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So it looks like the car crash I saw prior to the England match was a  symbol of what was to follow. First, the uk coverage managed to make the ultimate cock up, accidently cutting to adverts whilst England were scoring their goal. It cut back in time for the end of the celebration. Little did I know that my vitriolic outburst would be dwarfed later on by the reaction to Rob Green's efforts at stopping Donovan's not-deceptive 'slow ball' delivery.

Mexico's legend of yesteryear Rene Higuita would probably have caught  that shot between his toes, but not our Rob. According to opta he was the most mistake-prone keeper in the premier league last year. Nice. I actually don't begrudge the selection too much, unlike Ledley King, who spends his life injured, and is now
injured again - waste of a plane ticket if ever there was one.

On a more positive note, how good were Germany? They stand out with Argentina as the first real contenders so far. Also pleased that Podolski netted me a few bob with the first goal, as did Koren for
Slovenia earlier in the day.I'm in delayed-play heaven now, watching the first of today's three
games.

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  1. Stevie C16 June, 2010 03:02

    ITV have form for this kind of stuff.....

    http://www.mirrorfootball.co.uk/news/ITV-miss-goal-but-Everton-hero-Dan-Gosling-doesn-t-article32097.html

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