Soccerblog 14 November @ 09:33 AM EST
From the NYT's "The Lede"
Coca Cola invokes the infamous 1989 match between Algeria and Egypt as part of their present ad
campaign. Its all about marketing emotions and Coca Cola brings it up without any reference to the
violent underbelly of that encounter.
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Soccerblog 07 November @ 02:43 AM EST
Soccerblog 05 November @ 11:46 PM EST
I weep for the Newcastle fans who have to put up with this execrable name. How about
MikeAshleydumbass@StJames'Park while we are at it?
I remember living in Miami when they renamed Joe Robbie stadium, home of Miami Dolphins as Pro
Player Stadium which I thought was soulless but inoffensive.
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Soccerblog 01 November @ 11:24 AM EST
Nice bit of stimulus. 65,000 and 100,000 total new jobs would be created in the various host
cities during the preparation and operation of the tournament in the year of the event. If the USA
does get awarded the 2018 or 2022 World Cup, one of the goal will be to generate immediate tangible
effects.
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Soccerblog 31 October @ 03:21 AM EST
Apart from being the lionheart that every team needs a lesser known fact about Lampard is that
he has an IQ of 150 which puts him right up there with other Bill Gates and other such
geniuses.Really.
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Soccerblog 30 October @ 08:46 PM EST
...and remembers some of it's predecessors fondly...
The technical side:A new PowerSpine technology is supposed to give the Predator X an unprecedented
increase in shooting power of seven percent in comparison to its predecessor. Ball velocity tests
in the adidas laboratory demonstrated that the new PowerSpine enables the Predator X to reach a
velocity of 110 kilometres per hour which, when compared to other boots, makes a speed difference
of almost three metres per second.
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Soccerblog 26 October @ 12:09 AM EST
Talk of a bunch of self entitled players. This team will not get a "major trophy", or even a
self titled piddling little one. For the second match in a row, Arsenal decided to "wing" it.
Wenger's memos of bravado do not seem to be filtering down to the players. At the very least,
one would expect some positive response to such a bold and unequivocal statement.
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Soccerblog 17 October @ 02:02 AM EST
Soccerblog 15 October @ 09:53 PM EST
Soccerblog 07 October @ 11:39 PM EST
The sad part of it is that it has actually gotten to this point and
he's still the coach.
Argentina's messed up politics are so intertwined with its soccer, that even now Maradona's head is
still sitting on his shoulders.
And the players? What can they say or do besides "supporting the coach"?
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Soccerblog 03 October @ 07:31 AM EST
Soccerblog 02 October @ 06:37 AM EST
Follow Zidane on the quest to assemble the ultimate team The comic version is here.In the
comics,which are like X Men or something in that vein - he has gathered 3 players so far - Steven
Gerrard: The Powerhouse, Kaka: The Maestro and Emmanuel Adebayor: The
Lightning Strika.
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Soccerblog 22 September @ 01:06 AM EST
Soccerblog 18 September @ 11:20 PM EST
The Wayne Rooney flare up where he slammed his boot to the ground and everyone thought it was
because he was reacting to being substituted. Juicy Carlos Tevez redux?
Nah, it turns out that he was reacting to Besiktas fans who were spitting upon him. Yes, Rooney
was the spittoon for all that Turkish tobacco.
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Soccerblog 07 September @ 03:33 AM EST
David Beckham was Castrol's ambassador in the last World Cup .Cristiano Ronaldo is the chosen
one for World Cup 2010 .However Portugal have their backs to the wall and are staring at a possible
elimination from the proceedings.Castrol will be seriously thinking of plan B.
Plan B might have been Messi - but just now that's not looking like such a great idea either.
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Soccerblog 26 August @ 09:10 PM EST
There's a crusader-ish kind of flavour to this Adidas Ad.Best understood if you speak
Portuguese- or is it Spanish I'm thinking of ? No that's Portuguese.
Scary anyway...........!
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Soccerblog 22 August @ 08:02 AM EST
The beautiful Moses Mabhida stadium nearing completion
Durban's ambitions don't stop at just the World Cup.
"City officials aim to turn Durban into Africa's capital for sports, entertainment and other
events and make no secret of their ultimate target - to host the Olympics.
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Soccerblog 22 August @ 05:07 AM EST
Soccerblog 17 August @ 07:52 AM EST
A virtual tool to train the budding young player or teach the parent coach in real time and
harness the formidable powers of social networking and portable devices to disseminate that
knowledge?
iSoccer is the brainchild of former Stanford University NCAA standout Scott Leber. Portability
and flexibility are the two keys.
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Soccerblog 16 August @ 04:30 PM EST
Last evening I caught a bit of the RSL and Houston Dynamo game and I was reminded of the
incessant verbiage of Max Bretos and Christopher Sullivan who have the attention spans of fruit
flies. Their attention to the match waxes and wanes as they offer their diatribe on what the match
should look like which bears little resemblance to how the match is actually playing out.
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Soccerblog 15 August @ 08:04 AM EST
Soccerblog 14 August @ 12:18 AM EST
Proof of the massive interest in the USA vs Mexico World Cup qualifier as one million visits
were logged on www.aztecadeportes.com for their webcast of the match.
Even Mexican president Felipe Calderon followed the match online while in flight from Mexico to
Colombia for an official state visit.
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Soccerblog 10 August @ 10:44 PM EST
Electronic Arts Inc announced today that Cuauhtémoc Blanco of Chicago Fire and Sacha Kljestan
of Chivas USA will be featured on the front packs of FIFA Soccer 10.
Frank Lampard seen recently in the FA Community Shield match coolly striding forward and
slotting the ball past Ben Foster for the first penalty kick will also be featured on the
cover.
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Soccerblog 02 August @ 02:45 AM EST
The winner of our adidas "Step into Messi's Shoes" contest is:
Romano Brecht from South Africa.
Congratulations, Romano!
Send us your info ASAP, so adidas can ship you the boots!
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Soccerblog 30 July @ 01:35 PM EST
OK- the moment we've all been waiting for draws nigh. We're going to randomly select the winner
of our "Step into Messi's Shoes" joint campaign with adidas - after 12
midnight Pacific Time in the US.
That gives you a few more hours to sign up, if you haven't already!
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Soccerblog 30 July @ 12:57 PM EST
For those of you who like Fantasy Football, here's the good news: the new version of the game for
the forthcoming season has just gone live this week and you can review the site at
playthegame.timesonline.co.uk.
If you're in the U.S. though, please think about spending a few minutes yelling at your political
representatives about health-care reform, before you go get involved in this fantasy-thing, and we
never see you again.
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Soccerblog 28 July @ 08:10 AM EST
The military junta controls Myanmar with an iron hand which includes media and internet
censorship which is why David Beckham remains that country's top sporting preoccupation. He may
deliver freedom to them at their doorstep.
Simon Kuper writes about Googles powerful public opinion tool, Insights for Search and uncovers
some fascinating gems.
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Soccerblog 19 July @ 11:30 PM EST
SoccerBlog.com will pick the winner of our adidas-backed "Step into Messi's
Shoes" campaign at the end of this month.
If you haven't already, go ahead and sign-up. We're not sharing these names with adidas, except
for the winner, that is!
What are you waiting for?
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Soccerblog 13 July @ 03:25 AM EST
Chelsea,AC Milan,Inter Milan and Club America are the teams taking part and the event kicks off on
the 19th of July.It's been 5 years since the United States last tasted a summer football event
quite like World Football Challenge.
The promo says....
Four international soccer powerhouses are coming to America this summer to compete in the
inaugural World Football Challenge.
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Soccerblog 09 July @ 04:04 PM EST
Our hero shows up to inspire the future of US Soccer: the top 102 youth
athletes selected to partcipate in the 12th Annual adidas Elite Soccer
Program!
Watch Zidane fake out a defender, not once, but thrice, and score!
Nice going Z-man!
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Soccerblog 07 July @ 05:56 AM EST
A liitle bit of digital sleight of hand from the Photoshop experts at Nike.
Almunia lets the ball in (despite best effort)
A little photoshopping later.
Almunia makes brilliant save.(No problem)
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Soccerblog 02 July @ 02:08 AM EST
Soccerblog 27 June @ 09:12 AM EST
Michael Jackson 1958-2009 R.I.P.
Nike 2008/2009 United States Home Jersey, embroidered United States federation badge, applied
USA transfer on the back of the neck. Mesh paneling, Nike Fit material. Jersey worn for 2010 World
Cup qualifying and FIFA Confederations Cup. Made by Nike.
Here.
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Soccerblog 24 June @ 03:21 AM EST
