The Shirt Tournament of Champions is our quest to figure out what the best football shirt of all time is. It may not be perfect, but we’re doing it our way, with some fun and knowledge. More information on the tournament can be found here. The first matchup of the tournament is quite interesting. It [...]
Archive for February, 2011
The Shirt Tournament of Champions: 1998 Mexico vs 1960-1963 Newcastle United
Posted in Football Shirts, tagged Mexico, Newcastle United, The Shirt Tournament of Champions on February 22, 2011 | 16 Comments »
Coming out of the Closet with Fuse: The Shirt Tournament Of Champions
Posted in Football Shirts, tagged Coming out of the Closet with Fuse, The Tournament of Champions on February 21, 2011 | 18 Comments »
The first thing you’re going to notice is the fact that I’m not Fuse, and you’re probably wondering where he went. He’s got a timeshare in Muncie, Indiana and he’s a really big fan of spending late winters in the rust belt, so I’ve stepped in to help curate the most important of tasks, to [...]
Your Weekend in Freddy Adu
Posted in USMNT, tagged Çaykur Rizespor, Bank Asya 1. Lig, Freddy Adu, Orduspor on February 21, 2011 | 4 Comments »
Every weekend, hundreds – if not thousands – of matches are played throughout the world. From Australia to Europe to the Americas, you really don’t have to go very far most days to find a match to watch. And lately, all of those matches share a common theme: they don’t involve Freddy Adu doing anything [...]
“We’re actively working to get where we want to be.” – Owen Coyle
Posted in Weekend Open Thread, tagged Sunday open thread on February 20, 2011 | 15 Comments »
We often get asked by people who want to pick up the game, “Who should I root for? What teams should I be looking at?” For the past few years in the Barclay’s Premier League, for Americans, the answers have been Fulham (because of Deuce Dempsey and Eddie Johnson), Everton (because of Tim Howard and [...]
Wirral in Trouble Now: Tranmere Rovers and Club 9 Sports
Posted in League One, Weekend Open Thread, tagged Club 9 Sports, Club Takeovers, nPower League One, Sheffield Wednesday, Tranmere Rovers on February 19, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Ed note: Two Yellows is out for the day so we’re bringing you this intriguing look at Tranmere Rovers from new signing Green Eggs. The listings for today’s games are at the bottom of the post, so give it a read and enjoy today’s slate! Stop me if you’ve heard this before. A football club [...]
Guest Post: The Justin Campaign and Football v. Homophobia
Posted in General, Guest Post, tagged Football v. Homophobia, Justin Campaign, Justin Fashanu, Red Card Homophobia on February 18, 2011 | 3 Comments »
Ed note: The good folks at Red Card Homophobia have asked us to help promote the Justin Campaign and Football v. Homophobia day, which is tomorrow. This is an incredibly worthwhile event and has received backing from UEFA. So check out the links and keep it all in mind while watching the games tomorrow. If [...]
Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes
Posted in FA Cup, tagged The FA Cup on February 18, 2011 | 10 Comments »
This weekend is FA Cup weekend; you’re going to get to watch some good games (Chelsea-Everton), some not-so-good (Manchester City-Notts County), and some that are most likely foregone conclusions (Manchester United-Crawley Town). Some of you might be excited about this, but for a great number of people the FA Cup has gone stale. Attendances and [...]
UPDATE!!: Coming out of the Closet with Fuse: It’s pre-March Madness time!!
Posted in Commentary, Corruption, Football Shirts, General, Homerism, Off and Running, Power Poll, Whimsy on February 18, 2011 | 24 Comments »
UPDATE: It is very likely that the length and scope of this contest is going to expand over the next few days into a proper “tournament,” so keep making your nominations!! More details to follow… This week I bring to you an easy task: by this time next week let’s determine the greatest football shirt [...]
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