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MSN Search presents 30 websites offering an alternative take on the World Cup.
By Lee Harvey, MSN Search Editor
Last updated June 22 2006 |
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Get Wayne fit! - www.roonometer.com
Forget political scandal and reality TV, this is what the nation really cares about. Help Rooney recuperate, send him a get well message and check his progress on the Roonometer.
Long ball game - www.spiritoffootball.com
The players are there. The fans are on their way. Read about one ball’s journey to Germany.
Sprechen sie Deutsche? - www.aboutaball.com
Shall we sing a song for you – in German? Learn essential phrases, chants and useful footie vocab.
Do I not like stats? - www.informationbuilders.co.ukMake sure your pub-based punditry is right on the money with these alternative World Cup statistics. Find out which team commits the most fouls, throws the most tantrums and fakes the most injuries.
Personality crisis - www.urban75.org
Got pre-game superstitions? Are you a two-pint pundit? Like to scream at the telly? What sort of fan are you? Contains some strong language.
MSN Search for more on:
Wayne Rooney
World Cup Journeys
World Cup Chants |
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What's your Brazilian name? - www.blogthings.com
Tired of being plain old John Smith? Put the samba back in your step by whacking your name into the Brazilian name generator.
Re-enact classic goals - www.timesonline.co.uk
Recreate the magic of Maradona and the craft of Charlton in a car park near you! Film and upload your version of a classic World Cup goal.
World Cup skiving - www.the-onion-bag.com/worldcup
Calculate the risk your job could have on your ability to watch all 64 World Cup games.
World Cup lookalikes - www.football365.com
Never noticed the similarity between Ronaldinho and chat-show host Trisha? From the tenuous to the terrifying, check out these football lookalikes.
Show us your moves - www.msnvictorydance.co.uk
Send us a video clip of your embarassing, funny or crazy celebrations when the ball hits the net.
MSN Search for more on:
Classic World Cup goals
Football lookalikes
World Cup merchandise |
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You are the ref - www.urban75.org/footballActive or inactive? Is your knowledge of the offside law better than the average World Cup linesman?
Hoff’s guide to Germany - www.the-onion-bag.comHe drove a talking car. He performed to 100,000 people when the Berlin Wall fell. Now he gives you a definitive guide to the World Cup.
Your World Cup song - www.whoateallthebratwurst.comAs Embrace plod slowly up the chart, find out how you can make your own World Cup anthem. Keith Allen not required.
Write a World Cup poem – www.footballpoets.orgWrite an ode to Owen, a limerick for Lizarazu or a rhyme for Ronaldinho.
Retrace Beckham’s early years - www.lbwf.gov.ukThe London Borough of Waltham Forest's guide to the early life of Goldenballs.
World Cup Subbuteo - www.subbuteoworld.co.ukChoose from every World Cup squad from Angola to Ukraine. You can even buy your own trophy!
Ugly footballer top trumps - www.uglyfootballers.comOld school playground action but with unpleasantly-visaged footballers instead of cars.
MSN Search for more:
World Cup poetry
World Cup Subbuteo
World Cup songs |
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Classic footie quotes - www.longballgame.comMemorable, ludicrous and nonsensical quotes from players, managers and commentators.
Origins of the game – www.hamburg-tourism.deHamburg’s Museum of Ethnology houses the "Fascination Football" exhibition that explains the beginnings of the beautiful game.
Top 50 footie tunes – www.everyhit.comFrom “Back Home” through to “World in Motion” and “Vindaloo”, find out how every World Cup song has fared.
World Cup legends - www.rajuabju.comRead one fan’s insight into the greatest players to grace football’s highest stage.
Retro England gear - www.toffs.comEngland shirts through the ages from Bobby Moore in 66 through to the 2001 kit that sunk the Germans.
Bad World Cup barnets - www.football.guardian.co.ukA brief history of World Cup haircuts inevitably featuring Columbia’s finest; Carlos Valderrama.
Pretty poor punditry - www.dangerhere.comThe preambling of Pleat, the rambling of Big Ron, the meandering of Motson and much, much more.
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England kit
Football quotes and gaffes
World Cup songs |
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|  | Michael Owen - July 7 2006 England Football has given me so much, which is why I am so happy to be supporting the Nine Million Campaign to use football to help refugee children throughout the world. |
| |  | Ronaldinho - July 4 2006 Brazil I just finished watching the match between Germany and Argentina. A hard game. I was sad to see my friend Messi get eliminated, but that’s the type of game where either side has a good chance of winning. |
| |  | Claude Makelele - July 11 2006 France My first feeling at the end of the World Cup final was one of guilt. Now that might seem a strange emotion but I genuinely thought I could have done more to influence the result of the game. |
| |  | Xabi Alonso - July 7 2006 Spain I would like to take this opportunity through MSN to ask everyone to support the Nine Million Campaign. The campaign is designed to help refugee children from all over the world and is closely linked to football. |
| |  | Gianluigi Buffon - July 10 2006 Italy How often since I was a child I have dreamed of winning and touching that Cup! Now that we've done it I'm feeling an incredible, almost indescribable, joy. Before the World Cup, things were written about me which, quite frankly, I didn't think I deserved. |
| |  | Kevin Kuranyi - July 11 2006 Germany An amazing World Cup has come to an end. Italy took the title in a dramatic final after a thrilling penalty shoot-out. In 1990, we won the World Cup in Italy. In 2006, the Italians have done the same to us. |
| |  | Edgar Davids - July 13 2006 Netherlands In the past 6 months I tried to give you an insight on how I look at The Game. For one, there are many ways to look at it. Skills, competition, style, transfers, gusto and last but definitely not least, the media, are all part of The Game. |
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