Thursday 17 June 2010

A result for midlifers everywhere!

Cuauhtemoc Blanco, age 37, has just scored a goal in the world cup. 37! THE World Cup!
That's a score for midlifers everywhere! Back-of-the-net! Over what hill?
The oldest player in the World Cup ever was Roger Milla of Cameroon who scored four goals, aged 38 in the 1990 World Cup, and played again four years later (that's 1994 if you're struggling to keep up) when, aged 42, he became the oldest player to score in a World Cup.
[I don't know what everyone else did with their evening; I put the kids to bed, had a glass of rosé, ate posh fish cakes, and watched a bit of telly. I didn't score any goals for my country, or indeed do anything remotely heroic. Oh well.]

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