New soccer lexicon: Have you gone lampard on us?
Have you gone lampard on us? This might be what the Black Stars are asking each other after the...
Category: Soccer Humor
A bit of Sven leg pulling
The Guardian has been pretty critical of Sven, David Beckham, and the English squad. Maybe deservedly so. But this...
Ghana with the wind: Roberto Carlos meets Sulley Muntari
Brazilian defender Roberto Carlos is almost certain to get a warm welcome when his side meet Ghana in the...
We Interrupt this Blog for a Message from Al Gore
What does this have to do with soccer, you ask? Well, let’s see. When I was a kid Pele...
MP: A History of Futbol
A humorous look at the state of international futbol…
Video: Funny remake of New Order’s World in Motion
Warning: Bad soccer skills and lip synching! But hilarious. Here is the real one with John Barnes and Glenn...
Owen Hargreaves: Photoshopping Sven’s boy
Nancy D’el Oweno My favourite Hargreaves photoshop. My heart grieves for him 🙂 The Guardian has more
Video: How the US Views Soccer (via The Simpsons)
The most realistic portrait of US soccer sensibility yet… Hat-tip to Yan.
Is Dick Cheney managing the Togo soccer team?
“We have to move against Iran.” Dick Cheney, the new coach of the Togo soccer team exhorting them on...
The Onion’s Take on US Soccer
and the nation grinds to a halt… If only this were true 🙂
Spike Lee calls it football and weighs in on Ronaldo
Spike Lee and his son, Jonathan are Gunner fans and good friends of Thierry Henry. He is a great...
World Cup coverage: ABC’s Dave O’Brien and Marcelo Balboa muddle through
Dave O’Brien on the Italy- USA match must have repeated “Italy is a powerhouse in the soccer world” and...
Nacho Libre meet World Cup Soccer
Who would the Latinos like to watch? Nacho Libre (L) Omar Bravo (R) The producers want to know. According...
The Hand of God, Part 2: Crouch’s Goal
Crouch has studied his Maradona…
More Bizarre Soccer Tales
Deutsche Welle has a story on the bizarreness of the World Cup. Not as bizarre as my wife’s email...
Soccer Miracle: Dead German Woman Backs Germany All the Way
My wife just emailed me this funny piece of news: A 94-year-old declared dead suddenly sprang up and asked...
Rooney gets Punked by Rio Ferdinand
Wayne Rooney doesn’t know what to do when put on the spot after a boy’s dog dies in his...
Ten Spot
From Pete McEntegart: “The U.S. soccer team played abysmally in a 3-0 defeat to the Czech Republic in its...
Bruce Arena’s Steve Sampson Moment
Before we give up on the US team, let’s look for some bright points. . . . . ....
More Footy News: Victoria Beckham’s Bunions
Why it’s better to wear cleats rather than high-heels >>
World Cup Quote of the Week
“Before the Paraguay game we’ll all shake hands. At Madrid we all kiss each other before we go out....
ESPN’s World Cup coverage: Good job done, folks!
Tommy Smyth- ESPN analyst Its gotten to the point that I now look at who is broadcasting the World...
What Productivity? Soccer @ Work
Based on an average hourly wage of £12.50, the law firm Brabners Chaffe Street calculated that during the tournament,...
Gerd Muller’s 14 goals wears heavily on Ronaldo’s head
If for some reason Ronaldo does not get to break Muller’s record, then we will have to regale ourselves...
The Ritual: England’s 13 Failures
There is an alternative universe in which Beckham didn’t get sent off, Banks didn’t get ill, the referee spotted...
Scolari’s Secret Weapon Revealed
The Beeb reports that Brazilian coach Luiz Felipe Scolari has found the ideal way to prepare for the World...
Physical Socceroos Tie Holland (includes bonus anthem)
A physical Aussie team turned up to give the Dutch boys a run for their money. Captain Mark Viduka...
Soccer Cartoons: NYTimes’ World Cup Fact-o-Rama
What a blast >>
Basil Fawlty makes peace with the Germans on the eve of the World Cup
In Episode 6 of Fawlty Towers, “The Germans” a clearly discombobulated Basil Fawlty goes around his staff imploring them...
Video: Holland’s Orange Madness
We all go crazy in June…
Video Ad: Pepsi Sumo Soccer – Aaaargh
This one made me groan… Roberto Carlos and David Beckham actually agreed to do this?!
The Goal Against Poland
Not funny if you’re the Polish goalkeeper!
Video: England, Hungary and We Like Vindaloo
Goals by Gerrard,Terry, and Crouch. We all like vindaloo! PS – Note the lame dance by Crouch after he...
Are you a Schlachtenbummler? A World Cup crash course on how to express yourself in the vernacular
I can tell you I don’t use all these words, but if you want to get a feeling for...
Strange rituals: Soccer fans have theirs
If soccer players have their strange rituals (see Sergio Goycochea), then the fans that watch the game are not...
Video Ad: Mastercard & Carlitos
This is the Argentinian answer to Guarana Antartica’s “Maradona in a Brazil shirt” ad… The best player in Brazil...
The Freakonomics of Soccer – Part 2
From the Financial Times: World Cup ‘facts’ that miss by a mile By Simon Kuper Published: May 26 2006...
Don’t you Love “The Spirit of Football” ?!
Don’t you love this? Meet up @ 2pm at the Peace Pagoda on the river – Sunday, May 28th...
Harry Pearson’s on Robert Pires (The ChouChou Article)
I laughed when I read this column by Pearson who’s upset at the news that Robert Pires is out...
Sixmaniac – Brasil, Brasil!
Here’s a T-shirt I’m buying:
Video: Welcome to Hotel Brasileño
You can check out any time you like, but you can never leave… I just hope they feed Ronaldo...
The Secret Acts of the Apostles Revealed
Now we know the truth. Soccer blog has dug up some rare photographic evidence to conclusively prove our theory-...
Adidas: humor in the workplace
The HR folk at adidas have a sense of humor. Here’s what they did for April Fools’ Day –...
Phorpa:The Tibetan version of the World Cup
It is not just Catholic priests who look to the World Cup to find their raison d’etre. But Tibetan...
Alessandro Del Piero: Peter watches but does not admit him into heaven
……. At least not this time. Impressive dribbling though. But some people are hard to please, as noted below...
The Da Vinci Effect – Bored of the Code?
The Da Vinci Code is out, accompanied by a fair amount of objection to its release from various religious...