Just in case you thought 1981′s “Victory” (or “Escape to Victory” if you’re Two Yellows) was the only prison escape to involve a football, here’s a little something from the good folks over at the BBC News website. The headline? “Two Escape from an Argentine Jail Guarded by a Dummy”…
Archive for July, 2010
Escape to Victory 2.0
Posted in Financials, News, Odd Soccer News, Off and Running, Off the Pitch, South America, Whimsy on July 21, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The Thursday Challenge: The Answers
Posted in Trivia, Whimsy, Wild Ass Guesses on July 21, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Last week I asked you to tell me what these five baseball venues had in common: Ebbets Field The Polo Grounds Sportsman’s Park Comiskey Park (the original) Wrigley Field (L.A.) After the jump I’ll tell you the answer!
MLS Pick’Em – Week 17
Posted in MLS Pick'em, tagged Chicago Fire, Chivas USA, Colorado Rapids, Columbus Crew, FC Dallas, Houston Dynamo, Los Angeles Galaxy, Monarcas Morelia, New England Revolution, Pachuca, Puebla, Pumas UNAM, Real Salt Lake, San Jose Earthquakes, Seattle Sounders, SuperLiga, Toronto FC on July 20, 2010 | 19 Comments »
14 Pickers + 7 Games + 4 Correct = 1 KC GunnerWizard. That is the math for last week’s picks. Congrats to you KC! Nobody saw the Wizards victory over Columbus or the Dallas win against Real Salt Lake. However, there were half-a-dozen who picked three correct. Everyone else, not so good. To see how [...]
Football Cup Primer: North American SuperLiga
Posted in Football Cup Primer, tagged CONCACAF, Football Cup Primer, North American SuperLiga on July 20, 2010 | 8 Comments »
There are many different tournaments that pit club teams from one association against another, but few are as murky as the SuperLiga. For one thing, it’s in CONCACAF; it’s hard to get the teams in CONCACAF to care about their own associations Champions League, let alone fans from outside the region. The other issue, however, [...]
About Last Night
Posted in About Last Night, tagged Ajax, Arsenal, Bayern München, Celtic, Colorado Rapids, Columbus Crew, DC United, Eduardo, Emiliano Insua, FC Dallas, Fiorentina, Fulham, Galatasaray, Harry Kewell, Joe Cole, Kansas City Wizards, Liam Lawrence, Liverpool, Los Angeles Galaxy, LSD Art, Manchester United, Martin Jol, MLS, New York Red Bulls, Philadelphia Union, Philipp Lahm, Real Salt Lake, Shakhtar Donetsk, Stoke City, Toronto FC on July 19, 2010 | 10 Comments »
What you missed while reviewing drawings done by an LSD test subject…
Don’t Forget To Vote!!
Posted in General on July 18, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Voting for the second annual “Droppies” is in full swing, don’t pass up your chance to tell us what you thought about the year in football/soccer/futebol/fitba/futbol/fuβball/voetbal!! Just go here, take a look at the categories, and send your votes to avoidingthedrop@gmail.com!!!
“We are never going to stop going at teams 120 percent.” – Michael Orozco Fiscal
Posted in Matchday is for Homerism, MLS, Weekend Open Thread, tagged Match Reports, MLS, Philadelphia Union, Sunday open thread, Toronto FC on July 18, 2010 | 6 Comments »
It’s funny how much I’ve missed going to matches on a regular basis. I can honestly say that I approached this expansion season for the Philadelphia Union with a bit of trepidation. I had only heard of a few of the players that had been drafted to the side in the expansion draft, and the [...]
Coming Out Of The Closet With Fuse: The Theater of Dreams
Posted in Commentary, English Premier League, Football Shirts, General, Off the Pitch, Whimsy on July 19, 2010 | 13 Comments »
I’ve never understood why so many people hate Manchester United. At first I thought it was just that people resented their success and their ability to buy just about any player that they felt they needed- in essence, they were the New York Yankees of club football. As a Red Sox fan, this is something [...]
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