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Tuesday, July 5, 2011

World Cup 2010 Blog: “Perspective Is Everything” plus 2 more

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Perspective Is Everything
Getting A Handle On The Women’s World Cup
French Ladies Go Au Natural For Attendance

Posted: 04 Jul 2011 07:31 AM PDT

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Taking the correct angle in photography can lead to good photographs; taking incorrect angles in photography can lead to great photographs.

It’s just too bad it wasn’t Pato or Ganso so that we could have a rousing discussion on fauna.

Exceedingly popular boy, this Neymar.

The US Women’s World Cup team also took an angle which could possibly, just possibly, be misconstrued.

And then ESPN put it on the front page.

umm

Getting A Handle On The Women’s World Cup

Posted: 04 Jul 2011 06:38 AM PDT

Bringing further awareness to the Women’s World Cup, in more clothed, if less ideal, ways, is yesterday’s match between Equatorial Guinea and Australia in which, yes, this is probably the most egregious non-call in the history of the World Cup for either gender, and even the Hermaphrodite World Cup. Which undoubtedly exists. Somewhere.

Took two watches to notice just what exactly happened – or rather didn’t happen – and it’s just as bad as they all say it is.

Thankfully, both Australia and the general viewing public won out in the end.

French Ladies Go Au Natural For Attendance

Posted: 04 Jul 2011 06:32 AM PDT

Gaetane-Thiney-Elodie-Thomis-And-Corine-Franco Upon hearing the news that a gaggle of French females from the Les Bleus Women’s World Cup team posed in the buff for a magazine spread, one word should come to mind:

Bild.

And you would, of course, be correct. Three of the French ladies posed nude for the German beacon of couth – though without anything really showing – in order to “bring awareness to their sport”. They probably did it for free, too.

Somewhat NSFW post-jump.

The caption read: “Is this how we should show up before you come to our games?”

Let’s be honest…

It would help attendance figures, yes.

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Saturday, July 2, 2011

World Cup 2010 Blog: Prepping For The Copa America

Prepping For The Copa America

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.

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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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