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Epic sporting fails of 2014
So we’ve recalled our fondest sporting moments of 2014, safely tucked away in our DStv Explora. This time, we look at the epic fails of the year. Our decoder does not discriminate, it records the good, the bad and the ugly.
Karate knee at the Fifa World Cup
We still don’t understand what was going through Colombian defender Juan Zuniga’s head when he gave Neymar the spinal tap at the 2014 Fifa World Cup quarter final match. From time-to-time, we like to revisit the incident just to try make sense of it and we fail every time.
Super Eagles wings clipped
The Nigerian National Football team won the 2013 installment of the African Cup of Nations in emphatic fashion.
However this year, the Super Eagles failed to qualify for the tournament after a series of disappointing performances in the qualifiers. The Explora brings the high and lows in full HD.
Suarez back with a bite
Luis Suarez has the knack to snack on his opponents, the Uruguayan helped himself to Giorgio Chiellini’s shoulder at the world cup. We think that this was a good appetizer before watching Silence of the Lambs for the Barca man.
Lions reduced to bickering kids
Cameroon was one of the teams that represented the continent at the 2014 Fifa World Cup. Our pride quickly turned to despair as the Indomitable Lions failed to impress.
The cherry on top was Alex Song’s silly red card and a physical on-field altercation between teammates Benoit Assou-Ekotto and Benjamin Moukandjo.
Hollingsworth has a big slice of humble pie
Eric Hollingsworth, head coach of the Australian athletics team, was sent packing at the Commonwealth Games after claiming that Sally Person had set a bad example to the rest of team due to her absence from a training camp.
And in true Aussie fashion, Pearson took home the gold in the 100m hurdles to force the coach to resign from his job.
Race wars between teammates
Creating a collision so your fellow teammate does not qualify makes good television but is frowned upon by the public.
Nico Rosberg was the instigator of such dirty play against his teammate Lewis Hamilton. The latter had the last laugh over his highly competitive comrade by winning the championship.
Tell us what fails you have saved in your DStv Explora and if you still don’t have the decoder we recommend you get yourself one.
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