DB’s World Cup Diary – Germany 2006
In 2006 I travelled to Germany for the FIFA World Cup. During my travels I wrote weekly articles for the Matamata Chronicle. Here is the complete series (which I chose to present as one long post...
View ArticleDB’s World Cup Diary – South Africa 2010 (part 1)
In 2010 I travelled to South Africa for the FIFA World Cup. During my travels I wrote weekly articles for the Matamata Chronicle. I have combined these articles and will present them in two parts –...
View ArticleDB’s World Cup Diary – South Africa 2010 (part 2)
In 2010 I travelled to South Africa for the FIFA World Cup. During my travels I wrote weekly articles for the Matamata Chronicle. I have combined these articles and will present them in two parts –...
View ArticleSoundtrack of my life: 2006 – Crazy (Gnarls Barkley)
This is another tough one. In the year I attended my first World Cup, you’d have thought a song from that period would have stood out. But no, not really. Hips Don’t Lie just doesn’t really cut it…...
View ArticleSoundtrack of my life: 2010 – Wavin’ Flag (K’Naan)
This song was everywhere during the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. Why? The ‘Celebration Mix’ version was grabbed by Coke to be their anthem for the tournament. That meant it was in the stadiums, on...
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