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World Cup Soccer Stadiums To Have Special Section For Obese Fans

Joe Student — Sun, 03 Mar 2013 20:30:10 +0000

Big soccer fans? Bigger seats. When soccer's World Cup heads to Brazil in 2014, the arenas used in hosting the games that determine soccer's world champion will be equipped with specially designed seats designated for obese

Stadium to Install Slides to Get Fans From Parking Lot to Gate

Joe Student — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 14:29:31 +0000

Between the excessive parking fees, relentless street vendors and long ticket lines (unless you’re a Mets fan), getting from the lot to the stadium gate on game day sucks. Officials of a soccer stadium in England may improve that experience by installing slides — just like at the playground — except, these slides are for [...]

5 Things to Know About Soccer to Trick People Into Thinking You Know Something About Soccer

Roberto Curtis — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 15:47:09 +0000

The pace of the match is too slow. A nil nil match can sometimes be considered a terrific result. Players dive better than Olympic swimmers. Bunch of pansies if you ask me. It’s the least watched major sport in the United States and sure, criticisms abound, but one thing is indisputable. Soccer is the world’s [...]

Youth Soccer League to Fight Flu By Outlawing High-Fives

Drew Weisholtz — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 23:15:35 +0000

Everyone knows you can’t use your hands in soccer, but that’s causing quite a stir in New York City. The Big Apple’s youth Manhattan Soccer Club has banned kids from giving high-fives and fist bumps as a way to combat the flu outbreak in the city. The club sent an email this week to parents [...]

Peru Goalie Makes Incredible Double-Save

Joe Student — Sat, 12 Jan 2013 19:30:11 +0000

Uruguay’s Gonzalo Bueno should have scored a clinching goal against Peru last week in a game between the nations’ Under-20 teams. Bueno DIDN’T score, because Peruvian goalkeeper Angelo Campos may be the fastest man in South America. Watch: With Peru trailing 3-2, Campos charged out to corral the ball. When he missed, Bueno had an [...]

The Greatest Soccer Ball Juggler Ever Has Some Moves to Show You

Ben Chew — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 01:30:27 +0000

The dude in the above video has soccer ball juggling down to a science. His name is Iya Traore, and almost daily, he puts on astounding performance of balance and skill with a soccer ball at the Sacre Coeur in Paris, France. Traore is a professional soccer juggler (yep, that’s a thing apparently) and performs [...]

Minnesota High School Soccer Game Ends in Epic Brawl

Ben Chew — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 12:38:23 +0000

Last week, a Minnesota high school soccer match between Totino-Grace and Prairie Seeds Academy was supposed to decide who would move on in the State Class A tournament, but instead, the game was marred by an epic brawl. In the final seconds of the game with Prairie Seeds up 2-1, a Prairie Seeds forward got [...]

Singapore Soccer Team Forced to Pay Money for Sucking So Bad?

Tom Barrabi — Fri, 19 Oct 2012 19:44:15 +0000

If you suck at soccer in Singapore, you better be ready to pay up. The country’s top men’s soccer organization, known as the S.League, has decided that mere humiliation isn’t enough of a punishment for its doormats. Starting next season, any team that finishes in last or second-to-last place will be slapped with a fine [...]

Dad's Soccer Practice With Son Goes Terribly Wrong

Emerald Catron — Fri, 12 Oct 2012 00:13:06 +0000

We’re having a bit of an ‘America’s Funniest Home Videos’ day here. First there was the incredibly painful faceplant compilation, and now we’ve got this kid getting smacked right in the face with a soccer ball by his dad. It’s not clear if dad’s intention was to teach the kid how to be a goalie [...]

Ukrainian Soccer Fan Attempts to Choke Ref During Match

Ben Chew — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 23:00:27 +0000

There are plenty of sports fan who would love to attack an umpire or an official but most wouldn’t go through with it if presented the opportunity. However, one Ukrainian soccer fan attending the Chernomorets/FC Metalist match this week decided to attack a linesman and nearly strangled him to death. As the referees gathered together [...]