Key events3h agoTrump: England made mistake putting Kane 'on defence'3h agoPreambleAtmosphere B-, Affordability F – here’s how Jeff Rueter has graded America’s World Cup hosting duties …A couple of World Cup TV reviews for you.From the UK …
double quotation markThe BBC clearly hasn’t quite fathomed its post-Lineker roster, where he acted as host and a pundit who had been there and done that at a World Cup. You either love or loathe the energy of Micah Richards, but from the BBC ranks the former England No 1 Joe Hart was the one who stood out, with Alan Shearer and Wayne Rooney often coming across as pedestrian as an England backline faced with an Argentina attack.
And the US …
double quotation markDarren Fletcher won points for noting during England’s first knockout match that “if it’s coming home, it’s taking a while to get there”, but lost them all for his execrable “siuuu” to mark Cristiano Ronaldo’s first goal against Uzbekistan, which sounded like someone dying mid-orgasm. In a World Cup that has seen much important and difficult work done to fit America’s artificial turf NFL stadiums with soccer-friendly grass, the reforestation of Landon Donovan’s head still stands out as this tournament’s most impressive single feat of terraforming.
