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Thing Is, You Can't Use Your Hands
Generally speaking, corporate sponsorships of sports franchises make us uncomfortable and a little depressed; we know soccer fans are used to it, but we'll never quite adjust to seeing to seeing big corporation logos on the front of jerseys. But there are exceptions....
You Scousers Are Fooling Yourselves
David Hirshey writes regularly for Deadspin about soccer....
They Call Them the Red Devils Because They're Evil
The story of the day out of the Premier League comes from Manchester where the mighty Red Devils took over the top spot on the table with a 4-0 dismantling of Wigan Athletic. Granted, it's a slow day in England, where just two games were played due to midweek European competitions. All of Manchester...
Man, That Had To Hurt
How odd are soccer players? They even dive to pretend a fan has attacked them. (This is goalkeeper "Dida," from AC Milan.) We're embarrassed to have even watched this....
OMG, Guyz, Nobody Understands My Complexity :-(
When we last left USA soccer goalie Hope Solo, she was benched in the semifinal game against Brazil, which they lost 4-0. Since then, Solo has publicly called out her coach for making the wrong decision, then defended her words on the best location possible: the Internet!...
Free Hope Solo!
David Hirshey writes regularly for Deadspin about soccer....
No One Will Be Stripping After A Goal This Year
Considering it is soccer, it was only a matter of time until the rest of the world caught up with the United States. But this morning's 4-0 loss to Brazil in the semifinals of the Women's World Cup was still rather shocking....
The Austrians Might Not Play Soccer Like The French, But They Still Emulate Them
The Austrian soccer team is hosting the Euro 2008 tournament, which gives them a bid in the tournament. The problem is that Austria has lost eight consecutive matches and is pretty much gonna get destroyed. (And by "destroyed," we mean "lose 1-0.") It's inspiring some fans to beg the team to give up...
The Special Needs One
David Hirshey writes regularly for Deadspin about soccer....
Ladies And Hooligans, Your Premier League Action ...
Notes from Saturday's games in the Barclays Premier League ......
How To Get Soccer Players To Punch You
It's a clever maneuver, if you can pull it off, but it's so infuriating to defenders that they just can't help but knock him on his arse. One coach has all but openly endorsed kicking him in the face. We're trying to think of an American sports equivalent. The best we could come up with was a footba...
Adeus, Mourinho
David Hirshey writes regularly for Deadspin about soccer....
Rob Stone Knows How To Liven Up A Broadcast
All told, we find this rather clever — and, to be honest, we've been enjoying the Women's World Cup considerably more than we would enjoy a Troy-Oklahoma State game — and we pretty much enjoy everything Stone does. (We had no idea sideline reporters could be funny; isn't that against the rules?) Tho...
Fifteen Hours Of Madness
David Hirshey writes regularly for Deadspin about soccer....
Ladies And Hooligans, Your Premier League Action ...
Notes from some of Saturday's games in the Barclays Premier League ......
What Went Wrong With Beckham And The MLS?
This is the main picture you see of David Beckham anymore; sitting in a luxury box with his oddly named children, watching his "teammates" of the LA Galaxy play (and lose) without him. The rumors about Beckham being "lent" to England appear to be without merit, but, clearly, Beckham's first year in ...
Finally, A Way To Encourage Americans To Watch Soccer
Tired of watching all your soccer matches on regular, boring sports stations, with "highlights" and "scores" and "information?" Our Italian friends have just the solution for you....