John Terrys Word Cup Press Woes: Can We Focus on Sports, Please?
Every World Cup year, the press will try to dig something up that will upset the public. This year, they have focused on John Terry—not a surprise, since he and Wayne Rooney, by common consensus, are the two must-haves at the World Cup if England are to stand a chance this year. So this alleged “affair” comes out. This, after a hidden-camera investigation failed to scratch JT’s reputation. JT never made a thing about it; he didn’t really do anything wrong. He just got on with his football. Can I just underscore how important the word “alleged” is? Those who watched WWF/WWE in the last decade may remember a very small wrestler by the name of “Crash Holly.” When the announcer announced his weight, it was always “allegedly weighing in at 500 pounds.” The reason that the announcer said this was because he knew there was no truth in it. Funny how the same word is being thrown around now. Journalists like Henry Winter from the paper that may as well be written by criminals, the Daily Telegra
