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Tim Howard Has Excellent First Half; Here Are All His Saves

U.S. keeper Tim Howard has managed well to keep the Germans scoreless during a very wet first half. Here's all the saves he had on German shot attempts....

Ghana Keeper Saves Point-Blank Header, Pumps Fist

Kyle Beckerman's Engagement Photos Are A Treasure

Kyle Beckerman and his sweet white-guy dreads have been two of the biggest breakout American stars at this year's World Cup. If he's one of your favorite American players now, just wait until you get a look at his engagement photos from this past October....

Your U.S.-Germany And Portugal-Ghana Open Thread

It's time to claim what's rightfully ours: A spot in the next round. Let's do it....

The German Press Is Talking Shit About Us, You Guys [NSFW]

Everyone is gearing up for this afternoon's colossal clash between the U.S. and Germany, and the Germans are no exception. The cocky bastards that they are, almost all of the coverage in their papers pretty blatantly take shots at our boys....

The Ministry Of Silly Walks Tests The Pitch In Recife

This photo was brought to our attention by the Washington Post's Cindy Boren, who assures us that we are looking at a FIFA official testing the conditions in rainy Recife, and not a Monty Python sketch in action....

FIFA Hits Luis Suárez With Four-Month Ban

No need to speculate anymore. FIFA has ruled that Luis Suárez's most recent biting episode, wherein he chomped into Italian center back Giorgio Chiellini's shoulder, was, in fact, a bite. To punish him, they brought down the hammer....

The Brazilian City Where The U.S. Is Playing Germany Has Flooded

The USA and Germany are just a few hours away from kicking off their final group-stage game in Recife, Brazil, and people are having one hell of a time trying to get to the stadium. That's because a torrential rainstorm has flooded portions of the city....

Who Are The Biggest Floppers In The World Cup?

Look, even soccer fans won't argue that there's too much theatrical diving in the sport. We don't need the anti-soccer brigade shouting at us about the umpteenth instance of a player rolling around in the grass, clutching his ankle with a grimace a horror movie actress would be jealous of to admit t...

Nigerian Soccer Player Gets His Arm Busted By His Teammate's Shot

Michel Babatunde had to leave today's World Cup match between Argentina and Nigeria when he got smoked in the arm by a screamer from one of his teammates. His arm did not take the impact well. This GIF is gross....

Messi Scores Off Free Kick To Give Argentina 2-1 Lead Over Nigeria

Lionel Messi's free kick goal in stoppage time of the first half sent Argentina to the locker room with a 2-1 lead over Nigeria. ¡Golazo!...

Perfectly Timed Photo Of Reaction To Portugal Goal Is Brutal, Hilarious

Hold your finger over this picture, close your eyes, and touch the screen. Chances are your finger landed on a person in gut-wrenching, what-the-fuck-did-I-just-see agony. ...

The Many Crimes Of Luis Suárez, Soccer's Notorious Supervillain

The beauty of the World Cup—for Americans, at least—is that it exposes so many viewers to the nuances and enjoyments of an unfamiliar sport. This tournament has awoken the typical American sports fan to jaw-dropping goals, spectacular individual displays, unbridled joy followed by crushing disappoin...

People Try To Pronounce World Cup Names, With A Nicolas Cage Twist

This is not an average "people on the street struggle to pronounce foreign names" video tied into the World Cup. It's much, much better....

Colombia Score Another Goal, Pull Off Another Great Celebration

We already saw Colombian dance time. Now it's time for another dance: one straight from Michael Jackson's Thriller video....

Croatia Vs. Mexico Fan Brawl Features Shirtless, Smoking Hero

Right after Mexico took a 1-0 lead in yesterday's World Cup match against Croatia, a fight between the nations' supporters broke out in the stands. The fight featured quite a few reckless haymakers, a lot of shirtless Croatians, and one amazing badass....

This Is Your Ultimate Luis Suárez Vine

We have managed to capture Luis Suárez's entire career in one Vine. Read on:...

The 911 Call Made On Hope Solo: "She's Fucking Beating People Up!"

Seattle Reign goalkeeper Hope Solo was arrested over the weekend and charged with two counts of domestic violence assault for allegedly attacking her sister and nephew at a family party. TMZ's now released a 911 call made by someone at the scene....

What Every Team In The World Cup Needs To Do To Advance

Following up on our earlier posts, we now have charts laying out World Cup advancement scenarios for each team in every group....

Report: Jozy Altidore To Miss The U.S.-Germany Match

On Twitter, Andrew Wiebe is reporting that Jürgen Klinsmann has already ruled out Jozy Altidore for the next match against Germany as he still recovers from his hamstring strain:...