By Chris Wright
The story goes that, back in early February, four-year old Sam Livingstone made Newcastle newbie
Papiss Cisse a 'Welcome to Newcastle' card at school (while he should have been making his Mum a
Valentine's Day card) and sent it to the Senegalese striker.
Been off the computer for a few days, but the Houston Dynamo have not. The team has been using
this extended layoff to make us all just that much more excited about the impending opening of BBVA
Compass Stadium.
First, there's this video above, which is just a shit-ton of awesomeness.
By Chris Wright
The latest off-kilter awesomeness from Scotch mirth-merchants Fitba Thatba; 'Kenny Dalglish and
the ROCKTOPUS' a video they cheerfully herald as 'their stupidest ever' and 'without doubt the most
idiotic thing they've ever done.'
It's hard to argue.
Kris Boyd opens his MLS account by calmly nodding in the winner against Philly in what was, thanks
to a typically frantic crowd, the best atmosphere of First Kick. Then of course there's this
awesomeness. - Will Parchman
Yeah alright, you beat us. You don't have to rub it in. Image: AP Photo/Manu Fernandez.
We offer you a little insight into our minds during this quickie round-up, but obviously it
comes at a price.
Barcelona 7-1 Bayer Leverkusen
We've never had a thing for Leverkusen's Andre Schurrle.
I've been reliably informed that no match took place on Saturday, something a number of
Liverpool players seem to have been on board with from the very start despite that the Premier
League has registered them as having played. I've also been reliably informed that nobody who
doesn't work for an English media outlet wants to talk about handshakes and Luis Suarez and Patrice
Evra any more.
Editor's note: Promoted to the front for general, goose-bumpy
awesomeness. - Jeremiah
There he stands, in the pre-dawn silence of Occidental Park, as still as any of the statues. A
slight drizzle falls around him, but his hoodie remains dry.
The rain stops as color creeps into the sky.
For the last few months if speculation has been made over where Arsenal should make a signing in
January it's been in the striking position.
Beyond Robin van Persie we have few options. Or, to put it another way, we have options which no
longer produce goals or which the manager clearly has little faith in.
Dave: Bumped to front page for general awesomeness. Though I've disagreed
with the author on this subject our conclusions are the same.
On several recent occasions in SounderAtHeart comment threads I have found myself buried in
discussions over the relative passing abilities of Brad Evans and Erik Friberg.
Yes, that it a platoon of Kickette Soldiers approaching you in a pincer movement, Ezequiel Lavezzi.
And no. You don't stand a cat in hell's chance. Image: Giuseppe Bellini/Getty Images Europe.
Perspective. It's all about the way you look at things, Kickettes. Like, we're sure that there
is a positive angle from which other clubs and fans can view Manchester City's awesomeness at the
moment.
Sorry. We couldn't help ourselves. Original image: REUTERS/Darren Staples.
We've all been tempted, Kickettes. But theft, even when it involves staples of life like glazed
Krispy Kreme donuts, is a crime.
David de Gea knows this now, having been apprehended by security officers after he was
allegedly filmed on CCTV pilfering a pastry from an English supermarket.
There must be something pretty special in Edinson Cavani's shorts if it causes him pause and bask
in it's awesomeness mid hat-trick. Further investigation may be required, Kickettes, so please come
equipped with your most sanitary safety gloves. Image Credit: Giuseppe Bellini/Getty Images
Europe.
Most folks in the soccer community have more t-shirts than they need. But trust us, here is one you
need to add to your collection.
It's the Megan Rapinoe hair tee!
They are going fast, but it's still available on ussoccer.com, as well as the U.S. WNT game
tomorrow night and Niketown in Portland.
On the heels of Tuesday's frustrating loss, we figured it might be a good idea to lighten the
mood. And just in time, the Sounders have released another round of "Date With A Sounder" videos.
In this batch, we have Mauro Rosales, Erik Friberg, Lamar Neagle, Servando Carrasco, Taylor Graham
and Mike Seamon.
About a week or so ago, I started trying to plan what to write about for the next international
break. I got to thinking it would be cool to write about some of the young players coming up
through the Arsenal system. However, I wasn't sure where to start. I remembered that Martin wrote a
few blogs about certain players back in the day.
So uh, this Seattle Sounders team is pretty good, no?
We spend a whole bunch of time talking about the awesomeness that was the Sounders 6-2 thrashing
of the Columbus Crew as well as a bigger look at how good this team is right now. We also go off
into hypothetical land to wonder if this would have been possible had Blaise Nkufo stuck around
and talk briefly about the newest Sounder, Sammy Ochoa.
So uh, this Seattle Sounders team is pretty good, no?
We spend a whole bunch of time talking about the awesomeness that was the Sounders 6-2 thrashing
of the Columbus Crew as well as a bigger look at how good this team is right now. We also go off
into hypothetical land to wonder if this would have been possible had Blaise Nkufo stuck around and
talk briefly about the newest Sounder, Sammy Ochoa.
Editor's note: Promoted for general awesomeness. For reference
purposes, give this a listen. - Jeremiah
The following sermon is inspired by Prince (the artist, not the footballer). Call it: Let's Go
Fucito.
Dearly beloved
We are gathered here today
To get through this thing called Sounders soccer
Electricity jerseys
It means knockout games and that's a scary thing
But I'm here to tell you
There's something else
The #ChurchofFucito
A world of never ending happiness
You can always see goals, day or night
So when you call up that blogger in Seattle
You know the one - Mr Sounder at Heart
Instead of asking him how much game time is left
Ask him how many more subs, baby
'Cuz in this match
Things are much harder than in the #ChurchofFucito
In this match
You've got Noonan
So if the opponent tries to bring you down
Go Fucito!
Presenting The Tumblr Football Club Fantasy Premier League, hosted by
A Football Report and the football community on Tumblr!
Last year, the AFR Fantasy Premier League had over 650 participants. This year, we're hoping to
shake things up a bit and focus on getting the football community (from our friends at The
World's Game and The Beautiful Game Blog to all the personal blogs) on Tumblr involved to
create something special.
For those of you who only stumbled upon this blog in the last couple of months, you probably
don't really know who Martin is. But for everyone else, you probably started reading this blog due
to his outstanding work for the last couple of years. This summer, he decided to start his own
blog. You know, because there aren't enough Arsenal blogs out there.
Today we learn that Alberto Aquilani's agent probably doesn't have trismus, writing about groins
in a semi- serious manner is harder than you'd think, and Dirk Kuyt likes to sit in the lotus
position and chant Om Namah Shivaya. All that awesomeness and more in today's news and
notes, a Hans Moleman production.
At last, I'm able to present to you the "really super cool blog" I've been promoting for over a
week. Today, we can read the insights of Tim Payton, who is a board member and the spokesperson for
the Arsenal Supporters' Trust. You can read more about Tim on the board page of the AST
website.
After the awesomeness of last week's Megan Rapinoe song, we've had the fortune of stumbling upon
two more excellent musical tributes to the WNT. Needless to say, these are great. Our twitter
followers are the best!
First this great effort from @scrgoalie8:
Next we found this one from @augustwesley:
Props to both you guys on these songs!
Amanda, Kirsten, and Shana discuss the USA's dramatic victory over Brazil in the Women's World
Cup quarterfinals, including the awesomeness of Hope Solo and Megan Rapinoe. They review the
other quarterfinals and what went wrong for Germany and England in their upset losses (hint:
penalties and weird substitutions).
From arrogant Swedes to bratty Brazilians, there are many players who will have a big spotlight on
them in the upcoming season. While some of these players are about to make the biggest move of
their career, others will need to solidify their position they hold at their current club. For
some, this season could be the last one which they're considered worth looking at.
Competition for the inaugral 'Bish, Please' awards sponsored by Zlatan Ibrahimovic is already
underway in the England camp. Image: Reuters/Daylife.
We confess to being quite startled at the huge response our query regarding coverage of the
Women's World Cup received. We must warn you that while we are thrilled to bring you our take on
the competition, this is precisely the type of behaviour that tends to upset people who prefer to
believe that the Kickette Army's interest in football extends only as far as the number of naked
torsos we can drool over in ninety minutes.
Charts and graphs are undeniably awesome, but I'm sure you all remember that from last time. So
do you know what's even more undeniably awesome than charts and graphs? That's right: Transfer
season.
And also problem drinking, but for now let's stick to transfer season. And charts and
graphs.
Hello Sports fans. Err....I mean Sounders fans. It's a beautiful weekend in the Sound and
Sporting Kansas City, the sacrificial lambs of MLS, are coming to visit Quest/Century Link Field.
They'll be playing a Sounders team coming off a bit of rest and hopefully fired up to get a big win
after a disappointing tie against arch-rivals Portland Timbers.
I'm in Seattle, Washington, for MLS First Kick. I haven't been here since I was 19 to be fair,
and wow! The weather is just like I remember ;-) Anyhow, this is just a quickie blog post about my
two days so far.
Yesterday I went to the Sounders front office and got the gran tourismo from their Digital
Manager, Kenton Olson.
Morning all,
if last season's re-signing of Sol Campbell had a few people scratching their heads, yesterday's
news that Jens Lehmann is more than likely going to come on board for the final ten games of the
campaign will have had some scratchy fingers out again. He's 41, retired and, as we all know,
completely mental.
I usually don't post many ads/videos, but when I saw this one from Adidas, I had to post it. The
F50 Adizero Prime are being hyped up by Adidas, and this ad with Lionel Messi has become one of my
favorites.
While I usually prefer Nike ads (mainly because they tend to be much more epic compared to Adidas
which has always been slightly cheesy), this new Adidas ad is my favorite right now.
By Chris Wright
In which Monterrey forward Neri Cardozo, whilst dashing head-long in 'maximum attack' to keep a
stray pass in play against Pumas, forgets to factor in the quickly advancing advertising
hoardings...
Ay dios mio!
Via the awesomeness that is 101GG.
Photo Source: Vogue Espana via Una Madridista
As a web publication that deals with perfection on a daily basis (hello, you), we're
relatively blasé about pictorial displays of hotness. Been there, done that. Stole the t-shirt
from the bargain bin, etc.
However.
