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 and all current matchups can be found here, here, and here. We’ve reached the [...]
Archive for March, 2011
The Shirt Tournament of Champions: Euro 2008 Holland vs 1994 World Cup USMNT Away
Posted in General, tagged Holland, The Shirt Tournament of Champions, USMNT on March 18, 2011 | 18 Comments »
Your Weekend Preview: Child Prodigy Edition
Posted in Bundesliga, Champions League, English Premier League, Europa League, General, Homerism, La Liga, Matchday is for Homerism, MLS, Ross County, Scottish Football League, The Championship, The Football League, USMNT, Weekend Preview on March 18, 2011 | 4 Comments »
Ross County F.C. v. Queen of the South F.C. (Saturday) Here’s a shock for you: County’s match last Saturday was postponed due to the weather! Can there be anyone left who thinks Scottish soccer shouldn’t move to a summer schedule? The good news- if there is any- is that the club below them (Cowdenbeath) played [...]
The Vancouver Whitecaps Unveil…This Model
Posted in MLS, tagged MLS, Vancouver Whitecaps on March 17, 2011 | 7 Comments »
Technically speaking, there is no intersection between sex and sport. The two are intrinsically linked by marketing (both by the sport itself and by the peripheral advertisements that sports rely on for their income), but sex is not a component of any sport that I’m familiar with; broadly speaking, most people are watching sports for [...]
MLS Round Table – The Conclusion
Posted in MLS, tagged Andy Najar, Charlie Davies, Chicago Fire, Colorado Rapids, D.C. United, Dane Richards, FC Dallas, Los Angeles Galaxy, New York Red Bulls, Predictions, Real Salt Lake, San Jose Earthquakes, Seattle Sounder FC, Teal Bunbury on March 17, 2011 | 5 Comments »
Welcome to the final installment of our Major League Soccer Round Table. Today we are offering our thoughts on players to watch and our predictions on who will be raising the MLS Cup in November (or December or January…)
The Thursday Challenge: Would You Like A Blindfold? Edition
Posted in General, Trivia, Whimsy, Wild Ass Guesses on March 17, 2011 | 3 Comments »
There was only one (late) entry last week, so let’s try to do a little better this week- shall we? I’ve got a good mix of questions this week: obscure, straight-forward, offbeat, and even one for the “visual learners” in the crowd. So, enjoy the challenge, I have to get back to trying to erase [...]
Fulham To Pay Homage to Michael Jackson in Sculpture
Posted in English Premier League, tagged Fulham, Mohamed Al Fayed on March 17, 2011 | 11 Comments »
I’m usually a big fan of using an elaborate lead-in to get you to click through to the main text of an article, but in this case I’m going to forego that and give you all the information you need to know right up front: Fulham owner Mohamed Al Fayed is going to unveil a [...]
About Last Night
Posted in About Last Night, tagged Andy Carroll, Avram Grant, Bayern München, Carlo Ancelotti, Chad Ochocinco, Chelsea, Cincinnati Bengals, CONCACAF Champions League, Cool Astronomy Stuff, Cruz Azul, David Moyes, Euro 2012 Qualification, Europa League, Everton, FC København, Fernando Torres, Fulham, Israeli National Team, Jack Rodwell, John O'Shea, Liverpool, Louis van Gaal, Lucas Piazon, Manchester City, Manchester United, Mark Hughes, Monterrey, Olympique Lyonnais, Palermo. Javier Pastore, Real Madrid, Rio Ferdinand, Roberto Mancini, Sao Paolo, SC Braga, Sporting Kansas City, UEFA Champions League, West Ham, Yossi Benayoun on March 17, 2011 | 1 Comment »
What you missed while getting ready for the largest full moon in 18 years…
UEFA Bans Abidal Support T-Shirts
Posted in Champions League, tagged Olympique Lyonnais, Real Madrid, UEFA, UEFA Champions League on March 16, 2011 | 4 Comments »
It’s always a sad moment when the mortality of any sports star is realized; our relationships with those players doesn’t involve life or death as much as it involves winning and losing, and the insertion of mortality into the equation is hard to understand. We’re aware, on some level, that footballers are people, and that [...]
The Shirt Tournament of Champions: 1994 USMNT Away vs 1950 USMNT Home
Posted in Football Shirts, tagged The Shirt Tournament of Champions, USMNT on March 16, 2011 | 7 Comments »
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 and all current matchups can be found here, here, and here. PROGRAMMING NOTE: The [...]
