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After the Laker game in Minnesota, Pau Gasol was catching up with countryman Ricky Rubio when Kobe Bryant strolled over. The friendly conversation, as transcribed by Complex: More »
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Remember this guy from last year, getting a horn under the chin and out the mouth? This one is like a billion times worse. Please know what you're getting into before you watch the video or view the (much more graphic) photo. More »
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Understandably, FC Barcelona wants to create an entire youth generation of budding Lionel Messis. The kind of young men who dream about soccer. The kind of young men who attend the sex and alcohol parties for the video games. The kind of young men who will eat only the finest, most sought-after cuisine the universe has ever known. It's all in the interest of fútbol. More »
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Because no one reads the newspaper, and SportsCenter's anchors are too perky for this early in the morning, Deadspin combs the best of the broadsheets and the internets to bring you everything you need to know to start your day. More »
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Congratulations to Dutch adult-film star Bobbi Eden who can now remove her name from the Jaw Transplant List. Ms. Eden noted on Twitter on July 6 that she "will give a BJ to all my followers" should Holland win the World Cup. At the time, there were less than 5,000 followers. Today, there were 112,762. (Don't ask me how I know that.) More »
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After 63 matches, we have made it to the final. It figures that Wesley Sneijder and David Villa—two of the breakout stars of the tournament—would settle things. More »
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Many are calling this "the real championship game" or something along those lines. I don't know though. Germany's been dominant (save that troublesome loss to Serbia) while Spain has looked ... lucky? Competent? Which side wins out? Comment as you watch, please. More »
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Paul the octopus is 5-0 in picking winners in Germany's matches, and the world has been waiting for his semifinal selection. Unfortunately, there's tomfoolery afoot. More »
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One match to go before the final four is decided. Fun fact: Soccer was invented in the 17th century by a Jesuit priest in Paraguay. So sayeth the Vatican. Comment as you follow the action at home/work. More »
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The Battle of the Iberian Peninsula is here. Two extremely talented, extremely annoying squads face off to see who goes on to the last eight. Will we get an exciting game or a flop-fest? Follow the action and comment below. More »
]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5575587&view=rss&microfeed=true In the 24th minute against Chile, Spain's David Villa — the recipient of a lucky bounce — ends up netting one of the coolest goals this World Cup has seen yet. Unfortunately, he celebrates like a real jackass. More »
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This group is still up in the air between Chile, Spain and zee Swiss. Honduras will be trying to not get hurt out there. Comment while you aren't wiping away the saliva. More »
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Spain flopped in its opener to Switzerfuckingland, and Honduras — where soccer is in such a sorry state that Jonathan Bornstein is a national hero — is coming off a 1-0 loss to Chile. Discuss in the comments. More »
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That's Sara Carbonero, the Spanish TV reporter and ladypal of Iker Casillas, and wouldn't you know it, she's being blamed for Spain's loss to Switzerland. But what do we really know about her? Here we go again. More »
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This post, written by Josh Burt, is republished with permission from The Spoiler. Go there often if you like soccer stuff. More »
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Switzerland produced the World Cup's first big upset, and this guy produced his middle finger on camera. H/T Adam K. More »
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Spain goes by The Fury and has an obscenely talented squad. The Swiss ...had five hundred years of democracy and peace — and what did that produce? The cuckoo clock. Prediction: Torres gets one in a grinder. FINAL: Switzerland 1, Spain 0. More »
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Spain defeated Poland in their final World Cup tuneup and the obvious highlight was this stunning series of passes that led to a David Silva goal, which officially put the rest of Group H on pants-crapping notice. [Business Insider] More »
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"Suddenly, the fluid Xavi football, friendships imaginative patent associations disappeared. United States, with its two lines that tightened the nuts of a submarine, had sprayed the tiqui-taca." More »
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Real Madrid fans rock the Fascist chants. I am shocked that this occurred in Spain. [Rumors & Rants] More »
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Real Madrid's Sergio Ramos is here to remind all you kids out there that yes, racism is cruel and unfair, but it can also be fun! More »
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OK, it's England and everything, but this headline has to be offensive even over there. This is no way to talk about Rinku and Dinesh! [The Times] More »
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Although he's actually from Argentina, Carlos Tevez was all on board with the slant-eye throw down on Wednesday, as we see here following one of his three goals vs. Blackburn. The gesture of course was made famous by Spanish teams at the Beijing Olymipcs, and the Manchester United star has said that he would like to play in Spain at some point. It's clear that he would fit right in. More »
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What you see here is a screen capture of a web site created by a Spanish Formula One fan (now since removed, it seems), entitled Pincha la Rueda de Hamilton. That's Spanish for Burst Hamilton's Tires. The idea is for visitors of the site to place nails, pins and even freakin' porcupines on the track in order to keep Lewis Hamilton — F1's first black driver — from finishing the Brazilian Grand Prix, which begins this weekend. Spain, I grow weary of your racist antics. Another outburst like this and you're switching spots with Portugal. More »
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OK Spain, what's up with all the racism? How can a land that has given us Penelope Cruz, dinner at midnight and Pan's Labyrinth have such an ugly personality trait? I don't know a lot about soccer, but this has to be unprecedented: Spanish powerhouse Atletico Madrid will not be allowed to play in its own stadium for its next two Champions League games. The reasons should be obvious to anyone who follows the sport at all. More »
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The NBA's love affair with China—and vice-versa—has been well chronicled by the national media. But in the wake of the Spanish team posing with slant-eyes or slit-eyes (I'm still not sure why there are two names for this), NBA players are starting to take note that the NBA is much quicker to penalize American players for their actions than they are foreign ones. At least that's what Jason Kidd told Yahoo Sports. More »
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Thanks to Pau Gasol's 29 points the Spanish team overcame a 14 point deficit to send the game into overtime tied at 72. Then, much to the chagrin of millions of angry Chinese, Spain overcame karma and pulled out an 85-75 victory. But not before their team picture exploded into controversy. To such a degree that the Spanish press are going out of their way to defend the team. Spanish news site, Soitu's article suggests that the international media are making too big of a deal of the "slit-eye" photo. Their article commences: "What began as a simple graceful photo to wish luck to the Spanish basketball team in the Olympic Games has finished with accusations of racism and discrimination in the foreign press." Yes, of course, a simple, graceful photo. The fact that this photo exists isn't a huge surprise. Basketball players aren't renowned for their worldly perspective. What's unique about this photograph is that it ran in two of Spain's biggest newspapers. As an advertisement for a courier service, no less. And not one single person in Spain thought it was the least bit offensive. Only when other countries saw the photograph did it become an issue. Put it this way, what would have happened in America if the U.S. Basketball team posed for these photos on behalf of Fed Ex? Yeah, thought so. The Spanish press doesn't think these photos are a big deal, but the rest of the world disagrees. ¿Te parece ofensiva esta foto? [Soitu] Spain basketball team add victory to insult against China [The Guardian] More »
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Spain, patron saint of the New World, land of low-priced cerveza, Sergio Garcia's homeland, and where slant-eyed jokes by the Spanish national basketball team leave the entire country rolling on the floor with laughter. Those were the fourth grade days. Just imagine what would have happened if they'd followed up this team photo with bunny ears behind every player's head. The above photo was actually included in a Spanish newspaper according to The Guardian: "Spain's Basketball Federation has published a good luck advert for their men's team, the world champions, in which they stand pulling at the sides of their eyes in a slit-eyed gesture." The Spoiler reports that this photo ran on a full page in the Spanish sports daily, Marca. Yep, this ad ran in Spain and not a single person had an issue with it. Wait, is it slit-eye or slant-eye? I've always gone with slant-eye. Am I wrong? Regardless this will really help Spain's quest to host the Olympics in 2016 and 2020. Spain basketball team pictured in controversial pose [The Guardian] Spain brings racism to the Olympic games [The Spoiler] More »
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After 44 years, Espana picks up their second Euro title and, for now, sheds their underachieving reputation. And it was a dominant run by the Spanish, not losing a game in the tournament and dispatching a tough Germany team in the final without the services of their best player. More »
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Fernando Torres is owning shit so far and Spain could be running away with this thing if Torres' first big opportunity didn't go off the goalpost. Jens Lehmann looks overmatched, which is a shocker, and right now Germany's best chances are coming on ticky tack free kicks. More »
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It looks like German captain Michael Ballack is going to be playing after all, thought most of the pundits have him pegged at about 75 percent at best. David Villa remains out for Spain, which means Cesc Fabregas will probably have to come up big like he did against Russia for the Spaniards to capture their first Euro title in 44 years. More »
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Attention all aspiring songwriters: Spain needs lyrics for its National Anthem. This is especially important considering the Summer Olympics are coming up, and Spanish athletes want to sing, sing, sing! Their fans are tired of sitting there mute during the medal ceremony as the Swiss are belting out rockin' lyrics to the Swiss Psalm. It's very awkward. More »
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Admit it: After weeks of watching the Beckhams , Ballacks , Figos and Tonis and the rest of the preening World Cup showponies parade their smoldering good looks and luxuriant manes around the field after a match, didn't it feel good yesterday to see a couple of ancient chrome domes like Zidane and Barthez walk off, arm in arm, grinning and laughing just like it was 1998 all over again? Like they were on top of the soccer world ... and still nutmegging Linda Evangelista. More »
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A little way to keep yourself entertained during this World Cup if you happen to be the sort who has trouble retaining interest? Pretend the countries are their corresponding characters in "Mike Tyson's Punch Out." Therefore, this one is Don Flamenco vs. Glass Joe. There. Don't you feel better? You can now RELATE! More »
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It is not entirely outside of the realm of possibility that Saudi Arabia could somehow sneak into the next round; they would need a (huge) upset win here and then ... well, they'd need a lot to happen. Meanwhile, Spain is already cruising into the Round of 16 and is (mostly) assured of the top seed out of the Group. So subplots are small, we'll confess. More »
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David Hirshey will write regularly during the World Cup. More »
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You probably can't tell from that picture, but the guy in it is a Spain fan who is inexplicably wearing a Spider-man costume. (Oh, by the way: Can any comic book fan out there explain why the hyphen is in there? It's really annoying.) We can't, for the likes of us, figure out what Spain's soccer team has to do with Spider-man, but hey, that's why we merely type on a blog for a living. More »
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The World Cup is ominously close! So that you aren't caught offside (they have that in soccer, right?), we're previewing all the participants, bringing you Four Things You Don't Know About Them. If you have a tidbit, send it along to tips@Deadspin.com. Today: Spain! And for World Cup previews that are even better than ours, check out That's On Point, who helped us with these as well. More »
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