Cameroon demands their appearance fees before embarking on their trip to Brazil. They get all the bad press and perform abysmally afterwards. Black Stars of Ghana do same and mess up. Then Nigeria, after advancing from the group stage and facing France, boycott training in protest for their appearance fees. President Goodluck Jonathan, like John Mahama, places a call to calm nerves. John Mikel Obi has downplayed suggestions that it can affect their fortunes in their match. I wish them good luck but not with my heart. My Secondary female schoolmates used to write on their books:It is better to fall into a gutter and break your legs than to fall in love and break your heart. Its not worth breaking my heart for people who dont love their country. Greece 2014 World Cup squad have practically surprised the world after they politely turned down a bonus from their Prime Minister, Antonis Samaras, for reaching the knockout phase for the first time in the famous tournament’s history. Instead, these guys requested that the cash be used to build a brand-spanking new training centre for the national side so that they can continue to provide better results for their country. A very brief letter signed by all the 23 players, according to NewsBomb.gr, read: “We do not want extra bonus, or money. We only play for Greece and its people. All we want is for you to support our effort to find a land and create a sports center that will house our national team “. Compare and contrast this to all the teams threatening not to represent their countries well over bonus rows.
Posted on: Mon, 30 Jun 2014 09:39:52 +0000
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