Countdown to Kick Off
- 8 Jun 06, 05:41 PM
We've spent a few days doing the radio equivalent of those over-the-top warm-up exercises associated with eastern European substitutes and immortalised on here in Britain and now we're ready to get the tracksuits off and ...er...come on.
World Cup have Your Say kicks off (alright, enough of the rubbish football cliches) at 08 00 GMT on Friday the 9th of June.
It's half an hour of fans talking to each other about what is-let's face it- the greatest sporting event in the world.
We're on every day throughout the tournament and we need you to tell us what we should be talking about. Like our Big Brother programme
we want you to set the agenda.
If we have a mission statement it is "We Love The World Cup" but that doesn't mean we won't talk about hooliganism, racism, rip-offs or cheating. But let's hope we don't have to eh?
Ros Atkins will be in the presenter's chair on Friday (and he will post here to tell you more about the team), followed by Alyson Rudd, Martin Kelner,Alex Capstick and Mark Whittaker. We'll hear from fans in Germany and all around the world.
If for you the world is football-shaped, join the club.
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I think Brazil will take the World Cup although surprises will come from other countries.
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I think Italy or Brazil will win the
cup because they have the best all-around teams.
England could be the "surprise"
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I am truely fed up with all the hype surrounding the World Cup. It is simply impossible to get away from it as it is sprawled all over our food packaging, newspapers, cars, even animals not to mention the excrutiating adverts repeating themselves over and over on our televisions. Supporting the nation just isn't about putting money into advertiser's, souvenir selller's or tv salesman's pockets.
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I am really tired of all the Brazils and Argentinas winning the world cup, its so predictable...so boring.Time to shake up the game.
Trinidad and Tobago 0 - SWEDEN ....0
Hmmm.
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its a great prog. and shows that bbc is ready to change with time and for good .. just the way in which you cover the news is amazing and coming it from bbc is just an icing on the cake ..
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WHO CURSED MICHAEL OWEN ?
What a shame that Michael Owen will no longer play in this year's World Cup. What cruel blow fate has struck on this amiable youngman. He's one of the players I've been most eager to see perform at this World Cup, and it just beats me hollow - the series of misfortunes that have befallen him in the months leading to the World Cup.
Put aside Real Madrid's poor judgement in regarding a player of such quality as being surplus to requirement. Hardly had he settled down to his free-scoring business at Newcastle that he was cut short by injury. He recovered from that and gave England fans a lot to cheer about with his winning effort in the friendly against Argentina; but almost immediately after,that devil called injury struck again.
Well, the World Cup seemed a long way away then (at the turn of the year), but it was always going to be an uphill task for Owen to get back to tip-top shape after the surgery. This was a treatment that required a 6-month rest at least, plus several weeks more to regain match-fitness.
"A freak injury like this is really frustrating.......", he said of the foot injury; I wonder what he will call Tuesday night's ' knee-twister' !
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