Now that soccer has receded back into the corner of the collective American sporting consciousness, I feel I can write about it without boring anyone too much.
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Posts Tagged ‘ soccer ’
Americans, Soccer, and the Holy Trinity; Or, the World Sauna Championship is (Much) More Popular than the NFL
2 Sentence Review: Football Manager Handheld 2010
Priced at $9.99 this app may seem expensive but Football Manager Handheld 2010 is basically like having Championship Manager 2001/2002, 2004/2005, 2006-2007 (the dvd version!) with updated rosters, on your phone. What other app can give you the thrill of taking a team from the third division of a European backwater league to the...
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Survival Skills
The mantra of the NCAA tournament is “survive and advance.” It occurs to me that this is a bit of a strange mantra. The notion is that, in light of the fact that it’s a once-and-done tournament, a win-and-move-on or lose-and-go-home, any loss no matter how noble is useless and any win no matter...
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Where Is The Surly Teamster?
The Philadelphia MLS team finally has a name and a logo, which, as it turns out is actually pretty cool. If someone told me beforehand that the logo would incorporate an angry snake, I would probably have been pretty wary of how it would turn out. This angry snake, however, has thankfully been subtly...
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The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction
Can a moment of sporting brilliance be considered art? I think this video makes it clear. For a brief moment on saturday Zlatan Ibrahimović was not just an athlete, but an artist. Who would have imagined that the lovechild of Walker, Texas Ranger and Edgar Degas would be so beautiful?
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The Chaaaaaampions
Although the rest of the world may be going to shit, today is also marks the real start to the 54th annual Champions League. Bask in the glory of the anthem. And on May 27th, 2009 we can all celebrate Chelsea’s victory in Rome! And since you asked, the lyrics to the anthem, right here (all...
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Prinz Poldi
Hero or money? That is the question being asked of Lukas “Prinz Poldi” Podolski in this sign, which roughly translated says “Man City or Real (Madrid), fuck off. Poldi to FC (Köln). Hero or Money?”. Podolski, for those of you who don’t eagerly follow German soccer, is a striker for Bayern Munich and the...
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