World Cup Nonsense

[Mid Life Crisis Marathon Man]

... in the highlights package (no way I'm getting up at 4:30 a.m. to watch some old soccer match) I actually heard the commentator apologise for not realising that Ronaldo was still on the pitch.

Have been rather pleased over here at the relatively subdued nature of the media coverage of the Aussie win over Japan. It certainly hasn't been nauseating, as is the case when we win the Ashes for example (not that we've done that for a while). Indeed, most of the media coverage seemed to revolve around expressing surprise at just how many Aussies rocked up for the game over there, and where in Germany fans have been able to buy Aussie beer. Which is strange, because I would have thought most German beers would be infinitely superior to the crap Fosters and VB which has been all that's available on tap apparently. I mean it's all very well to fly the flag, but you have to draw a line somewhere. Give me a Weihenstephaner over a VB any day...