{"id":8165,"date":"2014-11-20T13:35:16","date_gmt":"2014-11-20T19:35:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.themagicworld.org\/bloog\/?p=8165"},"modified":"2014-11-20T13:35:16","modified_gmt":"2014-11-20T19:35:16","slug":"cardboard-football","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.themagicworld.org\/bloog\/cardboard-football\/","title":{"rendered":"Cardboard Football"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"cardboard1\"<\/a>Ireland 4\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 USA! USA!! USA!!! 1<\/strong><\/em><\/h6>\n

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J\u00fcrgen Klinsmann had an amazing scheme Tuesday for team USA vs Ireland. It worked to perfection.<\/p>\n

Instead of trotting out an actual team, he set-up cardboard cutouts of Team USA and set them around the pitch at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin like they were training cones, and gave the lads the day off.<\/p>\n

This bewildered Martin O’Neill’s Green Army ((who were wearing white, btw)) at first. But Anthony Pilkington<\/a> finally figured it out at the 7 minute and took on cardboard cutout Matt Besler and cardboard cutout Alfredo Morales and dinked one over cardboard cutout goalie Bill Hamid into the back o’ the net for 1-0 lead.<\/p>\n

To be sporting, the Irish allowed cardboard cutout Mix Diskerud to tip into the net on 39 minutes making it 1-1 at halftime.<\/p>\n

Klinsmann set up his cardboard cutouts for the 2nd half. But Ireland’s Robbie Brady<\/a> was having none of the cardboard sportsmanship that friendlies often incorporate. Instead, he put in a World Cup worthy performance and slam-dunked a brace into the back o’ the net while James McClean joined the scoring frenzy in between Robbie’s brace.<\/p>\n

This was the second cardboard cutout football prank pulled this week. But unlike Arsene Wenger shaking hands with cardboard cutout Jose Mourinho, Ireland emerged winners.<\/p>\n

As for Team USA, this match never happened.<\/p>\n

Nothing to see here. Move along.<\/p>\n

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\"cardboard2\"<\/a>Kevin Harvick wears the firesuit in this family<\/strong><\/em><\/h6>\n

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If I was a Kevin Harvick fan, I would probably be writing one of my patented 2,597 word posts about him winning the 2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup Championship this past Sunday at Homestead. But since I’m not, I won’t…and most likely wouldn’t anyway.<\/p>\n

But I must tip my hat to him and congratulate him on a well-deserved win. Bully for him. He won the Championship in NASCAR newly-configured Chase in the best way possible. By winning the final two races with style. It’s a great capstone to a 14 year career in NASCAR’s top series. And while I haven’t always liked him all that much and I don’t root for him all that much, I have quite a bit of respect for him and the way he went about his business this season, his first for Stewart-Haas.<\/p>\n

Stepping out of the shadow of the Ghost of Dale Earnhardt<\/a> must have been a load off his mind and soul. Remember, when Earnhardt died at Daytona, it was Harvick that stepped into that iconic #3 Chevrolet and stalwartly piloted it until last season. The fact that it was changed to #29 could never erase the fact that was Dale Earnhardt’s car.<\/p>\n

So this year was a new start and a new beginning for Kevin Harvick. And while I would have preferred that Denny Hamlin or Ryan Newman had won it all, I’m pleased with Harvick’s win and how he accomplished it.<\/p>\n

It was well-deserved, and I congratulate him, and so should you.<\/p>\n

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\"england<\/a>Scotland 1\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 England 3<\/strong><\/em><\/h6>\n

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ROONEY<\/a> blah blah blah. Scored a brace blah blah blah.<\/p>\n

England!! The Three Lions!!!<\/p>\n

LOOK at them. They were FEROCIOUS!!<\/p>\n

Roy H0dgson has them winning Euro 2016 already. No need to play the matches. Just hand England the trophy NOW and save all that time and chaos blah blah blah.<\/p>\n

Oh wait….this was just a friendly. Never mind then. Belay those thoughts.<\/p>\n

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\"cardboard3\"<\/a>Belarus 3\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Mexico 2<\/h6>\n

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While not quite in the cardboard cutout vein, I should mention that Belarus ((which mean Fake Russia in real Mexican Spanish)) defeated Mexico in a friendly in the grim Eastern European shitehole of Borisov, Belarus.<\/p>\n

Actually, Belarus defeated Raul Jimenez 3-2 since his other 10 mates didn’t do much of fuck all.<\/p>\n

So there.<\/p>\n

Nothing more to say about this.<\/p>\n

Thank you for today.<\/p>\n

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