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That's Not How You Soccer, Miroslav Klose
[Germany's Miroslav Klose takes a ball to the face during today's 1-0 win over France. Klose, who has 15 goals in his World Cup career, was subbed out in the 69th minute, keeping him tied with Ronaldo until Germany's next match. Photo: Clive Rose/Getty Images Sport]...
Does Algeria Really Plan On Donating Their World Cup Winnings To Gaza?
Yesterday, a story surfaced claiming that Algeria striker Islam Slimani said his team would be donating all of their World Cup prize winnings—$9 million was the reported amount, which is accurate for a team eliminated in the Round of 16—to Gaza. That's an extremely generous gesture. It also appear...
When The USMNT Played Belgium, Twitter Lit Up With Waffle Insults
Just like mentions of Nazis spiked on Twitter when Germany played America and Algeria, the chart above from Redditor honkeyponk shows Americans dissed Belgium by tweeting "waffle" over and over and over. ...
Man Says "Fuck Her Right In The Pussy" On Live Report
Another live World Cup report, another "fuck her right in the pussy."...
All 16 Of Tim Howard's Saves, In One Video
The U.S. is out of the World Cup, but Tim Howard's legendary performance will be remembered for decades. Here are all 16 of his saves today against Belgium....
Here's The Idiot On The Field During USA-Belgium
The last game in the Round of 16 was briefly interrupted by an idiot on the field wearing a Superman shirt. ...
How Often Do World Cup Knockout Round Matches Go Into Extra Time?
Argentina and Switzerland was the fourth of seven knockout games this year to go into extra time, and if the Netherlands hadn't pulled a late penalty from elbow-deep out of its ass, it would have been the fifth. This is way, way above historical trends....
The Definitive List Of Excuses For Day Drinking
I missed one of the World Cup games the other day due to family obligations, so I caught up on highlights that night when ESPN did a cut-and-paste re-broadcast of game highlights on ESPN FC, with an anchor introducing the clips like it was an episode of Masterpiece Theater. "When we last left Brazil...
Costa Rica Mercifully End Match, Edge Greece In Penalties
Costa Rica-Greece was a case against endless extra time. If they had kept playing, no one would have fucking scored....
Greece Equalize With 91st-Minute Stunner By Papastathopoulos
Greek defender Socratis Papastathopoulos found the net at the edge of regulation to force extra time in the Greeks' bout against Costa Rica. Here's what the goal sounded like on the NERIT broadcast in Greece....
Ruiz Goal Gives Team 1-0 Lead; Here's How It Sounded In Costa Rica
Bryan Ruiz's 52nd-minute goal gave Costa Rica a 1-0 lead on a shot that seemed to surprise everyone on the pitch. Here's how announcers for Repretel Canal 6 in Costa Rica called it. (Spoiler: it involves a lot of ¡GOL!)...
Miguel Herrera: Unhappy Man
Safe to say Mexico's head man thought Robben flopped....
Netherlands Break Mexico Hearts With Late Goal, Penalty
Mexico were minutes from advancing to the quarterfinals before Wesley Sneijder hammered home a corner rebound and Klaas-Jan Huntelaar converted a stoppage-time penalty to beat El Tri 2-1....
Giovani Dos Santos Scores Golazo: Here's How It Sounded In Mexico
Giovani Dos Santos hammered home a tremendous golazo to open the scoring early in the second half for Mexico against the Netherlands. Here's what it sounded like on Mexico's Azteca Deportes TV....
Brazil Fan Yells "Fuck Her Right In The Pussy" On Live World Cup Report
One CityNews reporter in Toronto had to salvage a World Cup report outside of a bar after her man on the street blurted out "Fuck her right in the pussy!" while the broadcast was live....
The James Rodríguez Golazo, As Called On Colombian Television
You knew this was coming, didn't you? Here's how the brilliant James Rodríguez goal that put Colombia up 1-0 on Uruguay sounded on Colombian TV broadcaster Caracol. ROCK OUT. Update: here's James's second goal, as aired on the same network:...
Júlio César Reduced To Tears During Post-Match Interview
Brazil keeper Júlio César provided one of this 2014 World Cup's most memorable moments after his two saves helped the host country move past Chile and into the quarterfinals....
How Muslim Athletes Deal With Ramadan
For the first time since 1986, the World Cup and Ramadan will overlap. Ramadan's a month in the Islamic calendar—a lunar calendar—in which Muslims, among other things, abstain from food and water during the day, breaking fast at sundown. The fasting will start Saturday. There's a substantial number ...
Russian Keeper Gets Laser Shined In His Face; Algeria Score
As Russian goalkeeper Igor Akinfeev went up to try and break up a cross, he had what appeared to be a laser shined in his face. Algeria's Islam Slimani ended up heading the ball in to knot the match at one in the 60th minute. Conspiracy theories go below....
People In Rio Are Doing Funny Things With A Luis Suárez Billboard
There's a billboard in Rio de Janeiro's Copacabana Beach featuring Luis Suárez screaming at something, and it probably looked really intense until Suárez bit someone (again). After he reverted to his bitey ways, many beachgoers took the opportunity to reenact the bizarre shoulder bite with the ad....