The New Zealand Herald's Bevan Rapson pays tribute to the characters lighting up the World Cup.
"Here's to the guys who say the unexpected. Things get pretty dreary when everybody sticks to their sanitised scripts but, happily, a few figures in and around this World Cup tournament have refused to do so.
Samoan midfielder Eliota Fuimaono-Sapolu, for example, has been not so much a loose cannon as a runaway trainload of assorted heavy artillery, careering from one incendiary tweet to another.
Whatever you think about his arguments - and his central point about the unfairness of the draw is indisputable - his fearlessness and brio have made a refreshing change from the cliches and caution we usually get from sportspeople, particularly in this country."
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