Socrates: The death of an artist

December 6th, 2011
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Brazil 1982 have the unfortunate title of being most commonly labeled the best side not to win the World Cup. We all know what happened that day in July 1982. Paulo Rossi netted a hattrick in one of the greatest most remarkable matches the World has ever seen. Rossi was awful in matches prior to this one, but against all odds the man from Juventus scored three goals. Socrates may not have won a World Cup, but his style, technique and vision of how the game should be played will always leave a lasting legacy.

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Neymar: The new hope of Brazil

December 5th, 2011
Neymar on the front of Telegraph pullout

The young Brazilian superstar, Neymar, was featured in a Sunday Telegraph pullout that focused on the forward’s “dream” to win the World Cup in front of a home crowd in 2014. Although the article informs the reader about Neymar’s brief professional career and a rather short insight into the history of Santos, the piece focuses on the image, character and brand that is Neymar – the new superstar of Brazilian football.

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2011 FIFA Puskas Award

December 5th, 2011
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FIFA and France Football’s separate ‘world player’ awards merged in a startling union of cooperate filth-slinging last year and we’ve had to come to terms with it over the last 12 months. Surely now, we’re all over it. In fact we should be over lots of things. Maybe Joey Barton being a footballer will settle in at some point. Maybe England being rubbish at penalties will be taught in schools and maybe, just maybe,Barcelona’s Lionel Messi won’t win everything this year. Of course, some things we do not accept and I should think because of that universal condition, the little Argentinian will. Of course that is just one award and this year, Messi, his team-mate Xavi and Real Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo have been nominated. Who will be crowned ‘The Best Player in The World EVER… for a year until next year when we’ll choose another one who will probably just be one of these three again!’

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UEFA Champions League Preview 6-7th December 2011

December 5th, 2011

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The UEFA Champions League group stage draw to a close this week with some choice ties for some of Europe’s largest clubs. Group A’s second spot is open for to play for with Bayern Munich topping the table with 13 points and thus having already qualified. Roberto Mancini’s Manchester City have been dominant in the Barclay’s Premier League but they have found their first season in the Champions League something of an eye opener.

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UEFA Euro Championships 2012 Group Draw

December 2nd, 2011

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The UEFA Euro 2012 groups draw has taken place and thrown the world some potentially mouth-watering early ties. Below you will see a list of all four groups and how the 16 teams line up. From the graphic above, you can see that every team has bet their entire economic survival on the tournament; such is the nature of the modern capitalist system – with it being so Gung Ho and fancy-free, why not? Unfortunately nations such as Turkey (and others who haven’t made it to the finals) have been politically dissolved and are currently having their borders annexed by the European Union. Hey, football is more important than life and or death, or cake. Supposedly.

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I’m, spinning around, I’m lost in the game, oh baby baby…

September 29th, 2011

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Our minds have been blown here at World Cup Statistics. You can see a picture below, of Grandmaster Franco: The Lord Dominion of this site, with his ethereal mindscape becoming physical. This only ever happens when Sir Alex Ferguson picks Darron Gibson for his Manchester United matchday team, so you should be aware of the important of the revelation that has hit us as we sit pouring over Europe’s footysoccerball results and news.

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Transfer Deadline Day.

September 1st, 2011

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The world is a disturbing and dark place, full of danger and hellish ghouls who’ll take everything they can from you without mercy. We know, here at World Cup Statistics that liberalism is a fantastic idea but we also know the hard realities of truth and that sometimes, we need muscle, protection and someone to look after our frail, football-loving souls. The transfer window is now closed. Throughout the day there were tears, tantrums, arguments, conspiracies and people lost and gained new employment thus putting pressure on families, friends and most of all, football club chairmen all over Europe. It is a dangerous time in the year, transfer deadline day, so here at WCS we took our realistic world view and hired ourselves some meaty thug to keep us safe as we roamed the streets looking for information, news and the confirmation of transfers and pie prices in the south of England.

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…So, Manchester then?

August 29th, 2011

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You can’t help but think you’ve been dragged into some kind of peculiar alternate dimension, can you? When in Odin’s eye did both Manchester clubs look so good? When, at only game three of the season, have both Manchester clubs looked so aggressively brilliant and skilled? When, has a hair transplant ever looked at good as Wayne Rooney’s? Stephen Ireland tried it at Manchester City and obviously the Sheikh Mansour view was that it wasn’t classy enough so he ended up at Aston Villa. It was a sign.

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Barcelona, such a beautiful horizon.

August 27th, 2011

BREAKING NEWS: BARCELONA WIN FOOTBALL.

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World Cup Statistics can exclusively reveal that Barcelona FC have been declared the winners of football. The Catalan giants added to their already obscenely impressive recent trophy haul by defeating Portuguese side Porto FC 2-0 in the UEFA Super Cup. The competition, which pits the winner of the previous year’s UEFA Champions League against the winner of the previous year’s UEFA Europa League, formally the UEFA Cup, in a France-based friendly with extras. The victorious side are claimed Ultimate Champions of Europe by football’s European Lord and Master, Michel Platini.

Porto put up more than a good fight, and an almost literal one as the game came to a close by having two players sent off. The game proved an entertaining spectacle but it was Barcelona’s skill that claimed the victory in the end after the opening goal, scored by Lionel Messi following a defensive blunder, saw new-boy Cesc Fabregas make it 2-0 in the dying minutes.

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Brazil legend Socrates in hospital

August 25th, 2011

Socrates in his playing days

Brazilian legend and icon midfielder Socrates is recovering a Sao Paulo hospital after suffering a stomach haemorrhage. The former Corinthians man played 60 times for Brazil and notched up 22 goals for ‘A Seleção’. He was also part of what has been famously known as ‘the best side not to win the World Cup’ when he took to the field in the 1982 World Cup finals in Spain. Brazil were eliminate 3-2 by eventual winners Italy following an epic Paulo Rossi hat trick. Pele named Socrates in 2004 as one of the top living footballers of all time.

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