well i was very dissapointed when england lost to portugal

very mad with the referee
and although everyone ( round here anyway) is slating beckham for being rubbish, he was not rubbihs, just average. its more noticeable because he usually plays at such a high standard and just didnt. that penalty though urrrghh!!!
I can understand about your opinion of football DM, but i think there is more skill needed. Sure usual intellect isn't really needed, but watching a superb footballer can be a magical thing. They read the game, can anticipate the flow and pace of the play. and the way they move with the ball takes real skil and insight. i have to disagree that they are stupid and mindless. i think the fans are more mindless than the players most of the time.
I would like either portugal, the czech team or greece to win i agree that the only problem with portugals line up is that young upstart ronaldo, he is good, but nothing we havent seen before.