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Reporter Interviews Brazilian Coach Look-Alike, Thinks It's Real Coach
A Brazilian columnist and TV reporter thought he hit the jackpot: he was seated on a plane next to the coach and star player of the host country's national team in the middle of the World Cup. So, during the flight from Rio to Sao Paolo, Mario Sergio Conti asked a few questions and wrote a column th...
How To Beat Portugal: A Blueprint From 2002
On Sunday, the United States will take the field against Portugal in Manaus, where, despite a dramatic victory over Ghana and Portugal's feeble showing against Germany, the Yanks will find themselves as slight underdogs....
Hope Solo Arrested On Domestic Violence Charges
USWNT and Seattle Reign FC goalkeeper Hope Solo was arrested early Saturday morning following an altercation with her sister and 17-year-old nephew at a family party in the home she shares with husband and serial shithead Jerramy Stevens. She is being held without bail on two counts of domestic viol...
Argentina vs. Iran: Live Online Streaming Links
It's time for Messi Messi Messi. Here's how to watch Argentina vs Iran on your TV or online....
Aaron Hernandez Requests Jail Transfer For His Own Safety
Attorneys for former Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez, who is charged with three homicides, have filed papers requesting a transfer out of Bristol County Jail. Hernandez's attorneys want him closer to Boston to cut down on travel time, but also claim Bristol County Sheriff Tom Hodgson has a clear ...
Costa Rica, Ecuador Announcers Issue Open Challenge To Colombia
We noted yesterday how awesome Colombian broadcast goal calls are, but Costa Rica and Ecuador are offering just as stiff a challenge. Here's every goal scored yesterday, as heard back in that country. (Costa Rica is above, from national radio. It includes singing.)...
The Nationals Unleashed Their Chest Hair Last Night
The Washington Nationals decided to undo the top button of their jerseys last night against the Braves and show off some chest and/or hair. Was it a superstition thing, like the rally cap's hunky uncle? Or was it just coincidence? Hopefully someone in D.C. is asking the right questions today. ...
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The World Cup Is Way Better In MS Paint Drawings
Miss a World Cup Match? Totally fine. Some wonderful bastard out there is recapping all the games in MS Paint. ...
Your Honduras-Ecuador Open Thread
The one you've waited all day for: Honduras vs. Ecuador....
Which Countries Swap The Most World Cup Players?
Like the Olympics, athletes in the World Cup weren't necessarily born in the country they play for. This interactive graphic illustrates player migrations by country. ...
Deadspin Up All Night: Shamalama Ding Dong, Doggy Bone
Thank you for your continued support of Deadspin. Have a great weekend. Soccer....
Honduras vs. Ecuador: Live Online Streaming Links
Here's how to watch or stream our last game of the day, Honduras vs Ecuador....
Joel Embiid Did Not Sweat His Surgery
Not even surgery for a stress fracture in his foot—nor projections of him dropping precipitously in the NBA draft—can dent Joel Embiid's swagger:...
France Are Wrecking Switzerland, Might Be The Truth
After just barely qualifiying for the World Cup, it looks like France have finally gotten their shit together, and are currently putting the fear of God into Switzerland. They're up 3-0, thanks in part to two goals scored just one minute apart midway through half....
Rare Video Of Tony Parker And Boris Diaw Training Together As Teens
Here's some very cool, never-before-seen (by me) footage of Tony Parker and Boris Diaw balling together at Paris training center INSEP in 1999, when both were just 17 years old....
Was That A Goal? The World Cup Tech That Calls The Close Ones
Last weekend, along with some really obvious, glorious and not so glorious goals, we saw one that was a little trickier. French striker Karim Benzema's shot hit the upright and then bounced off Honduran goalkeeper Noel Valladares toward the goal line. Vallardes thought he had saved it, Benzema thoug...
A Quick Look At Perfect Games Vs. No-Hitters Throughout MLB History
On Wednesday Clayton Kershaw threw the 283rd no-hitter in baseball history. What separated Kershaw's no-hitter from becoming a perfect game was a throwing error by shortstop Hanley Ramirez in the seventh inning that allowed the only Rockie player all night to reach first. The chart above, which come...
Your Switzerland-France Open Thread
Now we have Switzerland vs. France, and you have your place to talk about it. Have at it....