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They played well, I thought. Lost the impetus in the second half but a starting win is good enough for me What's beyond belief is that they created that many!

Good first half for England. Impressive attacking but defence looks a bit uncertain. Need to convert some of these chances, obviously

John Carter - Dance Of The Love Ghosts [Gramavision] second track, side one, Carter and Ashanti drummers. Extraordinary

John Carter - Castles Of Ghana [Gramavision] time to revisit this series although I've just discovered I'm missing one. This will be rectified.

Marzette Watts - Marzette Watts & Company [ESP]

Chico Hamilton Quintet - s/t [Vogue]

Fred Katz with Paul Horn and the Chico Hamilton Quintet - Zen: The Music Of Fred Katz [Vogue]

Well played Switzerland. They weren't afraid to go after the Brazilians and deserved the draw

Viva Mexico!!

with you on that

Horace Tapscott Conducting The Pan-Afrikan Peoples Arkestra - The Call [Nimbus West]

Kolarov's free kick was up there with Ronaldo's, possibly better. The better team won I thought. If Serbia can be more consistent they certainly have the flair and (sometimes annoying) physicality to upset opponents. And, I've just noticed that the thread title is definitely missing an "a" if not more...

music from the Horace Tapscott Archive. Mostly Tapscott but also pieces by Linda Hill and Fuasi Abdul-Khaliq released to accompany

It would have graced any stage of the competition. To watch the quality of the likes of Iniesta, Isco and Silva is just a pure pleasure. And Ronaldo is just a force of nature. It's what the WC should be all about Looking forward to Monday now when the Three Lions will show the world how to really play the game... Can't say I blame you. THE French squad is ridiculously strong but we'll have to see if Deschamps can forge a team from it. If he does they could go a long way. I

I'm not sure it's that fair to lay the blame solely at one player's feet. Not least because De Gea's mistake was a lot greater than anyone elses Ha! Just realised, that's Pique of Barcelona. I hope you're not letting club allegiance colour your view

Sensational match between the Iberian neighbours. Costa and Nacho scored very very good goals and then Ronaldo trumps them. I'd say it was unbelievable but as he prepared to take the free kick it looked likely he'd score somehow

and what a match that was...

Binker & Moses - Alive In The East? [Gearbox] great live sound on this

Whoa...loved that album when it came out. Saw them a few times too...I'd completely forgotten about them

Brotzmann/Bennink/Mengelberg - 3 Points And A Mountain [FMP]

Maybe not a right but a reasonable expectation, I think. Just imagine if the reverse had happened to Real a day before the Kiev final. Real would have been spitting feathers at the undermining of their preparations and rightly so. Whether the Federation overreacted will probably best be assessed when we see how far Spain progress

It's very good. It's also 45rpm!

Yes, I think you have, especially considering Spain's disastrous exit in Brazil

Guardian's reporting that Ramos (my favourite player, as you probably remember from upthread ) and other team members were arguing for Lopetegui so one wonders what that will do to team morale. Looks very much like the Federation couldn't take the public undermining which I can understand - they were evidently informed of his appointment five minutes before Real's announcement. Elite club football's long had more clout than international and when the club's Real Madrid well...

Tempting Johnny Mbizo Dyani - African Bass [Sing A Song Fighter]