In the wake of Argentina’s World Cup demise at the hands of Germany, it’s come to light that Argie striker Lionel Messi was using Oasis’ Rock N’Roll Star to pump up the locker room before matches. Given that Messi failed to find the back of the net even once during the tournament, could the unibrowed Gallagher brothers have been England’s secret weapon, a delayed-action time-bomb best-served-cold revenge against Maradona for the Hand of God? Is a similar fate in store for Spain (who face Germany in Wednesday’s semi-final), whose similarly goalless striker Fernando Torres has been using UK band Kasabian’s Club Foot in much the same pre-match inspirational fashion? Read more.
Did UK rock band Oasis doom Argentina’s World Cup chances?
