The only football related post I can make is that I am currently second in my football tipping game thing and on target to win 260 English pounds.

I will use the money to buy trousers.

Mastercard are doing this promotion right, where they are giving away tickets to "every Australian game in the World Cup".

Poor buggers that win - they'll be on the first plane home after the opening round.

When Gary met Diego

The BBC got some stick for paying Maradona for his part in an upcoming interview with Gary Lineker, (he cheated us, he's a drug user yeah yeah). There's a small picture gallery here - I can't wait to see the programme!

World Cupdate

70 days till England play their first game.

Michael Owen's toe cause for concern.

Who will be the 4th striker? (I say, Defoe, or me.) Who should be the next England manager? (I say, Curbishley, or me again.)

Dull old Embrace to do official song. Expect something 'anthemic'. At least it won't be toe curling embarrassment, unless they get Sven in to do a rap.

Baddiel and Skinner to do WC 'podcasts'.

Please photograph any instances of World Cup fever striking Sydney.

Commonwealth Games News Report

The Queen (God bless her) has declared the Commonwealth Games open in a glittering ceremony la la la... She received the Queen's baton... and sprinted up the steps with it... 71 competing nations... who knew there are 71 nations in the Commonwealth? [The Queen probably.] I doubt if I could come up with more than 10. Must be a lot of little islands and that.

I dunno, maybe Guernsey or something is counted as a nation.

Former Neighbours star Delta Goodrem sang 'Together We Are One', co-written with boyfriend and former Westlife singer Brian McFadden. Oh you lucky lucky people.

Dame Kiri Te Kanawa sang... Happy Birthday ... National Anthem yeah yeah... swagman... the Queen (Gawd bless her).

Missing ... Ian Thorpe ... Paula Radcliffe.

The ceremony began with the surreal sight of a winged tram landing in the centre of the Melbourne Cricket Ground... a picture please...

The Queen, dressed in gold ... gold! from head to toe like in the Kanye West song... and accompanied by the Duke of Edinburgh (God bless him, miserable old tosser)...

She watched as the ceremony continued with a boy being led on a magical adventure by a toy duck, featuring scenes evoking Australia's cultural heritage.

yeah... a magical adventure... a toy duck...

Anyway, Cathy Freeman, fireworks display ... 86 days to the World Cup...

Cheers, Trevor McDonald.