World Cup of football flavors: Soccer on wheels, from hoverboards to hatchbacks
With several years to go until men’s FIFA World Cup mania once again grips the world, we continue to explore the various forms of […]
Lionel Messi-Bojan Krkic and other soccer stars you didn’t know were related
In an earlier piece we looked at the little-known siblings of soccer stars, but here we take a look at famous footballers that are […]
FIFA gamer John Green helps boost AFC Wimbledon with YouTube ad revenue
AFC Wimbledon is a grassroots football club in every sense of the word. Playing near the same London district that lends its name to […]
Will the real World Cup please stand up? CONIFA provides alternative to FIFA
There is no Kylian Mbappe or Luka Modric on the pitch, nonetheless this World Cup’s fans are every bit as passionate as those at […]
Billy Wingrove and Jeremy Lynch rule the roost of soccer trick-shot tekkers
In the realm of soccer trick-shot videos, the work of Billy Wingrove and Jeremy Lynch rules supreme. Collectively known as the F2 Freestylers, the […]
Playing bird’s-eye view soccer is not duck soup, nor is binocular soccer
Playing soccer the normal way is challenging enough, but when you change the perspective of players to a bird’s-eye view it becomes downright confounding. […]
Dude Perfect comingles golf with softball, hockey, tennis, soccer, football, lacrosse and frisbee
A few years back, the fun-loving Dude Perfect entourage took to the links with golf bags laden with sports equipment for a two-hole competition. […]
Blake Griffin’s “Tearaway Pants” and the best poetry from each of the major sports
If Blake Griffin weren’t known as a hoopster, his name would be perfectly suited for a slam poet’s stage persona — a mashup of […]
Fail Friday Follies: Top 100 cringe-worthy amateur soccer snafus (keep your eye on the ball)
Motivated by dreams of becoming the next Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo, tens of thousands of kids have at one time or another kicked […]
A Star Is Born: Tiny Malea Emma wows LA Galaxy fans, Zlatan Ibrahimovic with huge national anthem
In the original version of the thrice-remade movie A Star Is Born, a teenaged girl moves from North Dakota to Los Angeles to pursue […]
Big Ball Boom! Watch overinflated sports balls explode in spectacular slow motion video
The balls employed in a number of the world’s biggest sports are inflatable (see basketball, football, soccer and volleyball), which naturally means they can […]
Sweet butter crumpets! Determined Yale Bulldogs goalie Scott Sterling has a face of steel
In a 2014 parody video produced by Brigham Young University’s TV station, Yale’s hapless (and fictional) goalie Scott Sterling used his increasingly battered face […]