An unknown South African bird was given the man-of-the-match award after the dire goalless draw between England and Algeria in the group stages of the football World Cup. In what has been deemed as England’s worst performance since the Aztecs kicked their ullis, the criticism from press and fans alike has been monumental. Their spluttering performance at the Green Point Stadium in Cape Town showed a squad lacking in belief and energy.
The omens for England looked bad when just ten minutes after the kick-off, a South African bird landed on the Algerian goal netting and began to admire the action. As Rooney and Heskey tried to find ways past the mundane Algerian defence, the bird did not appear to look unduly worried about the possibility of having to vacate its new home. The most humiliating moment came at half-time, when realising the sides would swap ends, the bird upped and flew across to the opposite goal netting.
Both teams were dire and after the match, it was deemed that the man-of-the-match be the anonymous bird that had provided so much entertainment to South African and Algerian fans in the stadium. Unfortunately, the bird was not able to pick up its reward after going missing. FIFA are apparently launching an enquiry against the England Football Association regarding the missing bird, with Rooney seen spitting feathers after walking off the pitch in disgust.
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sometimes every team will have the bad result …
still cheer up! and keep up the spirit !
GO ENGLAND !
and anyway … about the “BIRD”
Oh! PLEASE ! TOO HYPERBOLE !
“sometimes every team will have the bad result”.
Yes but especially overpaid, oversexed and boozy players. Mind you, they are representative of English people.
“GO ENGLAND !”
No thanks.
Very true Duncan, they have 23 quality players, but they are not a “team”. And even such a great coach as Capello, can’t do it works. They will qualify for the playoff round, but that will be all. La Furia Roja – that is the “team”.