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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....
Female 'Streaker' Interrupts Soccer Game, Raises Soccer Game Awareness
The USA under-23 soccer team beat Honduras 1-0 in CONCACAF qualifying last night. But that's not the real story, for I don't know who scored the goal, or even what the impact this has on the CONCACAF ... tournament? Do they have a tournament?...
The Wrong Way To Pay Your Players
Butch Cassidy: [spanish] Manos a... Manos, um... Manos arriba! Sundance Kid: They got 'em up! Skip on down. Butch Cassidy: Arriba! Sundance Kid: Skip on down! Butch Cassidy: Todos ustedes "arrismense" a la pared. Sundance Kid: They're against the wall already! Butch Cassidy: Donde... ah, you're so d...
Your Afternoon Bathroom Injury Update
You thought Felix Pie's injury was the extent of brutal sports ailments? Obviously not: Who doesn't like some bathroom boo-boos?...
That's One Way To Promote Your Own Brand
The ego of a professional athlete is a tender beast, to be massaged, stroked and caressed whenever necessary (and often when not). Fading Chelsea striker Didier Drogba is no different, but he's more of a Do It Yourself type of guy....
To Kinsale With Love
David Hirshey writes regularly for Deadspin about soccer...
Colombia Soccer Brawl Awfully Stabby
There was a bit of a scrape at a Colombian soccer game yesterday that left, oh, 18 people with stab injuries among the 80 injured. And Ray Lewis was only responsible for two of them....
Win One For The Gimper
Is there anything more gratifying than having people take action after reading something you've written? God dictated the Ten Commandments to Moses and we've been breaking them ever since. Martin Luther nailed his 95 Theses to a church door and kicked off the Protestant Reformation. And I wrote a li...
Have We Got The Job For You
I love this photo with every fiber of my being. Thank you, Meaningful Collateral, for making this day complete. However, there is also a rather amusing post that goes with it. For all of you job seekers out there: Your long search is over! Details follow:...
Jon Stewart Still Won't Use His Hands
Long before he was hosting the Oscars or beating up Conan O'Brien, Jon Stewart was a Whirling Dervish on the soccer field for William & Mary....
A Test Of One's Intestinal Fortitude
David Hirshey writes regularly for Deadspin about soccer....
This Ends Badly
That's just fucked up. The man you see above, Arsenal's Eduardo Da Silva, is about to have his tibia and/or fibula poking through his sock. Needless to say, it's pretty brutal and because you might not want to see it, I'll just link to it after the jump, along with the non-crippling Premier League a...
Arsenal's Limpness, And Rationalization
David Hirshey writes regularly for Deadspin about soccer....
Inevitably, This Celebration Will Someday Take Place In Ohio
Don't be alarmed: He's actually a Teen Wolf baby, and will soon be doing backflips through the town square....
Remembering ManU, Then And Now
David Hirshey writes regularly for Deadspin about soccer....
This Might Say Quite A Big Bit About The South Korean Army
The notion of going to war when you do not want to is a very scary concept ... particularly when you are a soccer player. So some players on the South Korea soccer team decided to do something about it....