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heh from football365.coms media watch section...
Mediawatch has never before stumbled across the States-based twincities.com, the website of the leading newspaper for the twin cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul in the heart of middle America, but the opening lines of its World Cup editorial suggests that it is redder than the sunburnt cardinals standing in front of the Red Sea eating tomatoes:
'If the government really is serious about identifying illegal immigrants, it soon will be provided a unique opportunity to record their whereabouts.
'All the Department of Homeland Security has to do is monitor the city-by-city television ratings of this month's World Cup soccer tournament. Agents should be dispatched to any area in which the ratings reflect an unnaturally high level of interest. That likely signals a concentrated pocket of illegals.'
also on football365.com's mediawatch
From Canadian TV's coverage of Mexico v Iran:
Anchorman: "Craig, how will the Mexican goalkeeper approach this game, given what's happened to him this week?"
Craig Forrest: "Well, his father passed away on Thursday - he'll be disappointed with that..."
What The Rest Of The World Is Saying
From ESPN's coverage of Portugal vs Angola:
"Portugal, a nation of just over 10 million, it's capital is Lesbian...erm, I mean Lisbon."
No wonder it's such a popular holiday destination.
What The Rest Of The World Is Saying, Part Two
From ABC's commentary of England v Paraguay:
"There can't be a player with more hype surrounding them than Michael Beckham."
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