UNAM Pumas are one of the biggest and most successful clubs in Mexico. These posters, by Carlos Campesino (as far as we can tell, sadly not a member of UK indie rock band Los Campesinos!), celebrate some of the club’s biggest stars.
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Diver and Aguilar’s Five Years Documenting FC Barcelona
London photographers Diver and Aguilar spent five years documenting the world’s greatest team, FC Barcelona, during a period that just so happened to coincide with the Catalan club’s rise to the pinnacle of the football world.
This Is What Zidane’s Head Butt On Materazzi Looks Like Frozen In Carbonite
This is a statue by Algerian-born conceptual artist Adel Abdessemed, capturing the moment of Zinedine Zidane’s infamous meltdown at the 2006 World Cup. It’s a part of his “Who’s Afraid Of The Big Bad Wolf?” exhibition at New York’s David Zwirner Gallery. And I totally want one for my living …
Make Room On Your Wall For ‘Nostalgica Calcio’
A lot of room. Hell, clear out an entire wall, because these posters from Milan-based artist Davide Barco will need their space to be properly appreciated. No distractions, just their individual brilliance.
Here’s an American Addition To the ‘I AM NUMBER 10′ Poster Series
After seeing Kareem Gouda’s “I AM NUMBER TEN” poster series featured here at KCKRS, reader and graphic designer Tim Hogan took it upon himself to whip up one for American fans. Clint Dempsey, “That Boy”.
Fever Pitch At Twenty
When I was a freshman in high school, there were two books in our school library about soccer. One was Joe McGinniss’s fantastic account of a tiny club’s unlikely survival in Serie B, The Miracle of Castel di Sangro. The other, and for me, far more important book was Fever …
Treasures of eBay: Planet of the Apes (2001) Soccer Ape Costumes
Treasures of eBay is a feature where we wade through the mountains of bollocks on eBay to bring you an auction we think is worth a second look.
The Tottenham Ultras Vow To ‘Love the Shirt’ Travel To Support Youth Side
There really isn’t much to criticize about the Tottenham Ultras movement or the support they gave to Spurs’ youth side in the FA Youth Cup fifth round at Charlton on February 16th. So the video is a little over-the-top; part-and-parcel of this type of campaign is a bit of conceit.
Cigarette Cards: Keepers In Hats
Our cigarette card series continues, after bringing you the nickname cards of clubs from Aston Villa to Wolverhampton and an array of cards featuring legendary English player Stanley Matthews. Sticking with the plan of bringing more of these historical gems to you in themes, we present a few cards featuring …
There Is Going To Be A Book About Football Manager Addiction
If you’re anything like us here at KCKRS, your professional career, social life, and circadian rhythms have all suffered at the whims of the monumental time-suck known colloquially as “FM.” But is there enough “Football Manager ruined me as a person” material out there to write a book about? These …
This Is What Henrik Larsson’s Head Looks Like Made From Clay
Henrik Larsson is a legendary player, one of those universally liked figures of immense talent who pops up unexpectedly and commands the attention and adoration of all those who witness him.
What KCKRS Is Listening To
If you’re reading this, it means that Chris hasn’t yet fired me, and is instead allowing me to do my whole “music-on-a-soccer-blog” thing again, contrary to his better judgment. A quick word of warning before we jump in: it’s about to get pretty dang Scottish up in here.
Cigarette Cards Featuring Illustrated Mascots Of England’s Greatest Clubs
We’ve hit the mother lode, thanks to KCKRS reader Kristine, and now have a vast image collection of early 20th century English cigarette cards at our disposal. To start you off, we thought we’d share a few of the best team-centric cards (as opposed to the individual player versions) featuring …
Catching Up With MiniBoro
Back in October, we introduced you to one of our favorite football art sites, miniboro.com. Well, they keep putting up quality content, so we’re going to bring you some of our favorites.
Gorgeous Illustrations Inspired By “Maradona 7″, But Not Actually Featuring Maradona
Continuing our recent streak of unearthing striking player-focused visuals, we present to you a series of illustrations by Ahmed Mounir, inspired by an Egyptian freestyle game called “Maradona 7.” Though for some reason, Maradona isn’t included.
