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Wilson Palacios Makes World Cup History

Wilson was pretty much an instant hit at Tottenham. His arrival appeared to herald a ready made antidote to the lackluster performances being turned in by too many existing players. Wilson had bite, passion and quite frankly wasn’t afraid to get a card. Edgar Davids with minus the hair, minus the glasses, minus the neck.

The Honduran number 8 is joined at this World Cup by his younger brother and fellow Honduran number 4, Jhony Palacios and youngest brother of all, Jerry Palacios. Jhony is  a central defender for Olimpia Tegucigalpa. Jerry plays for Hangzou Greentown.

The brothers lost their youngest brother, Edwin who was kidnapped in 2007 and subsequently murdered.

Everything I do in football is for Edwin.

‘He is watching over me. For my family this is a special moment – especially after what happened to Edwin. He is with God now but he is also with us all the time wherever we go. We all know about the troubles in my country. But if the football team is doing well, then we can give people a reason to believe – and hope the violence can end,’ said Wilson

Well now, when it comes to football, one man has for many years been the most noticeable, the most controversial, and occasionally the most successful blogger this country has ever produced. His pithy words and abrasive style make him as famous off the pitch as he is on it. This man is Escapini. "I love football. Football she's a cruel mistress. She's, she's more than a mistress. She's a wife, she's a mother, she's a daughter, she's an errant child. She's a… she's a… she can make you laugh, she make you cry. She can bring tears me eyes. She can bring blood to me shoulders. She can bring a kettle to the boil." "Cause football is about nothing, unless it's about something and what it is about, is football."

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