marco van basten and juergen klinnsmann seem to be following the same path destiny had marked out for them. thrusted into the positions of leading their countries without a proven track record, and now given the jobs of leading the biggest clubs of their respective countries. klinnsmann has got the edge: germany did so much better in the world cup compared to holland. of course at the euro this summer, germany isn't being led by klinnsmann, but the football philosophy of loew is largely the same as klinnsmann's. but come the summer, klinnsmann will be taking charge of bayern, and van basten ajax. but first, i hope van basten can produce some magic in switzerland/austria. he's got to change some of the players he's using first.

ronaldo's career has surely come to an end. i was never his fan, but you would feel for him, all that he has gone through, the many surgeries. he is 31, and maybe it is time for him to retire for good.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iVL45uWO-R0
some of the fouls were quite amazing. of course if i had written this last night, it would have been very different, the language and all. but after a good night's sleep, i have sufficiently calmed down to look at this in a more detached manner.

well, i think the whole thing was a sham. not just the fouling, but also the officiating. the fouled were seen as the foulers. i think okada must have thought it was april already.

maybe china can be the new rugby champions. move over, south africa.