Monthly Archives: July 2006

How To Ruin A World Cup

Posted on July 4, 2006 by Mash

Today the German soccer team plays Italy for a berth in the World Cup final. However, Germany will be playing without Torsten Frings. Frings was suspended after FIFA reviewed video of the disgraceful brawl that took place after Germany defeated … Continue reading →

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Bend It Like…Hagi

Posted on July 4, 2006 by Mash

Tomorrow brings the first of the two semifinal matches of the 2006 World Cup. My money is on Germany tomorrow and France the next day. In the meantime, here is another classic moment from a previous World Cup featuring another … Continue reading →

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The Nakba

Posted on July 3, 2006 by Mash

    On June 28, 2006 the Israel Defense Forces reentered the Gaza Strip ostensibly to win the release of Corporal Gilad Shalit. Corporal Shalit had been kidnapped by Palestinian militants 3 days earlier. The Israeli operation has been codenamed … Continue reading →

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Wide World Of Blogs!

Posted on July 2, 2006 by Mash

  Spanning the globe to bring you the constant variety of the web…the thrill of victory…and the agony of defeat…the human drama of athletic blogging…this is Mash’s Wide World of Blogs! After a long absence the blog reviews are back with a … Continue reading →

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A Masterful Performance

Posted on July 1, 2006 by Mash

Zinedine Zidane played today like it might be his last game. With Zidane retiring after this World Cup, if Les Bleus had lost against Brazil it would indeed have been Zidane’s last game. Instead Zidane produced a masterful display of soccer to … Continue reading →

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