The A2K World Cup 2010 Striker Fantasy Game

You're not a Brazilian fan?
Messi is great but he has a middle school kid hair cut

Argentina?
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I tend to root for the best team (of players, not necessarily the best coached squad as I think Brazil is playing better than Argentina for the most part but with a slightly-less-talented squad) regardless of nationality. The last couple of cups that has been Argentina. A lot of times that is Brazil though, yes but this year they have a nice disciplined team but hardly the best group of talent in the cup (I'd put Argentina and Spain ahead of them on paper, but in Spain's case you have to automatically factor in World Cup shrinkage).

Messi has the skill to go down as the greatest player of all time when he's done, he's that good and that young (isn't he 22?!), and I root for the talent to shine (despite their coach etc).

ARGENTINA! Messi - arguably the best striker to not score a goal so far - has a fine game. Tevez gets two.

Scoreboard, phase 2:

1. Sjaradona 14 (4 goals)
2. George 11 (3)
3. Calamity Jane 9 (3)
4. Pantalones 7 points (2 goals)
5. Robert Gentel 5 (3)
6. ossobuco 5 (2)
7. Walter Hinteler 4 (1)
8. Mc Gentrix 3 (1)
8. fbaezer 3 (1)
10. realjohnboy 2 (2)
11. Francis 2 (1)
11. ehbeth 2 (1)
11. lmur 2 (1)
14. failures art 1 (1)
15. Don Camilo 0

General scoreboard

1. Calamity Jane 36 (12 goals)
2. Sjaradona 33 (7 goals)
3. Robert Gentel 30 (9 goals)
4. fbaezer 27 (7 goals)
5. George 26 (7 goals)
6. Francis 25 (10 goals)
7. Pantalones 25 (7 goals)
8. ossobuco 24 (8 goals)
9. ehbeth 21 (6 goals)
10. McGentrix 20 (7 goals)
11. Walter Hinteler 17 (6 goals)
12. lmur 15 (7 goals)
13. Realjohnboy 14 (7 goals)
14. Don Camilo 11 (6 goals)
15. Failures Art 1 (1 goal)

Saw most of Germany - England.
Germany is a MACHINE!

we did make them look particularly brilliant

Germany deserved the win, played really well - we were rubbish!


(Lampard did score tho!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)



oh for Bend It Like Beckham! Bring back Gary Lineker - that's what I say!

I think I read he is 23..

Hah, who knew? Thank you for the first medal, fbaezer

Germany was great yesterday!!
Can´t wait for the game Argentina vs. Germany.....

Watching soccer is much better here in Europe - we are having a blast!

Everyone I cheer for loses.

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Thanks, but I only had 7 (2) then, 4 from Higuain (1) and 3 from Gyan (1).

Scoreboard, phase 2:

1. Sjaradona 14 (4 goals)
2. George 12 (3)
3. Calamity Jane 9 (3)
4. Pantalones 8 (3 )
5. Mc Gentrix 8 (2)
6. Robert Gentel 5 (3)
7. ossobuco 5 (2)
7. Walter Hinteler 5 (2)
7. fbaezer 5 (2)
10. realjohnboy 2 (2)
11. Francis 2 (1)
11. ehbeth 2 (1)
11. lmur 2 (1)
14. failures art 1 (1)
15. Don Camilo 0

General scoreboard

1. Calamity Jane 36 (12 goals)
2. Sjaradona 33 (7 goals)
3. Robert Gentel 30 (9 goals)
4. fbaezer 29 (8 goals)
5. George 27 (8 goals)
6. Pantalones 26 (8 goals)
7. Francis 25 (10 goals)
8. McGentrix 25 (8 goals)
9. ossobuco 24 (8 goals)
10. ehbeth 21 (6 goals)
11. Walter Hinteler 18 (7 goals)
12. lmur 15 (7 goals)
13. Realjohnboy 14 (7 goals)
14. Don Camilo 11 (6 goals)
15. Failures Art 1 (1 goal)

Thanks, my mind wasn't thinking well. But Vittek came to the rescue.

<A.R.T. -------> Brazil... try this one... they just scored >

Gooooooooooooooooooooooal Fabiano

11 of us have Fabiano, Pantalones has Robinho. That's bad news for the game leaders... and for failures art

Scoreboard, phase 2:

1. Sjaradona 14 (4 goals)
2. George 13 (4)
3. Mc Gentrix 12 (3)
4. Pantalones 11 (4 )
5. fbaezer 10 (3)
6. Robert Gentel 9 (4)
7. Calamity Jane 9 (3)
7. ossobuco 9 (3)
9. Walter Hinteler 8 (3)
10. Francis 7 (2)
10. ehbeth 7 (2)
10. lmur 7 (2)
13. realjohnboy 5 (3)
14. Don Camilo 5 (1)
15. failures art 1 (1)

General scoreboard

1. Calamity Jane 36 (12 goals)
2. Robert Gentel 34 (10 goals)
3. fbaezer 34 (9 goals)
4. Sjaradona 33 (7 goals)
5. Francis 30 (11 goals)
6. Pantalones 29 (9 goals)
6. McGentrix 29 (9 goals)
8. George 28 (9 goals)
8. ossobuco 28 (9 goals)
10. ehbeth 26 (7 goals)
11. Walter Hinteler 21 (8 goals)
12. lmur 20 (8 goals)
13. Realjohnboy 17 (8 goals)
14. Don Camilo 16 (7 goals)
15. Failures Art 1 (1 goal)

What bet did you lose?

I didn't think that England would loose ... but, honestly, I just needed a change after 40 years and was looking for an opportunity. And since the moustache started growing 40 years ago in England ...

It looks as if Yanks don't know much about sport when a pretty little thing like Cal is top of the ratings here and coming on top of my recent emphatic victory on rjb's "Pick-um" game when I'm only a Limey who knew nothing about American football, except that it is stupid, when I entered the competition. I was drawing away from the field when the inexplicably short season ended.

I didn't enter this one because I didn't want to cause that amount of embarrassment again to my friends on A2K. So Cal has stepped up to do the job. I'm rooting for Cal's choices from now on. Go Cal's choices.

You're an astringent piece of fruit aren't you. What an awful and mean spirited thing to say.

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