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The Symbology of the New Red ESPN Gamecast Own Goal Icon

Since mankind painted the walls of caves, we have struggled to capture the immensity of reality in brushstrokes. At the most basic level, a painting or image will simply mirror real life. A family portrait, a postcard – these superficial … Continue reading

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RojaDirecta – the Hopefully Sweet Sweet Revenge of the Jedi

In our first segment on RojaDirecta several years ago, we documented their success in Spain at defending a lawsuit vs. copyright-hostage-holders. However, the tides turned, and in our last segment, we mocked the idiocy of the US government for seizing … Continue reading

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UPDATE – Lions, Mobiles, Tablets, Bears & Guest Posts Oh My!

Welcome to the future, when cell phones will someday be small enough to fit into an easy-to-steer grocery cart. In anticipation of that stunning land beyond tomorrow, this site shan’t be left behind. I know that many of you, educated … Continue reading

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UPDATE – Introducing the sexy, sleek, ad-free IPhone app

Please, have some decency and wipe your drool off the keyboard. Well, we’ll let it slide, just this once. It was time for the site to go mobile, period. I tried plugins, but most of them suck. I also tried … Continue reading

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UPDATE: The Long Kiss Until Later, Probably One Month

We have this wonderfully complex & twisted relationship, you and I. You depend on me to write a post on this blog for your reading pleasure. If I post, you read it. If I don’t post, you simmer with anticipation. … Continue reading

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The WSC Inspired Guide to Viewing a Soccer Game Online

25 years ago, a star was born. Since the first publication, When Saturday Comes has delighted readers the world over with intelligent articles on a wide range of soccer topics. I only came into the soccersphere a few years ago, … Continue reading

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The Next Exciting Chapter in Futfanatico:The Puffington Host

Well, we saw the smoke before the fire. We all know that in the carefully planned Futfanatico-Lexicon-Of-Motifs, kittens mean change. And change is not always for the best. As the world gets online and brick-and-mortar newspapers fold by the thousands, … Continue reading

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Please Insert Clever Play on Term “Splendid” [RIGHT HERE]

Just when you thought we were getting a little too high brow, we toss in a few yuck-yucks. But seriously, Richard Whittall’s soccer blog truly is splendid. And while drinking a coffee full of splenda, I wrote a splendid guest … Continue reading

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Addressing a Democratic Failing in the Soccer Blogosphere

Oh, hello there well-educated & reasonably financially secure connoisseur of le souccer bloug. I thank you for your readership, and also for your reading of my gifted brethren. However, I am afraid that, despite our best efforts, we have failed … Continue reading

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Roja Directa: The Empire Impotently Slaps Back, Impotently

Yes, the adverb says it all. And we have written on this topic before. Copyright holders tried to sue Roja in Spain, but lost because of “safe harbor” provisions in national law. US law has these as well. Basically, Roja … Continue reading

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