idiot board ['i-dE-&t 'bord] noun.
1. In TV production: a board or card on which script or a cue is written, held up out of camera-shot for a presenter to read from.
2. A series of pollution-induced neurotic articles written by a frustrated survivor here in the Philippines.

February 27, 2005

It's the End of the World As We Know It

Last February 13, Sister Lucia died in her convent in Portugal. Sister Lucia was the last remaining survivor of the trio who were given the secrets of Fatime by Mother Mary. Here's the interesting part: It was written (3rd Secret of Fatima?) that before she will pass away, she will first see a sign that the end of times has begun. And before she died, she has been ill for three months(GER); Juanfran (ESP), Koscielny (FRA), Ramos (ESP), Bellerin (ESP); Soriano (ESP), Milner (ENG); Griezmann (FRA), Payet (FRA); Ronaldo (POR), Ibrahimović (SWE).

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Current top players in each position

Goalkeeper: Manuel Neuer (GER) 12th

Full-back: Juanfran (ESP) 18th

Centre-back: Shkodran Mustafi (GER) 3rd

Defensive midfielder: N’Golo Kanté (FRA) 7th

Central midfielder: Toni Kroos (GER) 2nd

Attacking midfielder: Dmitri Payet (FRA) 1st

Winger: Antonio Candreva (ITA) 17th

Forward: Cristiano Ronaldo (POR) 4th

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Player data from qualifying formed the initial basis