The Future of Ball Design
The future of ball design according to Pratt Institute Architecture Professor and designer Haresh Lalvani:
Yearly Archives: 2014
Farewell Alfredo Di Stéfano
R.I.P. O saeta rubia…!
The Social Need for Plastic Smiles
Although David Beckham’s playing days are over, he’s still making the rounds in the public eye. At the Wimbledon...
Neymar’s message to his fans……
Translated as……………. “Brazilian people, players, coaches and fans, this is a very tough moment. It’s hard to express my...
The Existential Game
A fun look at the deeper meaning behind the beautiful game (h/t Abhijit De)…. Small wonder Ann Coulter is...
Brazil’s missing Maestro
Without Neymar Brazil will be pretty short of options when they take on Germany on Tuesday. And the man...
Tim Krul’s cameo role sends Holland into the semis.
Tim Krul was sent in to play about 60 seconds before the end of extra time. He saved 2...
The fall of Alejandro Sabella
Two managers are making the headlines.Van Gaal’s tactical acumen is being hailed by all and sundry for the inspired...
Gonzalo’s Golazo takes Argentina through…
Gonzalo Higuain scored the only goal of the game in the 8th...
Ban this Man, FIFA
This was a far more vicious foul than that bite from Suarez. Colombian defender Juan Zuniga simply used his...
Neymar suffers verterbrae fracture in Brazil’s win over Colombia
Brazil ended Colombia’s dream run by beating them 2 -1 . Neymar has been at the receiving end of...
Germany make it 3 wins in 4
Mats Hummels scored for Germany in the 13th minute and that’s the way the scoreline stayed till the end....
Happy July 4th!
Take it easy y’all, and pick another team (or teams) to support. This is what you do when your...
Germany take on France for the fourth time in World Cup history
France and Germany will battle for a place in the...
World Cup Arm Crossing Technique video
The arm crossing technique of all the players who showed up for World Cup 2014 in one wonderful video...
Is it Pogba Time?
One thing the Germans are going to have to worry about (besides the flu) is Pogba. The Frenchman will...
Obama Calls Up Our Heroes
WATCH:
Brazil at the Rubicon
This is it for Brazil. Either they find their form or they get to watch the rest of the...
BREAKING: Another FIFA scandal… (yawn)
In news that shocked no one, it was revealed the Sepp Blatter’s FIFA has once again showed it’s corrupt...
Corruption Costs Lives: Bridge Collapse Kills Two in Belo Horizonte
One of the problems with infrastructure building projects is that they seem to always run over in cost and...
Do the Germans have the French Flu?
Soccerblog.com Health Tip: German coach Joachim Low should stop digging his nose and shaking hands after. While this strategy may...
USA clever free kick routine against Belgium.
The German team can study this neat free kick that USA pulled off –...
USA 1, Belgium 2
The US team fell short when it counted, missing crucial opportunities to close out the game. Here are the...
Angel di Maria unlocks Swiss Vault after 118 minutes of trying..
The swiss locked their goal area down as securely as any...
Germany’s Free Kick fail was actually part of an elaborate plan…?
Some examples of fiendishly clever freekick routines below…. Some of them actually distract the goalkeeper...
Algeria make Germany work hard for win
The game had to go all the way into extra time before...
Super Eagles crash out
Paul Pogba Togba broke the deadlock late in the second half.The game had been pretty evenly balanced till then...
Costa Rica make the last 8 for the first time ever
Costa Rica kept their World Cup dream alive by beating Greece...
Mexico pipped at the post
Rotten luck for the poor old mexicans.The post was a mere 3...
Hulk Handball – Close Call
Howard Webb disallowed Hulk’s goal and gave him a yellow card – calling this a handball. A very close...
James Rodriguez scores the goal of the tournament
James Rodriguez scored the best goal of the tournament and then another one to take Columbia past a Suarezless...
Brazil go through on penalties
Brazil go tbrough to the quarterfinals thanks to some super goal keeping from Cesar and a litte help from...
All of Messi and Neymar goals in the world cup so far..
Messi and Neymar are joint top scorers in the world cup with 4 goals each so far. That sighing...
Russia taken out by laser strike
Algeria went into the last 16 for the first time in history when they drew 1-1 against Russia. Islam...
A tale of missed sitters
An image of CR7 sitting down kind of sums up his performance at Portugal’s inglorious exit game.He missed a...
USA Lose but Advance
Well done USA. Too bad we missed those two chances in the final minute!
Advantage Portugal
Portugal go into their game against Ghana with a distinct psychological advantage. The Ghana...
Suarez gets a 4 month ban for his dentally unstable behaviour
Fifa throws the book at Luis Suarez.They have been on a bit of a banning spree these days and...
Xherdan Shaqiri scores hat trick
Switzerland join France in the last 16 after they beat Honduras 3-0. Xherdan Shaqiri scores a brilliant hat trick.
More Messi Magic
Argentina go through to the next round.Messi scored 2 in...
It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s Super Mario……….!
Mario Balotelli – practicing leaping over tall buildings in a single bound tried to jump over Alvaro Pereira and...
The passing of Didier Drogba
“It was the final chance for the generation so defined by Drogba...
Is Luis Suarez Dracula ?
He certainly has the same habit of going around biting people in the neck...
Italy self destruct
Italy were looking good for most of the game. Measured and composed in a very ill tempered game. Balotelli...
Mexico hit Croatia with late 3 goal blitz
Mexico waited till the last 18 minutes to unleash a 3 goal blitz that took Croatia out of the...
Neymar sees Brazil through to the last 16
Cameroon gave Brazil a run for their money in the first half. Neymar’s opening goal was nullifed by a...
Holland top Group B with a 2 – 0 win over Chile
For the entire first half and about half of the second half Holland v/s Chile was like an irresistible...
Spain bow out with 3 – 0 win over Australia
David Villa scored a masterclass backheel goal.Spain bid farewell to Brazil with a three nil win over the Aussies.Farewell...
Brasil’s Back!
Neymar with two, as Brazil outclasses Cameroon 4-1:
Belgium – Russia put their fans to sleep
Belgium – Russia turned out to be a very ho hum affair.After about 80 or so minutes of seeing...
