It was a sporting week where schadenfruede played a prominent role.
No. That’s not a German footballer.
It's taking delight at someone else’s misfortune.
Chelsea’s John Terry has become a somewhat reluctant expert.
However it’s others doing the laughing.
His penalty shoot-out slip up against Manchester United cost the Blues a first-ever Champions League title.
Unfortunately for him, no sooner had his wayward shot left his boot than he was being nailed to the proverbial cross.
For Terry, it will probably lead to a lifelong struggle with insomnia.
It’s a sad reality which in the end may be a fate a whole lot worse than his recent mauling at the hands of the British press.
Rival 2018 FIFA World Cup bidders would have been smiling with glee given the events of Friday night at the Sydney Football Stadium
Failing to play the correct national anthem for a visiting side is embarrassing enough. Hearing dead silence is a downright disgrace.
That sort of humiliation was reserved for Ghana’s national team during their recent international friendly against the Socceroos.
The mistake, which incidentally Football Federation Australia blamed on a “contractor”, was clearly unacceptable.
Especially when you consider the wider repercussions.
Football’s big wigs are currently in Sydney for this week’s FIFA Congress. Don’t cross your fingers on Australia hosting the 2018 World Cup just yet.
One man with high hopes of re-writing history is Ricky Ponting.
His 35th ton in the opening test in the Caribbean against the West Indies leaves him now just four centuries short of Sachin Tendulkar’s record for most test centuries.
Windies batsman Shivnarine Chanderpaul also scored 100.
Unlike Ponting, his head played as much of a role as his willow. Literally.
Cheers Brett Lee.
And finally, just seven weeks after being sacked, Waratahs coach Ewen McKenzie’s “last crusade” will take place this Saturday.
There’ll be no Indiana Jones bullwhip for this episode.
There will be a temple of doom in the form of Christchurchs' Jade Stadium. It's a venue where NSW has emerged victorious over the Crusaders just once.
After a tumultuous five years, should his side win, the Super 14 Final offers the Tahs Coach perhaps the ultimate reply to the NSW Board’s lack of faith.
As McKenzie will likely tell you.
He who laughs last, laughs longer.
No. That’s not a German footballer.
It's taking delight at someone else’s misfortune.
Chelsea’s John Terry has become a somewhat reluctant expert.
However it’s others doing the laughing.
His penalty shoot-out slip up against Manchester United cost the Blues a first-ever Champions League title.
Unfortunately for him, no sooner had his wayward shot left his boot than he was being nailed to the proverbial cross.
For Terry, it will probably lead to a lifelong struggle with insomnia.
It’s a sad reality which in the end may be a fate a whole lot worse than his recent mauling at the hands of the British press.
Rival 2018 FIFA World Cup bidders would have been smiling with glee given the events of Friday night at the Sydney Football Stadium
Failing to play the correct national anthem for a visiting side is embarrassing enough. Hearing dead silence is a downright disgrace.
That sort of humiliation was reserved for Ghana’s national team during their recent international friendly against the Socceroos.
The mistake, which incidentally Football Federation Australia blamed on a “contractor”, was clearly unacceptable.
Especially when you consider the wider repercussions.
Football’s big wigs are currently in Sydney for this week’s FIFA Congress. Don’t cross your fingers on Australia hosting the 2018 World Cup just yet.
One man with high hopes of re-writing history is Ricky Ponting.
His 35th ton in the opening test in the Caribbean against the West Indies leaves him now just four centuries short of Sachin Tendulkar’s record for most test centuries.
Windies batsman Shivnarine Chanderpaul also scored 100.
Unlike Ponting, his head played as much of a role as his willow. Literally.
Cheers Brett Lee.
And finally, just seven weeks after being sacked, Waratahs coach Ewen McKenzie’s “last crusade” will take place this Saturday.
There’ll be no Indiana Jones bullwhip for this episode.
There will be a temple of doom in the form of Christchurchs' Jade Stadium. It's a venue where NSW has emerged victorious over the Crusaders just once.
After a tumultuous five years, should his side win, the Super 14 Final offers the Tahs Coach perhaps the ultimate reply to the NSW Board’s lack of faith.
As McKenzie will likely tell you.
He who laughs last, laughs longer.
