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Colombia's Four Goals Mean Four Instances Of Amazing Announcing
Colombia put four balls in the net yesterday, which means we have four instances of Javier Fernández Franco going berserk and four instances of the awesome Caracol heavy metal celebration song. Here's everything from Colombia's Caracol TV, and the rest of the goals scored yesterday as heard in the h...
Greece Advance After Ivory Coast Concede Stoppage Time Penalty Kick
This was a heartbreaker. ...
Colombia's Goals Sound Best When Watched On Colombian TV
Here's our daily roundup of every World Cup goal as heard on national broadcasts. Colombia again takes the lead, with both the amazing play-by-play on Caracol TV but also that kick-ass theme song....
Why Serey Die Broke Down During His National Anthem
Ivory Coast midfielder Serey Die shed tears while attempting to sing the anthem today. It wasn't patriotism—it was soon reported by multiple outlets that Die had learned of the death of his father two hours before kick-off. (The rumor appears to have been started by a hacky Twitter account.) It tur...
Gervinho Rumbles And Stomps Through Colombia's Defense And Scores
After two Colombian goals from James Rodríguez and Juan Quintero looked to put to bed what had been a pretty tight match, Gervinho remembered that he's Gervinho and can tear his way to the goal and score at will. Ivory Coast were back in it! For a few minutes....
Your Colombia-Ivory Coast Open Thread
Here's your place to talk about Colombia-Ivory Coast....
Two Phenoms Could Make Themselves Very Rich Today
Most of us will tune into today's clash between the Ivory Coast and Colombia to see who'll leave the game atop Group C. But for some of the world's biggest clubs—Premier League giants Arsenal and Manchester United, perhaps—the focus will be on two players in particular: 21-year-old Ivorian right bac...
Ivory Coast Come Back To Beat Japan With Two Goals In Two Minutes
Japan held a 1-0 lead from the 16th minute, when Keisuke Honda hit a rocket past Copa Barry, to the 64th minute. In that 64th, minute two headers, off two Serge Aurier crosses, ripped the three points away from Japan and gave Ivory Coast a 2-1 comeback win....
For Ivory Coast's Golden Generation, This Is Their Last Shot At Glory
It's put up or shut up time for Ivory Coast this summer. The Elephants have gone almost a decade as easily Africa's most talented squad, yet time and again, they've come up short in international play. In a finally forgiving World Cup group, and with a couple key players in the form of their lives, ...
Zambia Won The African Cup, Leading To This Kerri Strug-Bela Karolyi Moment
Zambia stunned the Ivory Coast yesterday in winning the African Cup of Nations after a 17-minute 8-7 penalty shootout....
The Most Stylish Way To Complete A Hat Trick
Remember this name: Souleymane Coulibaly (no pronunciation guide needed!) is a player for the Ivory Coast national team, and he has been scoring a lot of goals lately. His hat trick against Brazil yesterday gave the African squad a 3-3 tie and a place among the final 16 teams in the U-17 World Cup...
Kaká Gets a Red Card, Nao Vai Jogar Contra Portugal, But At Least He's In Amor
"Kaká will be suspended from Brazil's match Portugal after Abdulkader Keita drew a second yellow card on the Brazilian midfielder, earning him a dismissal and a suspension for Brazil's third group stage match." [SBNation]...