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Who do you think will win which awards?

The Golden Shoe
The Golden Ball
The Yashin Award
The FIFA Fair Play Award
The Most Entertaining Team
The Best Young Player

I'd say:

The Golden Shoe: Klose or Ronaldo
The Golden Ball: Too early to tell
The Yashin Award: Lehmann
The FIFA Fair Play Award: No idea
The Most Entertaining Team: Germany or Brazil
The Best Young Player: No idea

What do you think?

Best ensemble performance - Portugal
Lead actor - Thierry Henry
Best actor in supporting role - Thierry Ballack
Best Actress - Cristiano Ronaldo
Best actress in supporting role - Aarjen Robben
Best screenplay - Luis Philipe Scolari
Best Director - Jurgen Klinsman
Best Film - Portugal vs Holland

Best special effects - Joe Cole
Best animated feature - Argentina vs Serbia and Montenegro
Best original score - Maxi Rodriguez
Best Music - Trinidad and Tobago Fans

Best Actress - Cristiano Ronaldo

Seconded.

I think you're being a bit hard on Ballack, AB. That "dive" of his actually was a hit in the face. Maybe he went down a bit easily, but he was hit.

Seconded.
Sigh.

Portugal-bashing is quite funny really..
First Netherlands and now England.. Tut tut.

Ronaldo is one of the best footballers in the World. You're probably a much better actress than he is ;)

Sigh.

Portugal-bashing is quite funny really..
First Netherlands and now England.. Tut tut.

Ronaldo is one of the best footballers in the World. You're probably a much better actress than he is ;)

RPP may be - I don't know I have never seen him play, but CR is one prima donna. Have you seen his face when the referee doesn't give him a free kick for his latest swan lake death scene?

Add to that his penchant for doing lots of tricks and then either losing the ball or nearly blasting it out of the stadium, it is difficult to call him one of the best players in the world. (I have the same gripe with Ronaldinho and Robinho.)

(I am not Portugal bashing in this case, I am specifically Cristiano Ronaldo bashing. He is as bad playing for Man U as he is playing for Portugal)

Ronaldo is one of the best footballers in the World.

Over-rated as fuck. He's quick and can just about pass and shoot. More often than not, his "trickery" lands hhim on his arse crying his eyes out for mummy.

Edit: He's worse for Man.Ure than he is for Portugal.

(I am not Portugal bashing in this case, I am specifically Cristiano Ronaldo bashing. He is as bad playing for Man U as he is playing for Portugal)
Fair call I guess. I think RRP is right though. For Man U he does suck sometimes. But you can't say that he doesn't show moments of brilliance. There are many clips around the internet showing just how good he is. Not just flashing ball skills. Actual games where he does great stuff.

There is also documented evidence of Albert Luque scoring goals.

Fair call I guess. I think RRP is right though. For Man U he does suck sometimes. But you can't say that he doesn't show moments of brilliance. There are many clips around the internet showing just how good he is. Not just flashing ball skills. Actual games where he does great stuff.

The big problem with him is that he only ever thinks of himself. Portugal could have scored at least twice as many goals this world cup if CR had any concept of passing to a colleague in a better position to shoot. But no, he blasts away as ever. (His only goal coming from a penalty)

The big problem with him is that he only ever thinks of himself. Portugal could have scored at least twice as many goals this world cup if CR had any concept of passing to a colleague in a better position to shoot. But no, he blasts away as ever. (His only goal coming from a penalty)
I still think Portugal are a better team with him. Perhaps he doesn't do them justice but they're winning and you can't really complain about that (well, if you support them anyway).

Is anybody going to ANSWER those questions in my OP?

Is anybody going to ANSWER those questions in my OP?
If you explain what the first 3 are I will :p.

Golden boot=most goals?
Golden ball=best goal?
Yashin=what the fuck?

If you explain what the first 3 are I will :p.

Golden boot=most goals?
Golden ball=best goal?
Yashin=what the fuck?

Golden Boot: Most goals
Golden Ball: Best player
Yashin Award: Best goalkeeper

Golden Boot: Most goals
Golden Ball: Best player
Yashin Award: Best goalkeeper
Alrighty.

Golden Boot: Klose.
Golden Ball: Unsure.. Could go to a few different players.
Yashin Award: Ricardo
The FIFA Fair Play Award: Fuck knows. Perhaps an African player.
The Most Entertaining Team: Argentina or Brazil.
The Best Young Player: No idea.

The FIFA Fair Play Award is a team award, and it can only be won by teams that got into/passed (I can't remember which) Round 2.

Never mind...

OK seriously

The Golden Shoe - Klose (now Ronaldo is eliminated)
The Golden Ball - Zidane
The Yashin Award - Ricardo
The FIFA Fair Play Award - Germany (8 YC 0 RC to date)
The Most Entertaining Team - Ghana
The Best Young Player - Ribery

OK seriously

The Golden Shoe - Klose (now Ronaldo is eliminated)
The Golden Ball - Zidane
The Yashin Award - Ricardo
The FIFA Fair Play Award - Germany (8 YC 0 RC to date)
The Most Entertaining Team - Ghana
The Best Young Player - Ribery
I agree with every accept the yashin and most entertaining team. I think the yashin will go to Lehmann and Germany will get the most entertaining team award. Scoring 4 goals in the 1st game in the world cup, the late goal against Poland and then winning in PK's the last go round. Some pretty exciting stuff.

I have to revise mine now, fucking Brazil. >_>

The Golden Shoe: Klose
The Golden Ball: Too early to tell
The Yashin Award: Lehmann
The FIFA Fair Play Award: Ghana >_>
The Most Entertaining Team: Germany
The Best Young Player: Is Ribery young? Don't look young. Maybe C.Ronaldo...

Alrighty then.

The Golden Shoe: Klose would have to be a (hehe) close 1st, although I'm sure some Portugese guy could give him a run for his money.
The Golden Ball: No idea.
The Yashin Award: Kalac :p (no really, I mean Lehmann)
FIFA Fair Play Award: I'd have to say probably Trinidad and Tobago.
Most Entertaining Team: Argentina. I mean come on, there was plaenty of action (six goals in one game), drama (that brawl), and with the exception of the coach, a terrific performance (read: acting) by the entire cast.
Best Young player: Who cares? Kids don't count remember.

The Golden Shoe: Klose
The Golden Ball:Zidane
The Yashin Award:Italian
The FIFA Fair Play Award:Wooney:p er Brazilain 348+ minuteswithout a foul commited.
The Most Entertaining Team:Ghana
The Best Young Player:Scwenztager

The Golden Shoe: Klose
The Golden Ball: Cannavaro, if there's any justice. But don't hold your breath waiting for a defender to win it.
The Yashin Award: Zubherbuhler (Switzerland) or Buffon.
The FIFA Fair Play Award: Would've been Germany but for Frings letting them down after the Argentina match. Erm, possibly Spain.
The Most Entertaining Team: Spain, Italy or Germany
The Best Young Player: Podolski won it, didn't he?

Yeah, Podolski won best young player.

Yeah, Podolski won best young player.
I forgot about him...
I disagree.