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In This Case, We Have Quite Enough Cowbell, Thank You
I wasn't lucky enough to see the World Cup's opening ceremonies yesterday, but according to The Sun Online, I missed a hell of a show. The three-paragraph article uses the words "dingalings," "dongers," and "clangers." It's so rare that you see that in any of our newspapers, and I think that's the...
Checking In With The Copa Mundial...
• Trinidad & Tobago 0-0 Sweden. T&T goalkeeper Shaka Hislop was like a vintage Patrick Roy out there, making save after save, helping little Trinidad & Tobago earn the unlikely point against the yellow-clad Swedes. Shaka, who, according to ABC's Dave Revsine, played at Howard University and interned...
Live Blog: Poland-Ecuador
We continue our romp through Group A of the World Cup with our second and final live blog of the week: It's Ecuador vs. Poland....
Live Blog: Germany Vs. Costa Rica
All right, well, we told you we were going to be live-blogging each weekday World Cup match, and we weren't kidding around. They're about to kick off in Munich in the opening game of the World Cup, and we're gonna live blog the thing for you....
Last Call For Pool Entries
This picture, of Germany and Costa Rica fans this morning already revving up, proves once again: We are all in the wrong country for drinking over the next month. That said, we're only a little more than an hour away from the start of the World Cup, which means if you're wanting to enter our Deads...
Introducing Your World Cup Closer
Joining us on our World Cup Blog team, starting Tuesday, will be David Hirshey, known both as "one of America's leading soccer experts" (Soccer America) and "an insufferable soccer poet" (Tony Kornheiser). We're honored to have him penning the World Cup Daily Closer throughout the tournament....
World Cup Preview: Group E
The World Cup is almost here! So that you aren't caught flat-footed, we're previewing each group, in no particular order, to explain why your team has no chance to win (you'll thank us later). Today: Group E! This is the last one; the footy begins on Friday, friends....
Blogdom's Best: The World Cup
It's hard to believe that the World's Biggest Sporting Event is but one rotation of the earth away (or maybe it's already here; international time confuses us). Come with us now to the far reaches of the blogosphere, as we survey the playing field just hours befor the big kickoff....
Unfortunately, They Can Only Use Their Hands
If you thought human beings were the only species with a World Cup this week ... think again, you human-centric bigots! It's the Ant World Cup!...
The World Cup Is Clearly Ready To Rock
We're just more than 24 hours away from the start of the World Cup, and various Deadspinners have arrived in Germany and are already casting their arrogant American eyes — as opposed to their humble American wrists — to the glory that is the world's biggest sporting event....
World Cup Preview: Group B
The World Cup is almost here! So that you aren't caught flat-footed, we're previewing each group, in no particular order, to explain why your team has no chance to win (you'll thank us later). Today: Group B! If you have any thoughts on a particular group, send them to [email protected]. Our opera...
Bet On The Most (And Least) Violent Fans
If you're up for some more World Cup related gambling, A Reminder invites you to play some Hooligan Fantasy Soccer. It's the Pioneer Press''s Tom Powers' favorite World Cup game! It makes it so much easier to arrest people!...
How Not To Properly Do A Header
No one is covering the World Cup, already, better than The Guardian, and today's whimsical contribution to the cause looks at the most ridiculous haircuts in World Cup history....
The Physics Of The Flop
From The World Cup Blog, here's "secret" video shot from the Italian national team's training camp. It is vital to nail down the most important moves before stepping out on the world's grandest stage....
World Cup Preview: Group F
The World Cup is almost here! So that you aren't caught flat-footed, we're previewing each group, in no particular order, to explain why your team has no chance to win (you'll thank us later). Today: Group F! If you have any thoughts on a particular group, send them to [email protected]. Our opera...
Soccer Fun! Just Add Water!
It's two days on, and still we can't find results from Fussballwattmeisterschaft (surely you know that's German for the Mud-Soccer World Championships). It may be due to a far-reaching conspiracy by regular soccer, which wants to hog all publicity for their own World Cup. Or, perhaps, it's because...
Join Our World Cup Pool!
What's a self-respecting sporting event without a pool? It's NOTHING, we tell you. Henceforth, we cordially invite you to join us in the World Cup Pants Party Deadspin Pool. (We're using ESPN's fantasy game format, because, well, they have the best one. Hard to deny that.) Anyway, come on in and sig...
World Cup Preview: Group H
The World Cup is almost here! So that you aren't caught flat-footed, we're previewing each group, in no particular order, to explain why your team has no chance to win (you'll thank us later). Today: Group H! If you have any thoughts on a particular group, send them to [email protected]. Our opera...
Togo Already Dominating The World Cup
On Thursday, Togo's chief voodoo priest predicted that Togo's World Cup team would win the entire tournament, which is exceedingly unlikely. I think he had his signals confused a little bit, but hey, he was close. Miss Togo did win the Miss World Cup pagent....
If The World Cup Devolves Into A Battle Rap, We're In Fine Shape
I'm not sure how to react to this. When an athlete makes a rap video, and it's not that embarrassing, it throws into question my entire set of beliefs and values. That just so rarely happens. And the fact that it's a soccer player, and that he's white... I'm just confused. Here's Clint "Deuce" Demps...