Richard Debenham, whose work we tipped you to a few weeks back, has added four more soccer greats to his growing portfolio of classy posters. Behold: Matthaus, Bergkamp, Zidane, and Scholes.
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This Is A Very Optimistic Painting Of A Manchester Derby Crowd
This painting, entitled “Supporting Manchester,” was obviously painted by James Milroy, who has possibly never been to a professional football match, or even seen one on TV. The only way both Manchester United and Manchester City fans would be this happy and civil to each other would be at the …
Bundesliga Valentine’s Day Cards For the German Footy Lover
It’s Valentine’s Day, and you’re a soccer fan, so what better way to show your devotion to your beloved than with a set of Bundesliga cards? Featuring Breno, Michael Skibbe, Felix Magath (disturbingly), and more.
Check Out This Artful Exhibition of Shirts, Simplified
Using the iconic elements of the shirts of teams you know – Argentina, Boca Juniors, Club America, Germany, etc., etc. – Ignacio Ponce created a series of graphics to highlight their simplicity.
New Classy Soccer Poster Designs Featuring Five of Your Heroes
We’re such suckers for posters. These, from Richard Debenham, are among the best we’ve seen. And how can you go wrong with Ronaldo, Eusebio, Shearer, Iniesta, and Van Basten for subjects?
There’s A Competition To Design Collectibles To Celebrate Euro 2012
At KCKRS, we like cool stuff, especially if it’s about footy. We like to celebrate talented people who celebrate the beautiful game. Basically, if it’s creative, artistic, and you can slap Leo Messi’s face on it, we’ll probably find it interesting.
Get the Typographic Magnificence of 11vEleven With These Prints
These prints from 11vEleven contain nothing but the aesthetically pleasing presentation of words, and yet, they’re classy enough to hang on the wall in your office. Hell, if you’re single or your significant other abides, they’d even look good in the living room.
Finally, A Way To Express Your Fandom AND Drink Tequila
Did you know that Major League Soccer has an official tequila? Well they do. The brand is called el Jimador and also sponsors the US National Teams and the Mexican National Team’s American tours through those ever-present Soccer United Marketing connections. Now, they’re showing off their soccer pride with a …
What KCKRS Is Listening To
I’m a big music fan as well as a soccer guy, and so I bugged our editor Chris to let me write about music on his football site until he got sick of me and said yes to shut me up. This is the first edition of our (my) very …
GRENOLI Wine Pays Tribute To Swedish Legends
Quick, what’s the first thing you think of when you think of Swedish soccer at the 1948 Olympics? That’s right, you don’t know anything about it. Well, they actually won gold, and it’s apparently still kind of a big deal in Sweden.
This UK Teacher Is Trying To Buy ALL The National Team Jerseys
If there’s one thing we can really get behind here at KCKRS, it’s unhealthy and all-consuming obsession with the minutiae of being a soccer fan. And this guy has it. Boy, does he have it.
Documentary “LADUMA” Tells Parallel Tales of South Africa 2010
One of the more exciting things about America’s soccer culture maturing so rapidly is the sudden explosion of quality documentaries about the game. To a list that includes “Pelada“, “Rise and Shine” and the yet-to-be-released “Gringos At The Gate“, we can add “LADUMA”, the story of the 2010 World Cup …
Mike Walker: The Bricklayer And Part-Time Footballer Who Went To The NFL
I was linked to a pretty fascinating story this morning. It was an article in the Guardian about a man named Mike Walker, a bricklayer from Yorkshire and a football player for local team Carnforth Rangers, and how he came to play in the NFL.
Here’s (Yet) Another Lionel Messi Poster Design
Look, we love Lionel Messi around here. How could we not? He’s sublime, a once in a generation talent and beyond description so often everything now said about him seems trite. But can we maybe find another subject for these poster designs? Mix it up a bit?
The Green Soccer Journal Pays Homage To Soccer’s Custodians In Issue 3
Soccer lifestyle magazine The Green Soccer Journal launches issue three, focusing on soccer’s unsung heroes – goalkeepers. As a former goalkeeper, I look to this issue with great enthusiasm. Holding a skillset much different than anybody else on the pitch, it can be a lonely time in your own 18.
