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Saturday, July 2, 2011

World Cup 2010 Blog: Prepping For The Copa America

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Posted: 01 Jul 2011 11:18 AM PDT

Without speaking a lick of the language, it’s painfully obvious why this clip from Argentinean broadcaster TyC has garnered such popularity on the YouTube. Because despite the linguistic roadblock, there’s this sudden urge to watch some Copa America. Right now.

Luckily, it will only be a few hours time on YouTube’s Live Streaming Copa America channel, among others.

Messi & Co. take on Bolivia at home in Argentina tonight in the opener. The last time these two played, Diego’s duds were thrashed 6-1 at altitude.

Perhaps a spot of revenge is on order.

Friday, July 1, 2011

World Cup 2010 Blog: There Apparently Is Crying In Women’s Football – From Men

There Apparently Is Crying In Women’s Football – From Men

Posted: 30 Jun 2011 07:53 AM PDT

There is to be an eternal debate on what is actually the worst miss, sitter or otherwise, in football history, but there is to be little debate on just what is the worst, most hilarious reaction to a missed goal in history:

That guy.

The goals of Equatorial Guinea are apparently very important to him – let’s hope he’s not a River Plate fan too.

[SBNation]

Saturday, June 25, 2011

World Cup 2010 Blog: Women’s World Cup: It’s A(n Underwater) Jungle Out There

Women’s World Cup: It’s A(n Underwater) Jungle Out There

Posted: 24 Jun 2011 07:38 AM PDT

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Paul the Octopus, while nice, created something of a problem:

Wherever there is money to be made, marketing potential to be achieved and publicity to be Houdini’d out of midair, advantage shall be taken. Give ‘em a foot, take 20,000 leagues or so.

The Women’s World Cup is in Germany this year, once the home to Paul the ‘Pus. You can absolutely see where this is going.

Eight octopi have been tasked with proving/disproving the presence of medium capabilities in mollusks. Or perhaps proving extraordinary luck is capable by even those who taste delicious with a nice tartar sauce.

A German aquarium's new octopus oracle has gone out on one of her eight limbs by choosing underdog Canada to beat Germany in the opening match of the Women's World Cup on Sunday.

Octopi at Sea Life's seven other German aquaria were divided in their picks for Sunday's match: Three chose Germany, one other took Canada and three made no choice at all.

The octopus with the most correct choices at the end of the nearly monthlong tournament will be anointed the next "official" oracle.

As someone who hasn’t seen a single female game in their lifetime, this can be said:

This mollusk is an idiot. The chances Canada beats Germany, by all accounts the supreme power and playing at home, are about the same a Mesut Ozil with a decent tuck job is allowed to score two by the half.

Not happenin’.

Also: there is an oracle elephant. Which supposedly chose Germany, despite the mass of confusion fluttering about my brain at this very moment.

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Thursday, June 23, 2011

World Cup 2010 Blog: Copa America Markets Itself With Cartoons

Copa America Markets Itself With Cartoons

Posted: 22 Jun 2011 08:58 AM PDT

The battle for South American supremacy will likely come down to a matter of two: Argentina and Brazil. The two don’t quite like each other, if you hadn’t noticed, thus escalating matters quite a bit. To the point where the tournament itself is being marketed as a watered down version of Tom & Jerry or Wil E. Coyote and the Roadrunner, constantly doing battle in cartoon, across (very brief) four episodes thus far. And Argentina seems a bit…aggressive.

Expectations for this tournament suddenly increase.