Reading the World Cup

Sure, reading the World Cup is not ideal. I would much rather be sitting on the couch, watching ABCHD. But that won't pay the bills, so I've got to work with what I've got. And the best I've got, in my opinion is the text commentary from Britain's Guardian newspaper. ESPN's Gamecast comes in a close second for its visual features, but the wit and wisdom of the Guardian commentators (and readers who submit their thoughts) stand it far above the rest. Not to mention that it seems rather appropriate to read about the World Cup with English slang:

"You miserable bugger," writes Bernie Ross. "Fancy not mentioning that this is by far England's best showing for years. And it's a great game of footers. And, by the way, Owen Hargreaves isn't doing too bad at all, eh?" Agreed on Hargreaves - he's getting plenty of tackles in. But if this is England's best showing for years, then it's a particularly damning indictment of Sven's regime. They're doing okay, but hardly pulling up any trees.

And there you have it.