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Wednesday, February 8th, 2012
Trinidad and Tobago's soccer team is known as the Soca Warriors. Not the Sucka Warriors.
That's the message 13 Trinidad and Tobago World Cup veterans relayed to the nation's soccer federation Wednesday after going all "Operation Repo" on the governing body's offices.
Still owed bonuses for appearing in the 2006 World Cup, ...
Posted in 2006 World Cup, Soccer, Trinidad and Tobago | No Comments »
Wednesday, February 8th, 2012
Last Tuesday, a buddy and I decide last second to go to the Indiana Pacers game. It's Super Bowl Week and it's an excuse to go downtown for some SBXLVI ambiance. Plus, the tickets are $2 on StubHub, which is pretty much the norm for Pacers games these days.
Midway through ...
Posted in Indiana Pacers, Larry Bird, NBA | No Comments »
Tuesday, January 31st, 2012
With five minutes left in the first half of Tuesday's English Premier League match between Everton and Manchester City, a protester managed to get onto the field and handcuff himself to Joe Hart's goal post.
There was about a 10-minute delay to remove the fan, who failed to provide a key.
Hello, ...
Posted in EPL, Everton FC, International Soccer, Manchester City, Soccer | No Comments »
Monday, January 30th, 2012
Lionel Messi is the best soccer player in the world. The diminutive whiz is the three-time FIFA world player of the year. So naturally he'd grace plenty of magazine covers worldwide.
However here Stateside, King Leo apparently isn't worthy yet (you know because soccer is still a niche sport in the ...
Posted in International Soccer, Lionel Messi, Soccer, Time Magazine | 9 Comments »
Monday, January 30th, 2012
This week should be one of celebration for women's soccer in America as the U.S. team qualified for the London Olympics emphatically, outscoring its CONCACAF opposition 38-o over five matches.
Instead, news that the Women's Professional Soccer league is shutting down shop for the 2012 season has overshadowed any positive headlines ...
Posted in Chicks Man, Soccer, U.S. Women's team, WPS | 2 Comments »
