He was in a very successful 90s UK boyband called Take That, then had a very successful solo career about fifteen years ago. He’s also known to be an amateur UFO researcher. I was somewhat surprised to see him turn up in the Russian World Cup opener.
In 2014, it was points, then goal difference, then goals scored, then head to head records, according to FIFA.
According to the Wikipedia article for the 2018 World Cup, it’s the same this time.
Should teams still be level after head to head results, it goes to fair play points and then the drawing of lots.
Robbie was always a prat, but at age 44 opening the world cup…what’s he doing?
Not cool in any kind of rebellious way, just looked desperate for attention.
(deleted snark)…It occurs to me that Robbie actually has many self-admitted problems. So my snark about how nearly billionaire Robbie, hearth throb of millions of women is not ‘desperate for attention’…might not be accurate.
but i do maintain he’s not flipping off the camera cause he’s a washed up asshole.
Well the snark would have been misplaced, because in fact I’m essentially saying the same thing.
There’s no doubt he’s had a great career, and getting this gig is [del]the[/del] a cherry on top. Even though I’ve never been a fan, I was enjoying the show. Then he demonstrates that he still hasn’t grown up. He’s his own worst enemy.
Ekaterinburg is East of Dubai and almost on the same longitude as the Pakistan coast.
Wonder why no more matches are being played further East, none in Vladivostok or even Novosibirsk, Russia’s third largest city. The biggest FIFA cash cow is the Asian rights and those cities would be perfect as far as timings are concerned.