this 2010 World Cup were 100% correct, including the 0-1 defeat to Serbia...!!!











Paul, the "psychic" octopus in Germany, which appears to have correctly predicted every 2010 World Cup game involving the national team so far, has picked Spain over Germany in the semi-final...!!!

Germans fans are heart broken even before the match against Spain later today!!!

Paul, from the Sea Life Aquarium in the western city of Oberhausen, chose a mussel from a jar with the Spanish flag instead of one with a German flag.

The two-year-old cephalopod has become a national celebrity.

According to his owners, Paul has a record of predicting German results in major tournaments including the ongoing 2010 World Cup in South Africa where Germany advances all the way to the semifinal having pumped 8 goals against 2 former world champions, England and Argentina in the 2nd round and quarter final respectively.

Paul correctly predicted all five of the team's previous World Cup games - 4 wins and a loss. The 4 Germany wins were against Australia, Ghana, England and Argentina and a shock defeat by Serbia in the group stages.

His prognosis ahead of Wednesday's World Cup semi-final was broadcast live on German TV.

Correspondents says Paul's plumping for Spain has caused alarm in the country, but some analysts point out that his predictive powers are not perfect.

During Euro 2008 he wrongly picked Germany as the victor against Spain.

Viva Spain!!! Enough of the Germans, they have won the World Cup 3 times already in 1954, 1974 and 1990 while Spain has not tasted that glory!!!

2010 World Cup Semifinal : Germany and Spain clash of the titans

The Germans are simply unstoppable, they pumped in 8 goals past 2 former World Champions England (4-1 win in the 2nd round) and Argentina (4-0 demolition in the quarter final). In the group stage, Germany routed Australia 4-0 and beat Ghana 1-0 but suffered a shock 0-1 loss to Serbia, after their talismanic top striker Miroslav Klose was sent off.



The Spanish squad has won 4 out of 5 matches at this 2010 World Cup, same as the Germans. After the shock 0-1 loss to Switzerland in their 1st match at the group stage, Spain never looked back, disposing off Honduras 2-0, Chile 2-1, Portugal 1-0 in the 2nd round knock out stage and another 1-0 win over Paraguay in the quarterfinal.


Germany and Spain do battle on Wednesday 7 July 2010 for the right to meet the Netherlands in the World Cup final, in a semifinal match, widely expected to be one of the most exciting clashes of the tournament. The clash of the Titans to be exact.

However the Germans prevailed in their 2 previous clashes of the Titans, pumping 4 goals against the 1966 champion England in their 4-1 win in the 2nd round and shocking 2 times world champion Argentina 4-0 in the quarterfinal.

Germany and Spain will fight to the teeth to ensure which team gets the right to face the Dutch in the final at Soccer City, Johannesburg on Sunday, 11th July, 2010.

A 3-2 Dutch victory on Tuesday against a Uruguayan side who fought until the last minute in a thrilling encounter, guaranteed Europe would win its first trophy outside the continent in the final at Johannesburg's Soccer City on Sunday.

The semi-final in Durban on Wednesday promises to be another thriller with both teams committed to attack and fast passing.

The speed and quality of the German side has been one of the surprises of the tournament while European champions Spain are one of the world's most stylish teams, able to torment opponents with precision passes and possession.

The Germans are 3 time world champions having won the World Cup in 1954, 1974 and 1990.

Germany will be looking for revenge for their defeat by Spain in the 2008 Euro final, 2 years ago.

But German coach Joachim Loew says they have got better and the speed of their game has improved since then, while Spain are the same, admittedly efficient, side as two years ago.

The Netherlands, in their first final since 1978, had to endure some nail-biting moments in the other semi-final on Tuesday when Uruguay pulled a goal back in added time and looked in danger of scoring another in the dying seconds.

It will be a battle between 2 sides that boast a handful of world football megastars.

Germany is powered by their 14 goals hero in 3 world cups - Miroslav Klose who now equals the legendary Gerd Muller Der Bomber world cup goals record. Klose will be assisted by the find of the tournament - the Germans young striker - Thomas Mueller of Bayern Munich.

Spain's chief striker David Villa who has scored 5 goals so far will be the main threat in the Germans defence alongside the dangerous Fernando Torres who even tough still has not scored in this World Cup, remains one of the deadliest strikers in the world.

The Germans has qualified into 12 world cup semifinals. Apart from winning 3 world cups, the mighty Germans also featured in the final 3 times in a row in 1982 (beaten by Italy 1-3), 1986 (beaten by Argentina 2-3) and 1990(crowned world champion after 1-0 win against Argentina).

As for the Spanish Armada, they have never won the world Cup.

Go Germans Go Spain!!!

Match officials admitted Frank Lampard's disallowed goal was too fast for human eyes

This is the guy who crushed England's 2010 World Cup - Uruguayan referee Jorge Larrionda






Every human beings including me who saw on TV the 2010 World Cup 2nd round match between Germany and England, were absolutely sure that this should have been England's 2nd goal of the match.

The Jabulani ball was a yard over the goal line, courtesy of a Frank Lampard stirke.

But to the amazement of many, the match officals ruled that it was a non-goal and the referee in question, Jorge Larroinda from Uruguay, waved play on.

Linesman Mauricio Espinosa whose very job was to watch the ball from the 1st minute right up to the 90th minute failed miserably.

Espinosa should have his eyes rebooted with a genetically enhanced vision, because his blindness will go down in history as one of the greatest misses of the century in World Cup.

That June 27, 2010 incident at Bloemfontein, South Africa carried enough weight to be on the same level with Diego Maradona's infamous hand of God incident in 1986 which coincidently involved England squad and the globally disputed till today Geoff Hurst 3rd goal for coincidently England again in the 1966 World Cup final at Wembley.

The Daily Mail quoted the partially blind Espinosa as saying :


"It was a very fast shot that I did not see properly, even though I was located in the right place.

"We didn't see a replay in the dressing room at half-time but you could sense what had happened.

"It was only when we saw the TV that we realised what happened.

"I feel quite sad about it because we had prepared for such a long time for the World Cup.

"It could have happened to anyone, unfortunately it was us. You just have to accept it. Life goes on."

One has to feel sorry for a man who has failed to see a football when his sole duty is to look at a football for 90 minutes.

But the "fast shot" excuse seems a little weak: It was a looping long strike that didn't have half of the velocity of Carlos Tevez's rocket of a goal against Mexico.

Still, England fans can continue to seek solace in the fact that they won a World Cup in 1966 based on a controversial incident like this, and that Germany would have spanked them anyway.

This particular incident is also a very good lesson for the foolish FIFA President, Sepp Blatter who till today refused to use technology to solve incident of galaxy-magnitude like that.

After that 1-4 humiliation by Germany, England's embattled coach, Fabio Cappelo said :



"I just don't understand. We have the technology to assist the referee and we stay here to speak about this - goal or no goal. I don't understand why."

He added: "We play, I think, well when we were 2-1, 2-2. After we lost the third goal, we played I think a little bit disappointing. Mistakes were made because they played the counter-attack after the free-kick for us."

Despite the unlucky breaks, the result - England's worst ever World Cup defeat - meant Capello's men won just one game in South Africa, against Slovenia, and there was little argument that the players had failed to live up to expectations.

Asked about the poor performances, Capello said: "No, we played well. They played well because Germany is one of the biggest teams here. We made some mistakes when they played the counter-attack, the referee made the more big mistake, but this is the football. The little things decide the results always."



Frank Lampard said he was 'baffled' by the referee's decision: "I haven't seen the goal again but I didn't need to see it again. I knew straight away that my shot was over the line, clearly a yard or so. It baffles me that it wasn't given and it was a big deciding factor.

"I won't stand here and say it is the reason why we got knocked out, but if it had gone to 2-2, and we had still come out and played the way we did in the second half, it would have been a different game.

"I think it is time to bring in goal-line technology. We had a meeting before the World Cup when we were told about a million different rule changes that hardly affect the game.

"The big one, the one that affects the game today, hasn't been brought in so it is a no-brainer."

He added: "Nobody can stand here and tell me Germany were a lot better than us. They were not 4-1 better than us, but the things have conspired against us and maybe we have conspired against ourselves at times. It just didn't go for us."

Captain Steven Gerrard admitted the disallowed goal had an effect but made no excuses for the heavy defeat.



"There were big key decisions in the game, at 2-1 we had a goal disallowed," he told BBC 5 Live. "At 2-1 we were hurting them and we were still in the game. I think it (the disallowed goal) had an effect but we cannot use that as an excuse with being beaten 4-1.

"That would have been a big goal for us. It's all ifs and buts. Germany are a fantastic team and they deserved their win. You go away and you have a think about what went wrong and why we didn't progress further in the tournament.

"As a team we've made a big mistake today and we've been beaten by a good team. They were more clinical in front of goal and they made less mistakes than us and we got punished for that."

Maradona fracas with the German fans after the 0-4 world cup 2010 humiliation at the hands of the Germans!!

This is the scenic view of the Table Mountain, in Cape Town, the icon of South Africa. Cape Town is also the city where Diego Maradona's and his boys were heartbroken after the crushing 0-4 defeat against Germany at the quarter final stage of the 2010 World Cup, held at the Green Point Stadium, Cape Town.



The 2010 World Cup champion will now be decided between the 2 times finalist at the 1974 and 1978 world cup - The Netherlands, 2008 European champion Spain, World Cup1930 and 1950 winner Uruguay and 3 times World Cup Champion (1954, 1974 and 1990)Germany.



The match ended unexpectedly with a 4-0 drubbing by Germany against the hapless Argentina. Seen here, Germany striker Miroslav Klose, scoring Germany 2nd goal in 68th minute of the second half. Klose later scored his 2nd goal of the night at the 89th minute for Germany's 4th goal.


On 3rd July 2010, Germany inflicted Argentina biggest ever loss in a World Cup match. The 4-0 drubbing of Diego Maradona's boys at the hands of the Germans, was totally unexpected. Billions of people around the world expected Argentina to give a very tough fight against the mighty Germans. In the end, it was "Don't cry for me Argentina".

Matches at any level pitting the 3 times world chamipons Germany against 2 times World Champion Argentina were always explosive.

These two teams have met at the World Cup final twice in 1986 and 4 years later in 1990.

In the 1986 final held at the Azteca Stadium in Mexico, Diego Maradona's team prevailed, winning 3-2 to lift the World Cup for the 2nd times after their first triumph in the Mario Kempes inspired team of 1978.

However Germany avenged that painful defeat by inflicting a 1-0 loss against Maradona and co in the 1990 world cup final in Rome, Italy. A sole penalty goal by Andreas Brehme, allowed Germany to lift the coveted and prestigious trophy for the 3rd time.

Both teams also fought it out at the same quarter final level at the 2006 World Cup in Germany where the home team once again prevailed. Germany won the penalty shoot out after the match ended 1-1 after extra time.

Before the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, Germany actually lost 0-1 to Argentina in a pre world cup friendly match held at the Allianz Arena in Munich on

However, last night on 3rd July 2010, Germany played differently and superbly, their splendid passes and game strategy worked out magnificently and perfectly and caused endless havoc at the hearts of the Argentine defence from the 1st minute till the 90th minute.

The Argentina defence failed to contain the relentless German attack, conceeding a goal as early as the 3rd minutes, courtesy of a Bastian Schweinsteiger free kick, headed by Thomas Muller from close range, leaving Argentine long haired 6 foot 5 inches goalkeeper, Sergio Romero no chance at all.

A Miroslav Klose double goals in the 68th and 89th minute as well as Arne Friedrich 1st goal for Germany in 77 matches in the 74th minute, sealed Argentina's fate with a 4-0 drubbing.


This was a scene after Argentina's worst ever defeat in a World Cup Match, the 0-4 humiliation by the Germans at the Argentina's coach - the legendary Diego Armando Maradona seen in a fracas with the Germans who celebrated too close behind the Argentine bench. Diego has to be calmed by his daughter, Dalma.



This made in German banner which reads "Bye, Maradona" also further incensed the already crushed and heart broken Argentine legend.


In the 0-4 loss, Argentine playmaker and 2009/2010 World and European footballer of the year, Lionel Messi failed to shine. He occasionaly threatened the rock solid German defence but to no avail. Sadly, Messi leaves this 2010 World Cup without scoring a goal, however his many defence splitting passes has helped Argentina to progress into the quarter final, defeating Nigeria, South Korea, Greece and Mexico in the process.


"Messi is my Maradona," said Maradona himself, as the head coach of the Argentine national team.


Martin Palermo dubbed the Joker for missing 3 penalties in a match against Colombia in the 1999 Copa America, thus infamously earning him a place in the Guinness Book of World Records for missing three penalties for Argentina in a single international match. The first penalty rebounded off the crossbar; the second penalty went over; the third was saved by the Colombian goalkeeper, Miguel Calero. Though his international career seemed to be over at the end of his magnificent career, Palermo late goal in a crucial 2010 World Cup qualifier with Paraguay, secured his place in this Argentina squad, with boss Diego Maradona hailing him as 'Saint Martin' after that game.



Argentina's forward Diego Milito's 2 goals for Inter Milan against Bayern Munich en route to winning the Champions League on May 2010, was not enough to earn him a first team place. Milito did not feature in the 0-4 demoliton of Argentina by Germany in the 2010 World Cup quarter final at Cape Town.

Last but not least, I join millions of frustrated Argentina fans around the globes and other galaxies as well, in singing this heart broken song.

'Psychic' octopus predicts Germany victory over England

The Frank Lampard goal that was ruled not a goal in the Germany versus England match in Bloemfontein, South Africa 27 June 2010. Germany won 4-1.

Millions of people around the globe watched the 4-1 demolition of England by Germany in the World Cup 2010 second round match in Bloemfontein, South Africa, last night 27 June 2010.

Millions of people also predicted which team will win and also the score margin.

Animals also predicted the outcome of the match too.

In Germany, a "psychic" octopus is said by its aquarium owners to have predicted the country's football team will knock England out of the World Cup.

When consulted, "Paul the octopus" chose a mussel from a jar with the German flag on it ahead of one in a similar jar bearing the cross of St George.

The two-year-old cephalopod has a record of predicting past German results in this manner, his owners say.

Paul has so far correctly predicted all of Germany's results in South Africa.

His keepers say he correctly predicted nearly 70% of Germany's results during the 2008 European Championship.

In that contest, Germany finished as runners-up in their qualifying group, having lost only once to Croatia.

They then progressed to the final, where they were beaten by Spain.

If keepers at the Oberhausen Sea Life Aquarium are right, he correctly predicted the outcome of four of the six games in that competition.

National celebrity

"Paul's prediction was phenomenal," said aquarium spokesman Tanja Munzig.

"He swam straight over to the German glass, climbed in and even put a lid on top once he was sitting inside."

The octopus, which was born in the UK and was moved to the German aquarium, has become a national celebrity after correctly predicting Germany would beat Australia in their opening match, then lose to Serbia, and then beat Ghana.

His latest prediction was flashed all over the German media.

The container that Paul opens first is said to be his pick for who will win the impending match, keepers say.

Germany finished the initial stage of the World Cup top of Group D, and face England, the runners-up from group C, in Bloemfontein on Sunday.

But Paul, my prediction is that this year 2010 World Cup will be won by a team from South America, based on the unique 48 years cycle.

Sorry Paul, you may predict Germany as world champion again... but the 48 years old said Brazil or Argentina or any South American team will win the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.