- Alastair Hignell
- 8 Oct 07, 04:37 PM
Paris - It is not true that the first word a French child learns to utter is 鈥渘on鈥. It just feels like it.
The petty bureaucracy for which the host country is infamous has, it seems, become even more of an art form.
The stadium entrance you used yesterday, you can鈥檛 use today. You鈥榬e not allowed to take this lift - even though it鈥檚 the only one that will take you to the press conference. You mustn鈥檛 go through that door - even if your accreditation allows you to be on the other side of it.
You can buy a soft drink in the media centre, but not a sandwich - even though the two are stacked next door to each other in the cooling cabinet.
Continue reading "The word is 'non'"
- Tom Fordyce
- 8 Oct 07, 12:00 PM
Marseille, Monday morning - There鈥檚 no two ways about it 鈥 that was without doubt the greatest sporting weekend I鈥檝e ever been involved in.
Marseille this weekend has been a city drenched in beer, tension, disbelief, sorrow, happiness and wild, wide-eyed celebration.
Even now, with the streets finally emptying of campervans, sleeping fans and plastic pint pots, you can still almost feel the excitement bouncing off the sticky pavements.
Continue reading "Sweet and sour memories of Marseille"
- Mark Orlovac
- 8 Oct 07, 11:56 AM
Paris 鈥 The reaction of the players as the final whistle went at the Stade de France on Sunday night said it all.
Some sank to their knees, others looked blankly into space, Sean Lamont angrily threw his gumshield to the ground.
As the Argentina players and fans started their delirious celebrations, Scotland were left with the feeling that they had just blown their best of chance of reaching the last four of a World Cup since 1991.
Continue reading "Scotland ponder what might have been"
- Mark Orlovac
- 8 Oct 07, 03:42 AM
Paris - I was at the Stade de France on Sunday night for the quarter-final between Scotland and Argentina as the Pumas reached the semi-finals of the World Cup for the first time.
Here's my player ratings for the game, let me know what you think.
Continue reading "Argentina v Scotland ratings"
