Monday, October 12th, 2009
Sarah Shahi is relaxing. I could really use some relaxing right about now.
The Mike Zimmer story is really, really sad. And no, the Bengals beating Baltimore on Sunday does not make it better - Shutdown Corner
Jonathan Crompton is your SEC player of the week. You read that right - A ...
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Monday, August 17th, 2009
A few months ago, Bill Simmons had ESPN soccer announcer Rob Stone as a guest on his radio show to talk soccer - a rarity on the Sports Guy's show. Listening to Simmons trip over soccer concepts and names made ardent soccer supporters cringe. But he admitted during the segment, ...
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Wednesday, August 12th, 2009
Lucy Pinder is a big fan of Southampton's football team. In honor of "Soccer Day" here on Rumors and Rants, she's bringing you the links. And the above photo is just about the tamest one we could find of Lucy. Good lass.
That's a fantastic sign. Stay classy, Ronaldo - The ...
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Wednesday, August 12th, 2009
Game time is fast approaching (4 p.m. EST, Telemundo/mun2), and I'm getting amped. Even though the game isn't on the ESPN family of networks, the Worldwide Leader is actually doing a good job of hyping the game and breaking it down.
Bob Ley and Alexi Lalas are actually in Mexico City ...
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Tuesday, August 11th, 2009
The U.S. soccer team’s inevitable trip to the 2010 World Cup in South Africa has its biggest test so far when it travels to Mexico City for Wednesday’s World Cup qualifier.
The Americans’ troubles south of the border have been well documented. (The U.S. is 0-22-1 on Mexican dirt.)
Mexican winger Andres ...
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Monday, July 13th, 2009
If you plan on going to South Africa for the 2010 World Cup, understand this - you’re going to die.
You’re going to get murdered or contract HIV and then die later. Either way, you’re dead.
For the first time in the competition’s history, the World Cup will be played in ...
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Wednesday, July 8th, 2009
Anyone remember during the 2006 World Cup in Germany how there were whispers that South Africa might not be ready to host its own World Cup by 2010? Concerns about construction delays, the political mess the country is in and an overall lack of security had most of the soccer ...
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