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| Hey Maracanã – World Cup diary: Suárez, writhing and verbals | Hey Maracanã – World Cup diary: Suárez, writhing and verbals |
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| Defenders of the week | Defenders of the week |
| Uruguay coach Óscar Tabárez – identifying an English press agenda against Luis Suárez, the reigning English Football Writers’ Player of the Year; and Uruguay’s president José Mujica – identifying a bigger bigotry problem: “This is an assault on the poor: this gang will never forgive him because he never went to university, he isn’t educated, he grew up on the field.” | Uruguay coach Óscar Tabárez – identifying an English press agenda against Luis Suárez, the reigning English Football Writers’ Player of the Year; and Uruguay’s president José Mujica – identifying a bigger bigotry problem: “This is an assault on the poor: this gang will never forgive him because he never went to university, he isn’t educated, he grew up on the field.” |
| Other bite highlights | Other bite highlights |
| • Best PR team: 888poker, protecting their fair play online gambling brand integrity by dropping Suárez as global ambassador. They hired him in May, when he had only two bitings and a racism ban on record. | • Best PR team: 888poker, protecting their fair play online gambling brand integrity by dropping Suárez as global ambassador. They hired him in May, when he had only two bitings and a racism ban on record. |
| • Best pre-tournament interview: Suárez in Sports Illustrated: “I want to change that bad boy image … it’s awful to hear and read what is said of you … I think I’ve been a role model since last summer.” | • Best pre-tournament interview: Suárez in Sports Illustrated: “I want to change that bad boy image … it’s awful to hear and read what is said of you … I think I’ve been a role model since last summer.” |
| • Tidiest coverage: Liverpool’s website reporting on the Uruguay match, but unable to find space to mention the incident: “Luis Suárez completed 90 minutes as Uruguay booked their place in the last 16.” | • Tidiest coverage: Liverpool’s website reporting on the Uruguay match, but unable to find space to mention the incident: “Luis Suárez completed 90 minutes as Uruguay booked their place in the last 16.” |
| • Plus best outpouring: “This is an unjust punishment, the act of an incredible mafia. Fifa cannot talk about morals to anyone.” – Diego Maradona, who can. | • Plus best outpouring: “This is an unjust punishment, the act of an incredible mafia. Fifa cannot talk about morals to anyone.” – Diego Maradona, who can. |
| Other news: most cautious | Other news: most cautious |
| Colombian authorities imposing bans on alcohol and motorbikes after nine people died celebrating their group stage win over Greece. Two died after the Ivory Coast game and one after the win over Japan. In 1993, 60 died after a 5-0 qualifier win over Argentina. | Colombian authorities imposing bans on alcohol and motorbikes after nine people died celebrating their group stage win over Greece. Two died after the Ivory Coast game and one after the win over Japan. In 1993, 60 died after a 5-0 qualifier win over Argentina. |
| Busiest week | Busiest week |
| Ghana: ending their stay with a post-match brawl with journalists, one player suspended over an alleged “physical attack” on an FA suit and one for “vulgar verbals”. Coach James Appiah: “It’s not a lovely situation.” | Ghana: ending their stay with a post-match brawl with journalists, one player suspended over an alleged “physical attack” on an FA suit and one for “vulgar verbals”. Coach James Appiah: “It’s not a lovely situation.” |
| Prince Philip of the week | Prince Philip of the week |
| Belgium’s Queen Mathilde, meeting the squad and congratulating Romelu Lukaku on the goal scored by Divock Origi. “Lukaku surprised me. He had his hair cut.” | Belgium’s Queen Mathilde, meeting the squad and congratulating Romelu Lukaku on the goal scored by Divock Origi. “Lukaku surprised me. He had his hair cut.” |
| Inquiry of the week | Inquiry of the week |
| Fifa officials investigating Neymar over alleged deliberate ambush marketing after he appeared in “unsanctioned underpants”. Fifa statement: “All participants must respect the commercial integrity of the Fifa World Cup.” | Fifa officials investigating Neymar over alleged deliberate ambush marketing after he appeared in “unsanctioned underpants”. Fifa statement: “All participants must respect the commercial integrity of the Fifa World Cup.” |
| Coach of the weeK | Coach of the weeK |
| Miguel “The Louse” Herrera – posting photos of himself and writing inspirational tweets: “Today we arrived in Fortaleza. We are prepared for great things. Who is ready to live the moment?” Enrique Krauze, Mexican historian and polemicist: “He is so authentic, so expressive. That is so seductive.” | Miguel “The Louse” Herrera – posting photos of himself and writing inspirational tweets: “Today we arrived in Fortaleza. We are prepared for great things. Who is ready to live the moment?” Enrique Krauze, Mexican historian and polemicist: “He is so authentic, so expressive. That is so seductive.” |
| Lowest blow | Lowest blow |
| Gazzetta dello Sport, naming Roy Hodgson manager of their combined worst World Cup players XI. The team (4-3-1-2): Akinfeev (Russia); Pereira (Portugal), Pepe (Portugal), Piqué (Spain), Alba (Spain); Muntari (Ghana), Gerrard (England), Boateng (Ghana); Cassano (Italy); Costa (Spain), Balotelli (Italy). | Gazzetta dello Sport, naming Roy Hodgson manager of their combined worst World Cup players XI. The team (4-3-1-2): Akinfeev (Russia); Pereira (Portugal), Pepe (Portugal), Piqué (Spain), Alba (Spain); Muntari (Ghana), Gerrard (England), Boateng (Ghana); Cassano (Italy); Costa (Spain), Balotelli (Italy). |
| Sharpest analysis | Sharpest analysis |
| TheWall Street Journal analysing fake injuries, and ranking Brazil top with 17, and an “average writhing time” of 3min 18sec. Bosnia-Herzegovina finished bottom with two injuries and 24sec of writhing. England were 26th. | |
| Distinction of the weeK | Distinction of the weeK |
| Honduras coach Luis Fernando Suárez on his exit – not a sacking, and “not a resignation. It’s not an issue with the contract. I just unilaterally took the decision of not continuing.” | Honduras coach Luis Fernando Suárez on his exit – not a sacking, and “not a resignation. It’s not an issue with the contract. I just unilaterally took the decision of not continuing.” |
| Most let down | Most let down |
| Chris Kamara: tweeting his success after chasing down an alleged street thief in Rio – “Not lost me pace!!! I just caught this street robber. Done in now though” – then feeling let down. “Have to go to the police station to write it down!!! I am on me holidays.” | Chris Kamara: tweeting his success after chasing down an alleged street thief in Rio – “Not lost me pace!!! I just caught this street robber. Done in now though” – then feeling let down. “Have to go to the police station to write it down!!! I am on me holidays.” |
| Memes of the week | Memes of the week |
| Fabio Capello as Postman Pat; a rash of “Goodnight John Boye” jokes as Ghana departed; plus Suárez. | Fabio Capello as Postman Pat; a rash of “Goodnight John Boye” jokes as Ghana departed; plus Suárez. |
| Suarez be like... pic.twitter.com/k1QJaGmgnS | Suarez be like... pic.twitter.com/k1QJaGmgnS |
| Best adventure | Best adventure |
| 15-year-old Yago Leal: climbed into Cristiano Ronaldo’s empty hotel room in Brasília via the balcony. He told Globo Esporte: “I lay in the bed because I knew he’d sleep in it, and when he came in I was there. But he was good to me. He said I had better go. He didn’t call security.” | 15-year-old Yago Leal: climbed into Cristiano Ronaldo’s empty hotel room in Brasília via the balcony. He told Globo Esporte: “I lay in the bed because I knew he’d sleep in it, and when he came in I was there. But he was good to me. He said I had better go. He didn’t call security.” |
| Plus: tough week for | Plus: tough week for |
| Model Patricia Jordane – star of June’s Brazilian Playboy as “the brunette who charmed Neymar”, until lawyers had it banned for “deceit”. Last year Jordane, posing for a “sexy boxer” photoshoot, denied linking herself to Neymar for publicity. “It’s all just a headache. If there’s any victim here, it’s me.” | Model Patricia Jordane – star of June’s Brazilian Playboy as “the brunette who charmed Neymar”, until lawyers had it banned for “deceit”. Last year Jordane, posing for a “sexy boxer” photoshoot, denied linking herself to Neymar for publicity. “It’s all just a headache. If there’s any victim here, it’s me.” |