h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

Thanks, Caper - that looks good, and it's just the right length.
I'll drop it into the piece tomorrow, I'm a bit now!

There's just one line I don't understand: 'The partnership between Ronaldo and Rivaldo soon fired up with fierce contempt...'

Contempt for whom? Each other? The Turks?

Sorry... I meant contempt for the Turks

OK. I've made a few amendments and additions, and that report is now in place. Hope you'll approve of what I've done with it!

Ormy - before I forget, should there be an example of the 'stare of death' for those who don't know what that is?

http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/en/020627/1/19uj.html

... is the only one I could find

It's looking great so far - and Brazil are 1-nil up!

I'll link to that immediately! No wonder he keeps everyone in line so well!

And well done Brazil!

It's a fairytale story for Ronaldo; wonderful considering what happened in France 98

And with a dodgy haircut too

Congrats to the Brazilians, hard luck to the Germans.
I thought it could have gone either way.
As my son was supporting Brazil, I was {secretly} plumping for Germany.
Something about underdogs....

How brilliant to see Pele in the line-up.

Ormy - a few other pics which you may or may not want to include...

http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/en/020629/1/e7d.html

Korean and Turkish players in unison, applauding the crowd.

http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/en/020603/1/859.html

Rivaldo clutching his face after being hit on the knee.

http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/en/020630/1/eho.html

Cafu under a shower of glitter after receiving the Jules Rimet Cup - this is quite a nice photo

http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/en/020614/1/bkb.html

Portuguese players manhandling the ref.

http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/en/020622/1/d8r.html

The Spanish manager giving the lineman a bit of verbal after the Korea match...

http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/en/020621/1/cxp.html

Seaman and the fateful goal...

http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/en/020610/1/a0w.html

Ahn's scathing goal celebration against the USA.

http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/en/020629/1/1avd.html

Collina in 'yellow card mode' - probably at his most intimidating in the Final

AGB - it was wonderful - as well as Beckenbauer right next to him; it says something about the whole tournament, that gamesmanship still shines through

Thank you greatly for those, WD. That one of Collina really is something, isn't it? I think that's the picture to illustrate the 'stare of death'!

I'm going to put the last touches to the piece tomorrow, so please take a look later in the day if you can. Your comments will be very welcome, as long as they're not too rude! I'm still working on the bit about the final, and when that's done there's a lot of text to check through, but I plan to have the entry in Peer Review some time on Tuesday.

Wonderful - I won't be nasty at all

Glad to help though; it's been a pleasure writing the summaries in between on-calls

Collina is probably one of the scariest refs I have ever seen, however I think the BBC interviewed him before the Argentina/England match and he seems like a really nice bloke... strange really

OK, folks - I gave the entry a final check and polish today, and then submitted it to Peer Review. Here's hoping that it's well received!

Fingers crossed

Slick editing job Ormy

Thank you! I may need the good wishes. I'm already fielding some criticisms of the entry! 8-) http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/classic/F48874?thread=193084

Seems like you've got it all nicely handled though I'll pop in with the Collina mask if anything gets too out of hand