Book your flights now.
I swear to God, sometimes this is JUST TOO EASY.
(Yeah, yeah, I know it's with a "j". Lighten up, Herbert)
In other news, if it wasn't for the fact that the intrepid Jack Bell thought it was solid
enough to mention, you'd have been tempted to laugh out loud at the "Beckham to Join Impact Bid"
rumors which virtually every soccer blogger on the continent babbled on about for days after it
first appeared.
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The Offside 16 July @ 06:30 PM EST
Links to click while you wonder: Should Rafa really be in charge of Liverpool's transfer policy?
(via ONTD) USA win "Best Upset" at the ESPYs (Original Winger) But good luck trying to watch them
play Mexico next month (USA WCB) Japanese football = yawn, apparently (Reuters) Backflips +
motorcycle stunts = Peter Beagrie (ThreeMatchBan) Too much socialism in America, too much [.
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Footsmoke 13 July @ 02:40 PM EST
On Sports Blogging, Sports Journalism, and the Scary Fate of Humanity
Alright, alright, fine – blogging isn't journalism. Lines divide the two fields. Professional
journalists get paid, for example. Us amateur bloggers usually don't. We toil in the nervous spaces
between working on the internet and "working" on the internet, or between trips to Starbucks and
withdrawing more trust-fund money.
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Oh the fun you can have with Facebook...
Which American soccer commentator was on Facebook today lamenting that "Only 53 percent of American
adults believe capitalism is better than socialism," and expressing opposition to Obama's visit to
Notre Dame?
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Footsmoke 13 April @ 12:57 PM EST
Why FIFA's 6 + 5 Rule Represents The Wrong Fight Against the Globalization of the World's Most
Global Sport
FIFA's proposed 6 + 5 rule is supposedly gaining traction. The law would require club teams
to start a minimum of six players eligible for the national team of the country in which they
play.
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Footsmoke 13 April @ 12:57 PM EST
Why FIFA's 6 + 5 Rule Represents The Wrong Fight Against the Globalization of the World's Most
Global Sport
FIFA's proposed 6 + 5 rule is supposedly gaining traction. The law would require club teams
to start a minimum of six players eligible for the national team of the country in which they
play.
Click to continue reading...
