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| PHOTO: THERE IS SIMPLY NOTHING I COULD WRITE THAT WOULD MAKE THIS PHOTO BETTER. |
Muamba and doctors. (REUTERS)
| C’MON NEYMAR! TAKE THOSE KIDS TO SCHOOL! ER, FIGURATIVELY SPEAKING! |
Neymar and his Santos teammates took on 100 kids as part of the club’s centenary celebrations. These things always end up looking like a game against a flock of birds. // Futbolita and 101GG
| ‘I’LL PUT A SPLOTCH ON YOUR ASS.’ ISN’T QUITE THE SAME AS ‘I’LL PUT A CAP IN YOUR ASS’, IS IT? |
Racing Club of Argentina kicked Teofilo Guttierez off the team for threatening a teammate with a paintball gun. Colorful. // Dirty Tackle
| WHAT’S GOOD FOR NOW COULD BE BAD FOR SPAIN LATER. THE REST OF EUROPE, THEY’D BE GOOD. |
Andrew Das posits an interesting question: Would a Barca-Madrid Champions League Final hurt Spain’s chances in the Euros? Hmm. // NYT Goal Blog
| PHOTO: THE BASQUE COUNTRY MOURNS THE TRAGIC DEATH OF A FAN, EN MASSE. |
Thousands gathered in Bilbao to protest the death of Athletic fan Inigo Cabacas, killed with riot police fired rubber bullets into a crowd after Bilbao beat Schalke in the Europa League. (GETTY IMAGES)
| NOSTALGIC POP CULTURE REFERENCES HISTORICAL FOOTBALL HAPPENING, HIPSTERS EXPLODE. |
The 1966 World Cup got a bit of play on the last episode of Mad Men. I hear it’s a popular show featuring a bunch of sexist white guys selling cars or something. // Soccer Insider
| IT’S THE BEST TEAM EVER, SEE? YOU’LL NEVER STOP US, SEE? WATCH ME NUTMEG YOU, SEE? |
The Gangster XI is chock full of quality criminal mastermind talent, but I’m a little annoyed that Tony Montana is no where to be found. He’d be a bulldog of a defensive mid. // The Other 87
| WHEREIN I AVOID MAKING THE COLOMBIAN/SECRET SERVICE JOKE FOR NO REAL REASON. |
Here’s a photo of President Obama moving in on Pique’s lady down in Colombia. // Kickette
| PHOTO: I SEE MCCARTNEY SUPPORTS THAT BLUE LIVERPOOL CLUB. NO, NOT EVERTON. |
Uruguayan Liverpool Futbol Club presented Paul McCartney with a honorary membership when the former Beatle opened his Latin American tour in Montevideo. (GETTY IMAGES)
| ENGLISH PEOPLE AT A HOCKEY GAME IS TOTALLY WEIRD. JUST IS. |
The Beckhams went to a hockey game, but this is really just here so I can link to a site called “Celebrity Baby Scoop.” It amuses me. // Celebrity Baby Scoop
| YOU KNOW WHAT WOULD BE GAUCHE? LINKING TO GOSSIP RIGHT AFTER THAT CELEBRITY BABY THING. |
It’s a football gossip roundup, but still. I feel dirty. // Bleacher Report
| NOW THAT I’M CAUGHT UP ON SCOOPS ABOUT THE BABIES OF CELEBRITIES, I’M FREE TO SCOUR THE INTERNET FOR MORE IMPORTANT THINGS. LIKE PHOTOS OF ARSHAVIN IN VARIOUS HATS. |
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