If I tell you that Benni McCarthy started of at AFC Ajax and became big there, and his next move was to Celta Vigo and he grew bigger, and that Benni never played for any of those "big" teams and he's still a big name, you'd say I'm lying. Even if I tell you that Lucas Radebe refused a move to Manchester United to remain with Leeds United in the lower division but is still a big name, that Sibusiso Zuma became bigger at FC Copenhagen, you'd say I'm crazy.
Among the tragic things that crack me up in this country is the fact that at any point during your drive to work, you could — quite rightly — make way for an ambulance on the highway. And it would be Mike Van Wyk transporting ostriches.
STREET ADDRESSES & THEIR MEANING
1. Court: Dead end street.
2. Crescent: Curved road with both ends connecting to the same street.
3. Boulevard: Wide street with greenery in the center and along the sides.
4. Avenue: Straight street that runs north-south or east-west.
5. Drive: A road that follows a natural feature (park, ocean, hills, or lake).
6. Alley: Narrow street between, behind, or within buildings.
7. Place: A short street.
In case you didn’t watch the World Cup today (matchday 17)
<🇵🇹🇨🇴Portugal were lucky to draw Colombia 0-0 after getting outplayed all game and being saved by a controversial offside on Colombia’s winning goal
>🇩🇿🇦🇹Algeria drew Austria 3-3 in the game of the tournament.
-Algeria scored in the 90+3’
-Austria equalized in the 90+6’
-Both teams advance to RO32 with draw
>🇦🇷🇯🇴Argentina played a lot of their reserves & beat Jordan 3-1. Messi came on in the 2nd half & scored a free kick
>🇨🇩🇺🇿DR Congo scored 3 goals in the last 30 minutes to beat Uzbekistan 3-1 and miraculously advance to the RO32
>🏴🇵🇦England beat Panama 2-0 with 2nd half goals from Kane & Jude
>🇭🇷🇬🇭Croatia beat Ghana on a 83’ minute winner from Vlašić
>🇦🇷Leo Messi became the first player in history to score in 7 consecutive WC matches
>🇦🇷Lautaro Martinez scored his first ever WC goal (it was a pen)
>🇵🇹Ronaldo attempted a bicycle kick and a free kick from 30+ yards… 🌾🌾🌾
>🇺🇿🇯🇴Uzbekistan and Jordan both scored REALLY nice goals in their losses today
>🏴Scotland were eliminated from the WC
>🇮🇷Iran were eliminated from the WC on the last touch of the ball in the group stage — A headed goal for Austria that put them above Iran
>🇺🇾The Uruguay Football Association canceled the team’s private plane home after they failed to win a game at the WC. Players will have to take commercial flights home.
>Let me know what I missed
I’ll post daily recaps all World Cup long, follow me pookie :)
The captain of Iran’s National Team, Mehdi Taremi, calls out FIFA and the U.S.:
“This is a disaster World Cup. We can’t stay in the country and have to travel every time we play without any recovery. Now we can’t stay in Seattle and have to return to Tijuana. This is not fair.”
I doubt if we have a Comeback Kid story similar to this guy. Many talents, even when rescued from deviant ways ,become visibly affected by their stint with the dark side. But him? Its like he was actually living in a hyperbaric oxgen tent, and not dabbling with drugs! Maverick!
Luvo Manyonga 🇿🇦 jumped a mark 8.35m (+2.6) to win the men's Long Jump at Grand Slam Jerusalem, his best (all-conditions) mark since returning to competitive action.
He was a class above the field, dominating the competition and even offering coaching tips to some of his fellow competitors during the contest.
Gabriel Bitan 🇷🇴 finished 2nd with a best leap of 7.91m.
@tlangimich I see Tlangelani constantly maintains a regal my people look, in the few pics you shared. Just missing the royal wave😂.And you of course, the standing "shoulders above " look , or in the words of Brenda Fassie, confidence , confidence baby, confidence!
Happy birthday leader!
“I don’t even understand the connecting thread between George Floyd and Kevin Hart.”
Trevor Noah highlights something very strange he noticed about the Kevin Hart roast, saying it was weird that all the Black comedians who came onstage told jokes about the people who were there, while all the white comedians who came onstage told jokes about Black people.
Also, Don Lemon says he was uncomfortable with some of the white comedians who were making jokes about Black people, saying he felt it was just an excuse for them to be racist in public.
(🎥 What Now? with Trevor Noah/YouTube)
Imagine telling someone in 1999…
The year is 2026.
The President is Donald Trump in his second non consecutive term.
The richest man in the world is PayPal cofounder Elon Musk… but not because of fintech or Paypal. Because of rockets, electric cars, AI, satellites, brain chips and something called “Boring Company”.
Apple is worth trillions but its main business isn’t computers… its selling glass rectangles everyone stares at for 9 hours a day.
People don’t watch TV. They watch teenagers explain geopolitics, finance, and relationship advice in ~60 second videos.
The biggest taxi company owns no taxis.
The biggest hotel company owns no hotels.
The most powerful media companies are social networks where everyone argues with strangers for free.
Kids are making millions filming themselves playing video games.
AI Robots write emails, code, legal memos, songs, essays, and breakup texts.
The internet is mostly bots arguing with humans who are trying to prove they aren’t bots.
You can summon a car, groceries, a doctor, a date, a private jet, or a dog walker from your phone.
People pay real money for invisible currencies, digital monkeys, AI girlfriends and pictures that disappear after 24 hours.
The richest companies in the world don’t sell oil, steel, or cars. They sell attention, compute, data, and addiction.
And somehow, after all of that everyone is still using Excel.