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The World Cup Has Popularized The Weeping Man
So many male fans crying throughout the World Cup, from joy or sorrow, but it does represent how special this event is. Except this dude, who sobbed like a college girl watching "The Notebook" for the fifteenth time....

Gabriel Heinze Gets Bonked By Cameraman, Bonks Cameraman Back
This is what happens when you get to close to an Argentinian man-love session after they score a goal. They're fiery sonsofbitches.[YouTube] (H/T Tim B./Joe E.)...

World Cup Open Thread: Argentina-Mexico
Aquí está el hilo abierto entre Argentina y México. Comencemos nuestra falta de sensibilidad cultural adecuada, pero ingeniosamente criticar estos equipos en la sección de comentarios. Hola....

Just To Keep You Abreast Of The Current Publishing Situation
All of Gawker media is having trouble uploading images. That's why you just see a headline on the front page. But videos? They're fine. That's why you're watching the Cupid Shuffle again. Or not. Fuck....

And The Part Where All Was Right In Landon Donovan's World Is Now Over
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 internets to bring you everything you need to know to start your day....

World Cup Open Thread: United States-Ghana
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World Cup Open Thread: Uruguay-South Korea
No more ties! No more ties! No more ties! Uruguay and the Good Korea are on the undercard today, and there's a good chance we get a game that ends on penalty kicks. Watch, dance, and LARP in the comments below....

Your Culturally Insensitive World Cup Goal Roundup For June 25
And with that, the Round of 16 is set. Spain salsa'd its way to the second round behind the mighty leg of David Villa and the Ivory Coast tried its damnedest to hang seven on the Bad Korea but came up short....

How Slovenians And Algerians Reacted To Donovan's Goal
At a cafe in Ljubljana, Slovenian fans watched their previously-group-leading squad bomb out of the World Cup with a mixture of disappointment and resignation. Algerian fans in Paris? Well, they started a little bit of a riot. [via NYTimes Goal blog]...

For Your Viewing Pleasure, Here's A Ridiculous Goal By David Villa
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....

Annoying Use Of The Vuvuzela Throughout History: The Third One (NSFW-ish)
Last week — and the week before that — we put together a video of great moments in world and cultural history in which the vuvuzela makes a noisy cameo. Well, we did it again....

Instant Messages You Never Want To Receive From Your World Cup Correspondent
Luke: well, i just got robbed me: what? what happened? Luke: they took my tickets man my tickets to [USA-Ghana] they pickpocketed me me: who did? ah fuck Luke: i don't know! some fuck...

The Shrieking, AIDS-Joking, Gulati-Taunting Ugly Americans Of The World Cup
PRETORIA, South Africa — A few hours before the gut-roiling USA victory here, I witnessed a tense moment of another sort when two well-lubricated American yahoos tore into Sunil Gulati, the head of the U.S. Soccer Federation. Here's how it unfolded ......

World Cup Open Thread: Chile-Spain; Switzerland-Honduras
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....

Ticket Offices Use "TV Prank" Story To Con World Cup Fans
A ticket office in South Africa is under investigation by FIFA for apparently trying to rip off World Cup fans by claiming they're part of a hidden camera TV show....

Germany Explodes In Orgy Of Vuvuzela Violence
First a man pummels a police officer with a vuvuzela. Then a US Army employee stationed in Germany threatens to kill his neighbors with an ax if they don't stop blowing those damn horns. Something's got to give....

World Cup Open Thread: Portugal-Brazil; North Korea-Ivory Coast
A Kaka-free Brazil and Portugal play to see who wins the group while Ivory Coast and the Bad Korea play for third place. Comment about the action below....

Now Here's Andrés Cantor Calling Landon Donovan's ¡GOOOOOOOOOOL!
Cantor was handling the Spanish-language radio broadcast. Our pal Jordan Golson has overlaid the video with his signature call, which to these ears usually sounds like Spanish for "Booya!" but which in this case I thoroughly enjoy....

Landon Donovan's Goal May Have Also Saved His Marriage
Everyone was fighting back tears when Landon Donovan blew a kiss to "Bianca" following the biggest moment of his life. Well, that moment may have brought him and Bianca—his estranged wife—back together. Grab your hankies again....