Popworldcupjustice: Nigeria vs Bosnia and Herzegovina
NIGERIA V BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA Guest referee: Little Boots — Popstar DJ Switch — 'Someone Like You' (The X Factor) “To be honest I have to hand it to Obianuju Catherine…
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Popworldcupjustice: Germany vs Ghana
GERMANY V GHANA Guest referee: Nick Levine — Online Editor, Attitude Andreas Kümmert — ‘Rocket Man’ (The Voice) “How to put this sensitively? Um…Louis Walsh would never tell Andreas Kümmert that he "looks…
Popworldcupjustice: Argentina vs Iran
ARGENTINA V IRAN Guest referee: Conor Behan — Music writer and DJ Gustavo Corvalán — 'Yo No Se Mañana' (The Voice) “As you well know, The Voice 'airs' in various territories, offering Ricky…
Popworldcupjustice: Honduras vs Ecuador
HONDURAS V ECUADOR Guest referee: Ronika — Popstar Macris Talent Show 2013 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-CqVD8DpZVs “Poor Honduras have no Pop Idol show to call their own, so instead we turn to a school…
Popworldcupjustice: Switzerland vs France
SWITZERLAND V FRANCE Guest referee: Jen Crothers — Deputy Features Editor, Heat Tiziana Gulino — ‘Because Of You’ (The Voice) “The most important thing to take away from this performance is…
Popworldcupjustice: Italy vs Costa Rica
ITALY V COSTA RICA Guest referee: Tim Jonze — Editor, theguardian.com/music Sister Cristina Scuccia — ‘Livin' On A Prayer’ (The Voice) “The Italian football team are a stylish, well-drilled outfit with pockets…
Popworldcupjustice: Japan vs Greece
JAPAN V GREECE Guest referee: Carl Smith — Senior Writer, Sugarscape Sky's The Limit — 'Only Human' (The X Factor) “As a rule, Japanese popstars are better than regular popstars.…
Popworldcupjustice: Uruguay vs England
URUGUAY V ENGLAND Guest referee: James McMahon — Editor, Kerrang! Fabian Andres — 'Because Of You' (The X Factor Australia) “I didn’t have any strong feelings towards Fabian Andres, the…
Popworldcupjustice: Colombia vs Ivory Coast
COLOMBIA V IVORY COAST Guest referee: Hanna Hanra — Editor, The Beat Camilo Martinez — 'La Ley del Monte' (The Voice) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bMQeD6PtvhQ “The sound quality of this version of Camilo Martinez winning the…
Ed Sheeran has turned the iTunes Top 10 into an elaborate to-do list
There goes Ed Sheeran, crossing off the chart positions one by one. You do wonder why he prioritised Numbers 3–7 over four, although one supposes that it's easier to get,…