You might think if you were unjustly sent to prison for any extended period of time, soccer would end up pretty low on your priority list. But, if the evidence from the history of the infamous Robben Island prison in South Africa is any indication, you'd be wrong. Though it has taken decades for the story to be widely known, the meetings of the FIFA executive council on Robben Island the day before last week's World Cup draw were designed partially in tribute to the Makana Football Association—a league created in the 1960's by and for apartheid era prisoners as one of many small but significant acts that symbolized the evolving spirit of South Africa.

If you're like me and play too much, you might owe your Mom a pair of these for Christmas. Also useful if you aren't ready to pop the question to your girlfriend, or if you are married and need to make a few points.

If you are married, face it: you need to earn a few points. Can you tell I have given these before?