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| PHOTO: THIS IS THE MOST MENACING PROMOTION CELEBRATION EVER. |
A sign reading “Never again, league two” held up by Eintracht Frankfurt supporters is framed by flares. (GETTY IMAGES)
| I’LL CALL THEM THE ‘THREE PHOTOSHOPPED LIONS’ FROM NOW ON. |
Happy St. George’s Day that we missed yesterday. To make up for it, we give you this link to a site that has pictures of England players with three lions. In a manner. // Kickette
| AS DERBYS GO, THIS ONE MIGHT GET JUST A LITTLE HEATED. |
Two teams made up of characters from The Wire, in honor of the show’s 10th anniversary. I still can’t believe there’s no place for Omar. // The Other 87
| DAMN RIGHT. GOALS ARE SO TOTALLY OVERRATED. EVERYONE KNOWS THAT. |
Barcelona is always the best team on the field, even when they lose, because they dominate possession. Clearly we need a rule change to reward their brilliance. // Dirty Tackle
| PHOTO: THE TOSSING OF THE BOOTS, ONE OF THE LESSER KNOWN PROMOTION TRADITIONS. |
Eintracht Frankfurt captain Pirmin Schwegler tosses his boot into the crowd during the celebration. (REUTERS)
| THE FUNNIEST YEAR ON RECORD. AND NOT JUST BECAUSE OF PETER CROUCH. |
Andi Thomas will now explain to you why 2011-12 has been full of near constant LOLs. // ESPN Soccer
| THERE’S A GIANT TORSO-SHAPED HOLE IN THE EARTHQUAKES’ HEART. |
Lamenting the loss of the giant inflatable jersey at San Jose Earthquakes games. // Center Line Soccer
| RELIVE THE GLORY YEARS OF VAGUELY HUMAN-SHAPED SPRITES KICKING VAGUELY BALL-SHAPED ONES. |
Not being British, I have no history with the Sinclair ZX Spectrum (we had a Commodore 64). That doesn’t mean I can’t appreciate this trip down memory lane with the football games of the ZX Spectrum. // twohundredpercent
| PHOTO: TODAY IN TOTALLY NECESSARY PHOTOS, THIS. |
The art of the press conference photo fascinates me. This one, not so much. (AP PHOTO)
| THE EXCEPTION TO THE RULE. HERE’S TO THE HEALTH AND HAPPINESS OF DEANO. |
A lovely little story of one fan’s night at the pub with Dean Windass. // When Saturday Comes
| THANKFULLY, I’VE AVOIDED CATCHING THE OLYMPIC SOCCER FEVER. |
Here’s you Olympic tourney draw rundown. Lovely color palette for these Olympics, don’t you think? // Bleacher Report
| EVEN AS WE SPEAK, CHELSEA IS PULLING THEIR BUS INTO THE PENALTY BOX AT THE CAMP NOU… |
By the end of today, we’ll either have a football world singing the praises of a resilient Barcelona team that is the model for all clubs everywhere, or a football world lamenting the “injustice” of a lesser team ousting the glorious Catalans with criminal anti-football. Sounds like a blast, either way. Follow us and like us, please and thank you.
