World Cup of football flavors: From Dead Sea beach soccer to playing on the moon
The FIFA World Cup, by its very structure, is guaranteed to produce soaring highs and crushing lows for its participating countries. As we bide […]
Throwback Thursday: Tracking Lionel Messi from Argentine child prodigy to Barcelona legend
Years before he led Barcelona to nine La Liga titles and won six each Ballon d’Or and European Golden Shoe awards, Lionel Andrés Messi […]
Tattoo Tuesday: Check out the best Barcelona FC fans’ ink from Spain and beyond
In our #TattooTuesday series we scour fandom to highlight the most-impressive tattoos celebrating a particular team from one of the big-five sports — soccer, […]
No ifs, ands, or butts: Giving the derriere its due across each of the major team sports
Outside of Brazil’s annual Miss Bumbum contest, and the occasional quixotic art film, derrieres are rarely mentioned in the mainstream press. This is true […]
Fail Friday Follies: Top 100 cringe-worthy amateur soccer snafus (keep your eye on the ball)
Motivated by dreams of becoming the next Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo, tens of thousands of kids have at one time or another kicked […]
Sweet butter crumpets! Determined Yale Bulldogs goalie Scott Sterling has a face of steel
In a 2014 parody video produced by Brigham Young University’s TV station, Yale’s hapless (and fictional) goalie Scott Sterling used his increasingly battered face […]
Sports stars on sandwiches featuring Michael Phelps on double-decker fried egg and cheese
Sandwiches have fueled at-home sports spectating since the advent of the television, and the language used by sports commentators subconsciously feeds the hunger. In […]
Big Ball Boom! Watch overinflated sports balls explode in spectacular slow motion video
The balls employed in a number of the world’s biggest sports are inflatable (see basketball, football, soccer and volleyball), which naturally means they can […]
TheOdd1sOut: Robert James Rallison shares his thoughts on sports in viral animation
For every sports star there are legions of benchwarmers. There are even larger legions of folks entirely lacking in athletic prowess that become fans […]
World Cup on Wheels: Watch the thrilling finish to Dude Pefect’s “Go Kart Soccer Battle”
The FIFA World Cup tournament hosts 32 countries with 11 players taking the field for each squad. Dude Perfect’s version of the same featured […]
Blake Griffin’s “Tearaway Pants” and the best poetry from each of the major sports
If Blake Griffin weren’t known as a hoopster, his name would be perfectly suited for a slam poet’s stage persona — a mashup of […]
James Island boys soccer team scores goal on flippin’ incredible double bicycle kick
It’s not often that action from a high school soccer game makes ESPN’s Top 10 plays on SportsCenter, but when a goal is scored […]