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See? Sometimes Your Life Can Get Better Once You Leave The NFL Behind
Note to those NFL players concerned about what to do if there is no 2011 season: start jotting down those lucid thoughts before the encephalopathy takes hold. It's good advice because Nate Jackson, former NFL player and writer for places of both distinction and ill repute, has just signed a book dea...

Deadspin Classic: Madness, Glory, And The Self-Correcting Aneurysm
Four years ago, in the World Cup final, France's Zinedine Zidane defended the honor of his whore sister and ended his career in an unimaginably bizarre fashion. Afterward, David Hirshey bid a sad adieu....

David Hirshey Is Your World Cup Historian, Not Your World Cup Closer
David Hirshey wrote regularly for this site about soccer for two years before selling us out to write a terrific book for ESPN. He talked to Emeritus about the book, the World Cup and mustaches....

In Case You Missed The Horrible Live Chat With Sarah Silverman, Here's A Rundown
From dealing with her handlers or her publicist or assistant or handbag holder or whatever other title given to the people hired to manage Sarah Silverman's Literary Life, this live chat, dear loathsome readers, sucked....

A Delightful Video Of The Europa League Soccer Riot Where A Bilbao Fan Urinates On People
Number of places off the top of my head where I've seen rival fans get peed on: Vet Stadium and...hmm. Okay, that's it. [ESPN]...

Hirshey: The Gulf Is Closing, But Not THAT Quickly
David Hirshey is the former soccer expert around these parts and one of the world-famous Soccer Jews. He talked to me, Emeritus, about yesterday's U.S. soccer loss to Brazil....

One More Special Message To Go
David Hirshey writes regularly for Deadspin about soccer. Well, until today, anyway....

Weep Not For John Terry
David Hirshey writes regularly for Deadspin about soccer....

The EPL Season Ends ... And Look Who Called It!
David Hirshey writes regularly for Deadspin about soccer....

Congrats, Sigh, To Uncle Avram
David Hirshey writes regularly for Deadspin about soccer....

Chelsea Might Really Pull This Thing Off
David Hirshey writes regularly for Deadspin about soccer....

The Zen-Like Qualities Of An Own Goal
David Hirshey writes regularly for Deadspin about soccer....

Becks: Shalom, Brother
David Hirshey writes regularly for Deadspin about soccer....

Man U Rubs It In
David Hirshey writes regularly for Deadspin about soccer....

The Real Reason Arsenal Crapped Out
David Hirshey writes regularly for Deadspin about soccer....

Soccer? Gay? Whaaaaat?
Leave it up to a foreigner to figure out why Americans are so down on soccer. This snippet culled from an editorial on football.uk.com written by Marty Mercado maps out all the reasons the U.S. ignores the sport: overcommercialization, not enough scoring, too multicultural, and, of course, because i...

David Beckham Is Allegedly Back In The MLS
David Hirshey writes regularly for Deadspin about soccer....

Arsenal Gets Its Bear Stearns On
David Hirshey writes regularly for Deadspin about soccer....

Drogba Blows Kisses, Hirshey Blows
Didier Drogba and Chelsea just finished off Arsenal at the Bridge 2-1, moving the home team in to second on the table. Drogba scored two goals in the second half to bring the Blues back from a one goal deficit. Chelsea now stands just five points shy of Manchester, and speaking of them......

It Can Be Told: Spitzer Dribbled Before He Shot
David Hirshey writes regularly for Deadspin about soccer....