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OT: Is it just me, or is Magic Johnson looking more and more
like the Human Beat Box from the Fat Boys?
More OT: BT and JR, this is a basketball thread! But I'll
bite.
I don't think it's going to be nearly as cagey as 2004 (except
for Netherlands-Czech Republic in the group stage, what a match!).
It looks like teams are playing a much more attacking game,
ditching Mourinho-style catenaccio. Even Italy and Spain are
playing three up front.
Italy to win, Luca Toni golden boot. Russia are my dark horse team; England learned just how they can turn it on.