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| PHOTO: ALL OVER TURIN, THE NUMBER ’28′ IS BEING PAINTED OVER WITH ’30′. MAYBE. |
You have to admire Juve’s commitment to this “30 titles” thing despite the fact that everyone is else incredulous. (Getty Images)
| LET’S ALL PRETEND THAT THIS COVER ISN’T AIRBRUSHED TO THE NTH DEGREE. |
Hope Solo, along with some other people we don’t care about, made the cover of American Vogue. Hooray! // Kickette
| DIVING: IT’S NOT JUST FOR SOCCER ANYMORE (SAYS EX-SOCCER PLAYER). |
Eric Wynalda went on the Dan Patrick Show and called out the NBA for being a divefest. Get ‘em, Waldo. // Pro Basketball Talk
| THE BEST PART OF ITALIAN GOODBYES IS THE MELODRAMATIC EXHORTATIONS. I’M WEEPING, RIGHT NOW. |
Antonio Di Natale’s time at Udinese might be up. This requires an ode. // Run of Play
| PHOTO: HEADLINE! CITY’S PARADE RUINED BY AN UNFORTUNATE INCIDENT! |
Yes, there was Carlito’s sign. But there was also Kun and his trucker hat. I thought that trend had run its course? (Getty Images)
| THE ONE AND ONLY TIME ANYONE WILL EVER MAKE A JOHN HARKES TO Q-TIP PARALLEL. I MEAN, EVER. |
Get in the Wayback Machine and hit a USA ’94 ABC News piece from noted Canadian Peter Jennings on the soccer boys of Kearny, New Jersey. // The Offside Rules
| IN A PERFECT WORLD, BRUCE ARENA WOULD TOTALLY SNUB THE PRESIDENT. |
Gasp! But not really. Bruce is like most coaches. Ceremonial stuff is annoying. // Soccer Insider
| THE CLUBS OF SPAIN’S NORTH ARE RICH WITH THE BLOOD OF HISTORY. I DUNNO. |
Read this thing about two Spanish clubs of the north not named Athletic Bilbao. // In Bed With Maradona
| PHOTO: GERMAN PARADES ARE THE MOST ORGANIZED PARADES. |
Borussia Dortmund parade their DFB Pokal trophy through the city streets efficiently. (Getty Images)
| YEAH, I KNOW. MAN CITY OVERLOAD. AT THIS IS COMING FROM A UNIQUE PERSPECTIVE. |
A first-hand account of the reaction to Man City’s title win in the home country of its owner. // Oberjuerge
| TENSION. DRAMA. VIOLENCE. SAD ROONEY. HAPPY HART. ABSOLUTE MADNESS. WHAT MORE COULD YOU ASK FOR? |
Nothing, that’s what. So will more Americans gravitate toward soccer because of the Prem’s epic final today? Listen closely and you can hear the Britishisms flowing… // Bleacher Report
| I JUDGE PARADES BY THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE HANGING OUT OF OPEN WINDOWS. THE HIGHER UP, THE BETTER. |
By my scientific scale, Juve’s parade is the clear winner among the three featured here today. Oddly, their score was a 28, but they keep telling people it was a 30. Please follow us and like us because we’re almost as fun as a parade.
