WCC’s precursor World Cup Hippo ran a mildly popular predict the headline competition for the last World Cup.
We are therefore asking our readership to devise some possible newspaper headlines which might adorn the back pages this summer. To set the tone, we’ve kicked off with a couple of examples below. Please leave your entries (and a little explanatory text if required) in the comments box.
Hand of Drog
Roo Beauty
Chile Gone Barmy
Let’s Go Foul a Kuyt
New Zealand suffer half-Nelsen [Ryan Nelsen is sent off just before half-time]
“William The Conqueror” – Gallas shines as France lift trophy for the second time.
“The Good, the bad and the ugly” – Clint Dempsey scores in both ends and gets sent off inside the first twenty minutes of game vs Algeria.
“Heinze variety” – Argentina utility man willing to play anywhere to fulfill world cup dream.
Daylight Robben-ry
In? Yes! Ta! (Iniesta scores the type of goal which sparks endless debate about goal-line technology)
Give it some Hart! (Robert Green has a poor game against USA)
Park Benched (South Korea’s captain controversially subbed)
Didier do well! – Drogba scores hat trick and celebrates with Bruce Forsyth impression.
Messi in a Bottle – Lionel bottles his decisive penalty
Yobo lowblow KOs Pozo – Everton’s Joseph Yobo hits Argentinian ‘keeper Diego Pozo in the swingers.
Koren have a go if you think you’re hard enough – Robert Koren takes a pop at a player.
Spector haunts England – Johnathon Spector scores against England
Dozy Altidore – Jozy makes a blunder
Beam Me Up Scotti – (Uruguayan defender)
Forlan Star
Lionel Blur
French Toast
Argy Bargy
Park and Ride
Greek Tragedy
Hart Ache for James
Upson Downs for England
King Ledley the First
Frank You Very Much
Fabio Says SWP RSVP ASAP
Roo-Hoo
Chasin’ Donovan
Stars and Tripe
Yankee Doddle
Algeria Reach Their Nadir (Belhadj)
Too Klose for Comfort
Lahm Chopped
Harry Harry
Neill Down
Mrda Inquiry
We’re Ghana Win the Cup
Ooijer Trying to Kid?
De Jong and Winding Road
De Zeeuw Keeper
Kuyt-rageous
Agger Do Do Do
Kvist and Shout
I Got You Abe (plays for Japan)
Matsui Blows a Fuse
Rigobert On Song
Italy Grab a Pizza the Action
Santana Hits the Right Note for Paraguay
All White on the Night for Kiwis
The Killen Fields
Barron Sees Red
Miami Weiss
Lucio in the Sky With Diamonds
Grafite Removed
Brazil Do Nothing By ‘Alves
Crouchy Tiger’s Hidden Flagon (Crouch dropping following booze scandal)
Steven Pinot Noir (Pienaar dropped following booze scandal)
England in deep Shittu
Roon River (Wayne turns on the waterworks Gasciogne style)
Seven Samaras
Gold Medel
Dirty Sanchez
Grella Load of This!
Art Deco
Pienaar Nee-Na (Steven Pienaar is arrested following booze scandal)
The Shittu hits the fan
Bafana Bafana skin
Lahm to the slaughter
Trochowski’s Nutcracker
How Low Can You Go (Joachim Low tries to psyche out Fabio Capello)
Muller Light
Klose Call
Tired Clichy
Fit for a King
Let’s Kvist Again
Silence of the Lumbs
Cor Vidal!
The Green Green Pass of Groan (Robert Green clears straight to an opposition forward – who scores)
Every cloud has a Silva lining
Hiho Silva
Cesar Salad
I’m going for
“One in emile-ion” for when Emile Heskey scores the winning goal to take England into the final.
Stattoz points out that in the 3 minute Nike commercial at about 1:08 in there is a cutaway to a newspaper front page with the headline “England in Roo-ins” and wonders if the writers intended to predict both a failure of nerve by Rooney and a defeat in R16 inflicted the Socceroos.
^^inflicted by the Socceroos.^^
“Torrible to Torrific”
For Torres to change his poor world cup into a dream after scoring the winning goal for Spain in the final