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Monthly Archives: July 2010
Guti – Adios Au Revoir Word Association
Guti leaves Real Madrid. For the casual fan, the question is: so what? Guti played the part of supersub for 15 years but little more. His record – most sub appearances in La Liga history – does not place him … Continue reading
Riquelme: My Transfer Rumor Tumor Humor
So, the World Cup is over. The season is weeks away. However, for all the nascent capitalists and “managers in their own minds”, the open transfer season is a joyous occasion with the exuberance, spontaneity, and substance of a middle … Continue reading
Junito: Lifting the Weights of Expectation
So, as you may have noticed, the Junito posts have been a bit sparse around these parts. No, don’t worry, Junito has not relapsed into his love affair with jugando escoba. In fact, despite protests from the missus, the escobas … Continue reading
World Cup 2010 Redux: Links & Videos
So, yeah, the World Cup has ended. Some hated it. I enjoyed it. Of course, I took into account that no even can realistically live up to the hype as “the greatest and most entertaining” sporting event on Earth. Still, … Continue reading
Spain v. Netherlands – Red Herring Revisionary
The end of the World Cup is like quitting smoking cold turkey, only you can’t cheat. No matter how hard you try, no matter how many old recordings you have of classic games, the sensation, the media overload, the frenzied … Continue reading
My Actual World Cup Final Prediction…
So, for those of you who, like me, live in the post-television era, Univision has been streaming for free all the World Cup games. Mad props. They also are currently employing South American deity turned icon turned announcer Chilavert, known … Continue reading
Slavoj Zizek Predicts the World Cup Final
Despite the parakeet, the octopus, and an assortment of other animals, only one entity can accurately predict the World Cup final: Slovenian philosopher and critical theorist Slavoj Zizek. We had a quaint chat with the man to wax Marxism, the … Continue reading
Junito: The Everlasting Love Eternal
The first round implosions of the 2006 World Cup finalists cast a shadow on the tournament, highlighting a cruel reality of the sporting world: four years is an eternity. On the one hand, France’s insecure tantrums only worsened under the … Continue reading
The Jabulani Defends Herself…with Aplomb
The Jabulani has been attacked from all corners of the globe, but finally gets the courage to defend herself. Please check out the coverage at Fistedaway of this once in a lifetime press conference.
Argentina vs. Germany – Painless 'til the End
I’ve tried for four years to explain to new American soccer fans what it means to lose to Germany. All metaphors escape me expect for horror films. On the one hand, the German experience is a profound blow psychologically. Even … Continue reading