mindless ramblings

Germany vs Sweden
Two early goals from Lukas Podolski effectively ended Sweden’s World Cup campaign earlier today. Moreover, Teddy Lučić got himself sent off in the first half. To make things worse, Henrik Larsson missed a penalty that would have injected some life into the Swedes. In the end the Swedes never really threatened and they [...]

When you want to reduce your workforce by 30,000, a good way of doing it is to offer a buyout to your 113,000 employees. However, is it a bad sign when 37,000 people take up your offer? Looks like almost a third of the people who work at GM can’t wait to leave! The buyouts [...]

Group G
France needed to win by at least 2 goals to guarantee their place in the next round and they did just that as they beat Togo 2-0. Well finished goals by Patrick Vieira and Thierry Henry put the game beyond doubt. The French must be so relieved to finally make it after so much [...]