Adriano’s got issues again. No one has ever questioned Adriano’s talent. But his off the field issues have been following him for years now. Adriano left Inter Milan to relieve his depression by moving back to Brazil to be closer to his friends. Robinho recently left Manchester City under similar circumstances. It makes you wonder whether the players were running from disciplinarians Continue Reading »
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Ever thought about all of the energy that’s expended on soccer fields every day? Well, four female Harvard students did and decided to take that thought one step further. Jessica Lin, Jessica Matthews, Julia Silverman, and Hemali Thakkar have developed a soccer ball that is a portable, energy-storing power source. It’s called sOccket.
sOccket captures the energy from a soccer ball’s impact during the regular course of play. This is energy that is normally lost when you kick, dribble, or throw a ball. The energy is then stored inside the ball for future use. Fifteen minutes of play with sOccket can generate enough power to sustain an LED light for three hours. Continue Reading »
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European fashion designer Dirk Bikkembergs, a member of the influential Belgian avant-garde designers known as the “Antwerp Six”, has agreed to partner with Toronto FC for a two-year term. The designer, who was once the official designer for Inter Milan, will dress the MLS team for all of its official appearances.
Clearly, Dirk Bikkembergs is no stranger to football. Since graduating from the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Belgium in 1986, the designer has been and continues to be well-regarded in Europe for his unique ability to bring the exclusive fashion world together with the world of football. Continue Reading »
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A few days ago we gave you a post on football-inspired music, paying tribute to the golden voice of Diego Maradona, Manu Chao, and Jorge Ben. Now we’ve got some more for you. Who’s fatherly, was previously named one of Time Magazine’s 100 most influential people, has two thumbs, and just released a football song? Wrong. It’s Daddy Yankee. If you looked at the picture before answering the question, you cheated. No reggaeton for you. (Video after the break) Continue Reading »
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It is no secret that Arsenal Football Club (AFC) is run under a self-sustainable business model. The club takes great pride in touting this fact, sometimes to the detriment of some of its own fans who want greater on field success in the form of silverware (AFC has gone five long, arduous years without a major trophy – cue the violin). According to Arsenal manager, Arsene Wenger, it is imperative that football teams live within their means, by which he means that clubs should only spend what they make. That is why a few years ago, after the club decided to build Emirates Stadium, Arsene embarked on an odyssey of sorts to revolutionize how the squad was constructed. Continue Reading »
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Racism in Italian Football Causes Team to Abandon Match
by Clive Longbottom-Fellow, Esq.
With ten minutes remaining in a match, amateur Italian team ASD Nuova Casteltodino recently walked off the pitch after one of its players, Narciso Egwu, was called a ‘dirty Negro’ by an opposing player. Narciso and his brother, Emeka, who also plays for Nuova Casteltodino, are of Nigerian descent, but both born and bred in Italy. According to Club President Maurizio Venturi, Narciso is 200% Italian, which by my calculations (and I’m no mathematician) is 100% more Italian than most Italians. It was supposedly the fourth time this season that the two brothers faced racism on the pitch. Venturi has stated that one of the incidents involved abuse from the match referee.
Nuova Casteltodino Club Secretary Francesco Ribeca invoked an interesting parallel when explaining the club’s decision to walk off the pitch. Continue Reading »
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