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Wayne Routledge Scores With A Beautiful Chest-High Volley
Mmmmm, this contorted, leaping volley from outside the box by Swansea City's Wayne Routledge is just delicious. How did he get his foot so high?...
Watch College Football Coaches Read And Respond To Mean Tweets
We've enjoyed Jimmy Kimmel's gimmick of having various celebrities and athletes read mean tweets about themselves, and the good times have continued today when College GameDay borrowed the idea. Hey, college football coaches aren't humorless tight-asses all the time!...
Report: Manchester City Join Arsenal, Real Madrid In Falcao Sweepstakes
We are in the final throes of what has already been a hectic summer transfer window, and it now looks likely that at least one more huge name will be on the move, with Falcao possibly strengthening an already way-too-good Man City attack....
Here Are Two Of The Dumbest <em>GameDay</em> Signs You'll Ever See
The above picture, preserved by SB Nation, shows a startlingly large number of peppy Oklahoma State kids posing behind one of the stupidest GameDay signs we've seen—which itself is saying something. Don't they teach you kids nothin'?...
Ain't No Liga Like The One I Got: Your 2014-15 La Liga Preview
Here we are. The La Liga season has just started up, and now we get to watch the league with the world's three best players, its two best teams, and the saddest hodgepodge of patsies since Enter the Dragon. In spite of these financial realities, Spain managed to produce Europe's wildest title race...
This Man Should Be Brazil's Next Manager
The Brazilian soccer association has confirmed reports that Brazil's manager, Luiz Felipe Scolari, has resigned. Huge surprise! Luckily, we've come up with the perfect, if unconventional, choice to be his successor....
How The World's Best Player Finally Won Over His Home Country
If there was one defining moment to memorialize what might be the tournament that solidifies Lionel Messi's place as the greatest soccer player of all time, it was the few seconds after he scored the game-winning goal in Argentina's first group stage match. The shot itself was a sign of what was t...
If you've been enjoying our excerpts and are in the New York area, tonight Dave Zirin will be discussing his book Brazil's Dance With The Devil as well as his time in Brazil during the World Cup during Gelf Magazine's Varsity Letters lecture series. Joining him will be basketball writer Roland Lazen...
From Disappearing Donkey To Toasted: The 136 Skin Colors Of Brazil
The skin tones of Brazilians quite literally span the entire spectrum of possible human hues. Reflecting this are the 136 creative descriptions Brazilians came up with in a survey asking them to self-assess their color:...
Argentine Player Hit In The Head, Stumbles And Falls, Stays In The Game
Argentina's Javier Mascherano couldn't even stand up after clashing heads with a Dutch player. He was taken off the pitch for only a couple moments—concussion protocol!—before returning. ...
Your Netherlands-Argentina Open Thread
Huh, the World Cup actually didn't end yesterday. Let's hope for more fireworks now....
Meanwhile, In Germany...
That is the image that links to German paper Bild's liveblog of today's 5-0 dismantling of Brazil. All you need to know is that Tor means goal in German to get that the Germans seem to be handling this a little better than the Brazilians....
All Of Brazil Is Crying Right Now
Literally. All of it....
Your Brazil-Germany Open Thread
Well, it's already 1-0, Germany, but it's still early. Talk about it here....
Girls Chase Brazil's Team Bus Down The Street, One Eats It
We get wanting a candid shot of your idols in the Seleçao, but Jesus, girls, not on the side of the road like that! Those cars are moving pretty fast!...
Dani Alves And David Luiz Love Stretching Together Very Awkwardly
Trying to avoid the injury fates of Jozy Altidore, Ángel di María, and so many other fellow competitors, Dani Alves and David Luiz were seen getting very limber yesterday ahead of today's semifinal. Who knew Brazilian stretching routines so resembled ice dancing?...
Alfredo Di Stéfano Could Wallop With The Best Of 'Em
It's unfortunate that it can take a great player's death for us to go back and really appreciate what a talent like Alfredo Di Stéfano brought to the sport. That's especially so in America, where the popular notion of soccer involves Brits inventing the game, Pelé and Brazil mastering it, us continu...
Jürgen Klinsmann: For The USMNT To Improve, MLS Must Improve
It's a promising sign that even after the plaudits the USMNT rightfully received for their unexpected run in Brazil, Jürgen Klinsmann still has both eyes fixed on the real reason he was brought in: To make the U.S. a true contender. In a recent Facebook post, Klinsmann says for that to happen, MLS h...
Your Netherlands-Costa Rica Open Thread
Here it is, the quarterfinal match-up that looked the most predictable going in, which probably means Costa Rica breeze past the Netherlands into the next round, 3-0. Either way, talk about it here....