February 2012
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During the Universidad de Chile vs. Iquique match last Friday, La U’s ultras threw fireworks on to the pitch, forcing the match’s suspension.
This is a spectator’s video. TV footage here. Read about it here.
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Please sign this petition to stop the inhumane... →
Sign, Share, and Reblog, people. This is important.
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Watchdumzound:
Yoko Furusho: Live in Barcelona
by Show Love
JULY 30 & 31 — Yoko Furusho (yokofurusho.com) is a New York based illustrator from Tokyo invited to show her work in traditional Japanese store, Ikiru (ikiru.es), located in the heart of the Born neighborhood of Barcelona, Spain. She offered to come in person and do a live painting instead to the utter delight of the store’s dynamic...
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The Superbowl will be broadcasted live in 110...
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You're a good man, Bob Bradley
afootballreport:
By Eric Beard
Today, along with his wife Lindsay, Bob Bradley joined the thousands of mourners in Cairo’s Sphinx Square to express his sympathy to the victims and families affected by the clash between rival fans of Al-Ahly and Al-Masry in the Egyptian city of Port Said. (the two are pictured above, via @Radwancfc) Egypt has just experienced a national tragedy, an...
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“Football can go to hell if this is the situation.”
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Those were the words of Al-Ahly’s star player Mohamed Aboutrika in the wake of the tragedy in Port Said, calling for the Egyptian league to be suspended indefinitely. “Crowds are dying in front of us, and there aren’t any police or security forces,” he said.
The clash between rival fans of...
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Valencia's month from hell begins
afootballreport:
As we enter February, the shortest month of the year (let me be the first to remind you that this year February has 29 days), Valencia’s coaching staff must think this is some kind of sick joke. 8 games in 29 days. It’s been done before, of course. But not quite like this. To start the month, Valencia host Barcelona at the Mestalla in the semi-finals of the Copa del Rey. It’s...
January 2012
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As El Clásico divides and negativity gets...
afootballreport:
By Eric Beard
Doesn’t vehement hatred get kind of boring after a while? I mean, sure, if you want to let a little schadenfreude and anger out a couple of times a year, that’s fine. Everyone’s entitled to their fair share of irrational fandom. Maybe I’m not as creative as the Spanish press and [insert name of your Superclub]’s fans, but hatred gets kind of circular after a...
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The London 2012 Olympics were originally projected...
Via SSN Investigation
The cost of the Olympic and Paralympic Games is approximately six times the £2.37 billion pounds that was originally quoted when London bid for the Games in 2005.
That original public sector funding package, which is primarily cash to build the venues and provide security and policing, was increased in 2007 to approximately £9.3bn after a review of the figures.
However...
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Escucharemos: Orca Orca - Underground →
escucharemos:
Orca Orca (aka Jim Hewitt) recently released a redux version of ‘Underground,’ a demo that he recorded two years ago under the moniker Young Minds. The tune will accompany five new Orca Orca recordings on a limited edition cassette entitled Make Live, which will drop February 21st. Over…
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The Football's Greatest Series - All on YouTube
25-minute individual profiles of the best to ever play the game.
Zizou.
Zico.
Puskas.
Ronaldo.
Ronaldinho.
Maldini.
Laudrup.
Sir Bobby Charlton.
Pelé.
Van Basten.
Maradona.
Di Stefano.
Schmeichel.
Best.
Eusebio.
Dalglish.
And there’s even more… Might as well enjoy them before the user gets banned for copyright infringement. Some great stories to be told, and...
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My Top 25 Footballers in the World of 2011
The good sires at BackPage Football have opened up their annual “Top 50 Players in the World” list. I’ll be contributing to the profiles of those who are voted into the top 50, but until then the polls are open to submit your top 25. Without spending hours on creating my top 25, here’s what I came up with in about 20 minutes…
1. Messi
2. Ronaldo
3. Iniesta
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December 2011
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The Best of Football Writing in 2011
afootballreport:
Compiled by Eric Beard
Let’s go with a classic scenario. What if you spent the last 12 months fighting for your life on an island after a shipwreck? How would you acclimate back into society? Well, you would probably want to catch up on what you missed. If you’re a fan of football and love reading about the game, then you would want to read the best pieces from 2011. That’s...
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Letters From Shanghai: Two presents. Anelka and...
afootballreport:
By Andrew Crawford, writing from Shanghai. Andrew has written for The Independent and When Saturday Comes, while also maintaining Wild East Football the only English site covering Chinese football. He’ll be featuring “Letters from Shanghai” on AFR to help track the growth of the league, as well as the stars playing there.
This Christmas, fans of Shanghai Shenhua got two very...
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