The Last Word - Sports Blog (Sean Simara)

1. Rob Green to be booed at every away ground. 2. Newcastle United fans to sing ‘CHAMPIONS CHAMPIONS CHAMPIONS’ at Manchester United in their first Premier League game. 3. Joe Cole will score against Chelsea. 4. Arsenal to start the season in explosive fashion, and then slowly fade out and finish third, and win nothing. 5. Every commentator will mention the Blackpool Pier and Tower in every home game and they also get compared to Holland (because of the colour and not their playing style). 6. Spurs to think their the best team in Europe as they qualify for the Champions League, but fail to get out the group and their League form slides. 7.The England flops to have a sensational start to the season. 8. Wigan’s DW stadium to be deserted for most of the season then suddenly fill out when the top four roll in to town. 9. Ian Holloway pitting his wits against the Premier League’s best managers will be fun viewing from the sidelines, he should come out with some more classic one-liners for t...

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Brazil v Holland  The clash between the ‘Total Football’ and the ‘Samba Boys’ will been one for the football purest to drool over with high expectations. This afternoon will see if Holland can cause a shock and move the footballing God’s of Brazil. Holland have sailed through this tournament not really getting out of 3rd gear but they will have to raise their game to get past Brazil. As usual Brazil have gone through the tournament with flair and skill. The star man for them as I said has been Robinho. He has turned up to this summers tournament unlike some other stars and has proved his worth on the world stage. Brazil has been hard working just like how manager Dunga uses to play. They will be without playmaker Elano and Melo will be doubtful with a knock whereas Holland will be at full strength. Both nations have come to South Africa to win and the winner here could well go on to lift the trophy on July 11th. I predict a classic 3-2 Holland victory. Uruguay v Ghana  Ghana tonight h...