Until he decides to play, this argument feels like the same exact thing, spinning round and round, just to go round and round.

WSJ: Derrick Rose and the Vacuum Cat

Despite the qualiser, it felt for a time as though Stoke were the more likely to go on and get a winner and Shawcross came round the back to head Whelan's free-kick against the bar.

BBC: Hull 2-1 Stoke

For instance, Adidas is sponsoring Spain, a team which is expected to go to the semi-final round, and Nike, besides backing Portugal, is also sponsoring the No. 1 team, Brazil.

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