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| PHOTO: THE BIGGER THE FLAG, THE MORE PATRIOTIC YOU ARE. |
MLS teams did the “really big flag on the field” thing before last night’s games. Meh. I’ve seen bigger. (Above: AP Photo. Below: Getty Images)
Dead.
Yesterday, there was much revelry. Drinks were imbibed. Copious amounts of food were consumed. Things made in China exploded in the air, dispersing in colorful expressions of American patriotism. It was awesome.
It also wore me out (this Independence Day in the middle of the week thing has got to go).
So…
LINKS.
| I’M THINKING OF GETTING A PAID REPRESENTATIVE. COULD BE HUGE FOR MY SELF-ESTEEM. |
The only people who think as highly of Nicklas Bendtner as Nicklas Bendtner are people paid by Nicklas Bendtner. // Off the Post
| SWEET TRIBAL WORK BRO. THAT’S TOTALLY WHAT I’M THINKING ABOUT. |
This is a thing that Liverpool will wear, apparently. // 101GG
| I HEAR YOU CAN LEARN ‘WANTAWAY FOOTBALLER’ WITH ROSETTA STONE IN LIKE A WEEK. |
Here is the correct translation of Robin Van Persie’s official statement saying he won’t renew his Arsenal contract. // Dirty Tackle
| PHOTO: I BET THEY TOTALLY TALKED ABOUT THE DEVELOPING SITUATION IN SYRIA. |
Or, William expressed his admiration for Roy’s “Banks of Four” and proclaimed them much better banks that that nasty Barclays with their rate-rigging, whatever that is. (Getty Images)
| WE’RE JUST ABOUT *THIS* CLOSE TO TWITTER CRITICAL MASS, THE SYSTEM GAINS CONSCIOUSNESS AND WE ARE ALL ASSIMILATED. #HIVEMIND. |
Hey, cool infographic about all the EURO 2012 twattery twuntery twittery. // The Footy Blog
| YOU GOT POLITICS IN MY SOCCER. YOU GOT SOCCER IN MY POLITICS. VOM. |
America happens to have a lot of pro soccer players who went to college. Sometimes they get injured and decide to write and self-publish novels with libertarian political overtones. Ahem. // Soccer Insider
| ‘STEPPING STONE’ IS SLIGHTLY BETTER THAN ‘OVER 30 EX-EURO REC LEAGUE.’ |
Not that MLS was ever the latter, really. Here’s a thing on how it’s becoming more of the former. // New York Times
| PHOTO: THIS PHOTO MAKES ME WANT TO PUNCH MY MONITOR. |
Sepp, you conniving, opportunistic, flip-flopping jackass… This is your reminder that the IFAB goal line tech vote is today/ (Reuters)
| THAT’S IT: GIGI MANCRUSH IS OFFICIALLY OVER. OVER, I TELL YOU. |
Bad plaid has ladies mad and fans of Gigi so so sad. // Kickette
| RVP SPURNS AFC. AFC PUTS HOPE IN FFP. FFP MIGHT BE TBS. |
Total Bull S*&t. We’ll see. In the meantime, CRISIS AT THE EMIRATES is my new favorite drama. // Bleacher Report
| I JUST LEARNED THAT ‘I’LL ALWAYS HAVE A SPECIAL PLACE FOR THE CLUB IN MY HEART’ MEANS ‘LATER, SUCKERS.’ |
Rosetta Stone is amazing. I’m already picking up the nuances of the language. Wantaway Footballer is chock full of double-meanings and idiomatic phrases. It’s tough, but I totally think it will be worth it. I’m hoping to become paid representation for a player who thinks he’s way better than he. Follow KCKRS. Like KCKRS.
