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Everton Supporters Start Petition For Paul McCartney To Buy The Club
The quickest way to relevancy for any club is to have someone really super rich buy the team. If that really super rich person also happens to be a local and an actual fan of the game, even better: Hence, Everton fans have start a petition for famous blue nose Paul McCartney to buy the club with his ≃$1 billion fortune. Signing up Paul would also have the beneficial effect of keeping out Ukrainian billionaire Oleg Bakhmatyuk, who the fans view as a potential cancer. More »
Sir Alex Ferguson, A Tribute In Art (Including Fergie Riding A Unicorn)
By know you know Sir Alex Ferguson, the venerable and obscenely successful manager of Manchester United, is retiring after this season. Ferguson’s retirement is the event that launched a thousand tributes, be they wordy odes to his managerial greatness or lighter takes on the importance of proper gum-chewing in football management. Here at KCKRS, we’ve decided to do what we do best and combine culture and current events to bring you: Alex Ferguson, A Tribute In Art. More »
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FC Dallas’s Michel Hits An Olimpico, From Every Angle
Nice little video here, of FC Dallas’s Michel scoring an Olimpico in his side’s 4-2 loss to Seattle over the weekend, from every possible angle. Occasionally, Olimpicos rest squarely on the shoulders of the goalkeeper. In this case, Michael Gspurning gets a bit of a screen from FCD striker Kenney Cooper but is otherwise faultless. It’s just a lovely goal from one of the league’s 2013 revelations. Nice work from the FC Dallas video people. More »
Napoli President Aurelio De Laurentiis Says Next Manager’s Name Starts With An “M”
How this for maturity? Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis, addressing the club’s managerial vacancy now that Walter Mazzari has moved on, told reporters that the next Napoli manager has a name that starts with an “M.” CUE THE WILD SPECULATION. More »
The Only Thing Worse Than This Goalkeeper’s Luck Is This Announcer
Via Deadspin comes this video of the 4A soccer state championship final from the great state of South Carolina between Irmo and Lexington. With the game tied after two extra time periods, the game went to penalties. With penalties tied 3-3, Irmo captain MATTISON GOSSETT (sorry, I’m still hearing it that way in my head) stepped up to take the potential winning kick. Poor keeper Jacob Parton guessed right, got his hands to the ball, and was set to celebrate, only to have some wicked spin trickle the ball over the line for the winner. More »
Argentinos Juniors Fan Throws His Dentures On The Field
Stuck at the foot of the Argentina Primera table and in danger of relegation via the league’s complicated system, Argentinos Juniors desperately needed a win at home to Belgrano. Instead, they lost 1-3 and (what we’re assuming was) an elderly Argentinos fans decided to show his displeasure with manager Ricardo Caruso Lombardi by chucking his teeth at the coach. Beware of flying teeth. Ewwwww. More »
Cuter Than A Bucket Of Kittens: Ross Turnbull’s Son Josh Scores During Chelsea’s Year End Celebrations
It’s not the goal, really, it’s the build up. Josh Turnbull, son of Chelsea goalkeeper Ross Turnbull, scores the cutest goal of all time during Chelsea’s on-field year end celebration. Better feet than his dad. Sign him up indeed. More »
20 Minutes Of Paolo Di Canio Going Off In Post-match Press Conference
Here’s 20 minutes of Paolo Di Canio being Paolo Di Canio after Sunderland’s season-ending loss to Tottenham. This is totally worth watching all the way through. Paolo’s opinions flow like wine. What more could you ask for on a Monday? More »
Dortmund Troll Bayern By Displaying Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s Jersey In Their Museum
In what is most certainly a bid to get under the skin of their Champions League opponents, or simply as a way to invigorate their fan base, Borrussia Dortmund have taken to displaying Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s Manchester United jersey in their club museum. Why, you ask? History, dear Watson. More »
Mario Balotelli Is Finally On Twitter (Really) @FinallyMario
We’ve long waited for this day. The day when one of world football’s most interesting individuals, Mario Balotelli, follows the social media movement and starts a Twitter account. It’s finally here, and it’s totally legit. Mario’s club, AC Milan, says so. There’s not doubt this time. Anyone else having trouble sitting still due to the sheer excitement? More »
LA Galaxy Striker Gyasi Zardes Kills It On Vine With Ode To Mortal Kombat
This is the best thing today, probably by a good mile. Zardes is a brash young striker with the LA Galaxy who scored his first professional goal on the weekend. His partner in the Vine vid is fellow Galaxy youngster Oscar Soto. Make sure you turn on the sound. FINISH HIM.
Gyasinho vs Oscar!!! vine.co/v/bEMWjAH3Mzb
— Gyasinho (@gyasinho) May 15, 2013
Bahia Fan Protest Lead To Just 10 Tickets Sold For Brazilian Cup Game
Bahia, most famous in the United States for being the latest (temporary) home of Freddy Adu, will play in front of ten fans at the brand spanking new Arena Fonte Nova (built for the Confederations Cup and World Cup, capacity 56,000) in Salvador, Brazil tonight thanks to an insanely effective fan-driven protest. Bahia just fired their second coach in a month, former South Africa head coach Joel Santana, after a 7-3 thrashing at the hands of local rivals Vitoria. The fan protest is named “Public Zero” and called for no one to show up for the second leg of Bahia’s Copo do Brasil tie with Luverdense. Most people appear to have gotten the message. More »
Tragedy: Man Dribbling A Ball From Seattle To Brazil Is Struck By Car, Dies
This is undoubtedly the worst follow-up post KCKRS has ever had to do. Richard Swanson, the man who we told you last week intended to dribble a ball from Seattle to Brazil for the World Cup next year, was struck by a motorist in Oregon and died. The 42-year old Swanson was father to two sons. In the aftermath of the tragedy, the Facebook page for Richard’s quest, titled “Breakaway Brazil” has become a memorial. More »
The Planned Lionel Messi Biopic Is Probably Going To Be Terrible
Last week, word hit the interwebs that something very exciting was coming in time for the World Cup in 2014: A Lionel Messi biopic, based on Luca Caioli’s book “Messi: The Inside Story of the Boy Who Became a Legend.” The book includes interviews with friends and family and charts little Leo’s rise from talented youth player afflicted with a hormone deficiency to world renowned star of FC Barcelona. Unfortunately, it’s probably going to be terrible. More »
Some Houston Dynamo Players Went To A ‘Price Is Right’ Taping Dressed As Bees
From left to right, that’s Houston Dynamo players Tyler Deric, Eric Brunner, Anthony Arena, Bobby Boswell (in the back) and Andrew Driver, all dressed up as bees for a taping of the Price Is Right in LA back at the beginning of the month traveling show that was in Houston. Looking good fellas. Although we have to say that your beekeeper (we’re looking into who she is) trumps you all. Mostly because horizontal stripes do no favors for the figure. No idea when this particular taping will actually air on television, but when it does we hope it includes PIR host and Seattle Sounders minority owner Drew Carey “bantering” with the boys from Houston. Never mind. Turns out it wasn’t even the actual Price Is Right. Some traveling knock off with a different host. Boo, Houston. Boo. More »
Real Madrid Stars Play Footgolf
Nothing like hitting the links to ease away the tension of finishing second to your greatest rivals, crashing out of the Champions League, and the likely turnover of your head coach. Gonzalo Higuain, Mesut Özil, Fabio Coentrao, and Raphael Varane spend some down time kicking balls into holes. Remember, FootGolf is on the rise. Or is it “Golfoot“? Whatever. These guys needs more argyle. More »
Everton Supporters Start Petition For Paul McCartney To Buy The Club
The quickest way to relevancy for any club is to have someone really super rich buy the team. If that really super rich person also happens to be a local and an actual fan of the game, even better: Hence, Everton fans have start a petition for famous blue nose Paul McCartney to buy the club with his ≃$1 billion fortune. Signing up Paul would also have the beneficial effect of keeping out Ukrainian billionaire Oleg Bakhmatyuk, who the fans view as a potential cancer. More »
