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| PHOTO: THEY DON’T GET MUCH SUN UP IN SCOTLAND, DO THEY? |
DEAR LORD CRAIG BEATTIE OF HEARTS, PUT YOUR SHIRT BACK ON MAN. I don’t need to see that. (REUTERS)
| WE MIGHT BE STRETCHING THE DEFINITION OF ‘LADIES’ JUST A SMIDGE. |
All the ladies went to the races, including a handful of WAGs. The WAGs looked okay. Everyone else looked like a Jersey Shore reject. // Kickette
| THIS GOOD THING PLUS THIS BAD THINGS EQUALS FUN TIMES AHEAD. FOR NEUTRALS I MEAN. |
The New York Reds Bulls are setting an early record pace for offensive brilliance combined with defensive incompetence. Keep your popcorn handy. // Sounder At Heart
| DAMN, HOW JEALOUS ARE YOU OTHER YOUTH CLUBS OF AMERICA? |
FC Harlem will be the first youth soccer club to have its own branded gear sold on a retail level by Umbro. Check it out. // NTMG.
| PHOTO: I GUESS I’LL HAVE TO BE THE ONE TO ASK. BUT WHAT? |
Olivier Giroud of Montpellier walks in front of a sign in a coincidental manner. (REUTERS)
| USSF, WHY YOU NO COME TO LAND OF FLANNEL AND COFFEE? WHY DO YOU HATE AWESOME? |
Seattle has the biggest crowds in MLS, but can’t get a USMNT game. Why is that? *COUGH*Turf*COUGH* // Soccer Insider
| HMM. A STORY ABOUT A COUPLE, WITH JUST A PHOTO OF ALEX MORGAN. I WONDER WHY? |
Speaking of Seattle, the city has America’s soccer “It” couple. Q-Ratings ahoy! // Seattle Times
| BREAKING: THEY STILL PLAY FOOTBALL IN LONDON, APPARENTLY. |
All eyes on Manchester, at least when it comes to the Premier League title, but London might be more intriguing. // A Football Report
| PHOTO: SO I GUESS THE ANSWER IS TO ‘BUT WHAT?’ IS ‘BUT SNAKE’? |
Olivier Giroud of Montpellier strikes like a cobra. (REUTERS)
| YOU ARE MARIO BALOTELLI. I AM MARIO BALOTELLI. WE ARE ALL MARIO BALOTELLI. |
“Mario Balotelli is the disinterested exurban youth of the new millenia. Supreme talent cased in a Faberge egg…” // Futfanatico
| SPORTING KANSAS CITY WILL RIP YOUR HEART OUT, HEAD IT INTO GOAL, THEN DO #HEARTSHAPEDHANDS. |
Major League Soccer’s best team at the moment is using these five things to assert their dominance. // Bleacher Report
| AFTER THAT ONE TIME, I’M NOT ALLOWED CELEBRATE TOPLESS ANYMORE. |
It was ugly. Small children needed to be consoled. Packs of dogs showed up just to howl. The reflection blinded the pilots of several passing jets, nearly causing disaster. I’m still not over it.
Follow and like, and we promise no eye-blinding shirtless goal celebrations. Mostly because of the restraining order, but still.
