Best reason of the week for losing a World Cup match
Ukrainian defender Vladislav Vashchuk claims they lost 4-0 to Spain because of noisy frogs outside the team's hotel. 'Because of the frogs' croaking we hardly got a wink of sleep,' explained Vashchuk. However, a spokeswoman for the team's Seminaris Seehotel base in Potsdam denied any problems. 'Obviously there are frogs in the lake. There are also birds. In the morning they wake up and start going cheep. It's logical. Are you suggesting that we should go and catch all the birds?