Category Archive: Soccer

Jun 07

Top 5 Goalkeeper Kits – FIFA 13

Last installment of the FIFA Best of Kit series and gotta save the best for last. How about some love for the goalies? These can pretty much go in any color scheme they want and oddly many of the teams don’t actually have their goalie uniforms in the game just generic colored ones. Here are …

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Jun 06

Top 5 Most Unique Kits – FIFA 13

Hiddeous, Different, Bizarre, whatever you want to call them these are what I’m calling the 5 most unique kits in FIFA 13. 1. Evian Thonon (France) – Kappa 2. Charleroi (Belgium) 3. Wacker Innsbruck (Austria) 4. Chievo Verona (Italy) 5. There is a 2 way tie…Stade Lavallois (France), Dijon (France) – Nike

Jun 05

Top 5 Rest of the World Kits – FIFA 13

The third installment is a global trek looking at all the remaining leagues in FIFA 13 and which club teams have bad ass kits. #1 may be the best uniform I’ve ever seen in any sport. 1. Kaizer Chiefs (South Africa) – Nike 2. Juventus (Italy) – Nike 3. Santos (Brazil) – Nike 4. Vancouver …

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Jun 04

Top 5 La Liga Kits – FIFA 13

The next stop on the tour brings us to Spain and La Liga.  Here are the Top 5 kits in FIFA for the Spanish league.  This may be the division of clown kits but they’re awesome. 1. Atletico Madrid Away – Nike 2. Granada CF Home – Luanvi 3. Real Valladolid Away – Kappa 4. …

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Jun 03

Top 5 Premier League Kits – FIFA 13

Since playing FIFA 13 is frustrating as hell I thought I’d spend some time talking about the positives of the game. The best part about FIFA is definitely the graphics and with that the uniforms. So this is part 1 of 5 highlighting the best kits in FIFA. Today, the English Premier League. 1. Arsenal …

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Jun 02

International Friendly – USA vs. Germany

USA hosted Germany sans: Ozil, Gomez, Mueller, Schweinsteiger, Gotze, Kroos, Hummels, Lahm and Neuer in an International Friendly at RFK Stadium in Washington D.C. The United States were celebrating their 100th anniversary of creating an organized football federation in America. The pre-game was rich with self-congratulatory highlights and spotlights on historical players. As every win, …

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May 27

Neymar Heads to Barca

Lionel Messi is only 25 years old and has played on what some may call the best teams ever assembled at FC Barcelona. When they beat Manchester United in 2011, Barcleona was toting a roster of David Villa, Andres Iniesta, Xavi Hernandez, Carlos Puyol, Gerard Pique, Dani Alves to name a few, and oh by …

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May 19

The Clean Sheet – Season Finale – May 19th, 2013

Midweek Matches The final week of the premier league season began on Tuesday when Arsenal took on newly crowned FA Champions Wigan Athletic. Unfortunately for Wigan their dream weekend was a distant memory and a nightmare began. Arsenal gave it to Wigan good, beating them 4-1 and finalizing Wigan’s relegation from the BPL. The win …

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May 18

David Beckham Set to Retire

It’s difficult to quantify each of David Beckham’s impact on the game of soccer because it’s split into two categories: his ability on the field and his stardom off the field. But no matter which side out weighs the other, his influence has been tremendous. What doesn’t David Beckham have? He’s got the looks of …

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May 12

Where Will Wayne Rooney Go?

Wayne Rooney has officially put in his transfer papers with Manchester United and the burning question in the coming months will be: Where will he play next year? Sir Alex Ferguson on Sunday said that they have no interest in letting him go but that could just be a politically correct statement on an emotional …

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May 12

The Clean Sheet – May 12th, 2013

The season is coming to an end and with that comes a flurry of games both during the week and on the weekend. So here is a recap of the 2nd to last week in the Barclays Premier League. Before we get into that big ups to Wigan Athletic for their incredible FA Cup Final …

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May 05

The Clean Sheet – May 5th, 2013

Today’s a good day for me and all the Chelsea supporters of the world. In a must win game, Chelsea traveled to Old Trafford and knocked off Manchester United 1-0. The winner came late in the game, 86th minute, from a Juan Mata off the post goal but ask me if I care. In a …

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Apr 29

The Clean Sheet – April 28th, 2013

No surprise here but earlier in the week Manchester United clinched the league title. It came behind a 3 goal performance from Robin Van Persie as United beat Aston Villa in front of their home crown at Old Trafford. It’s United’s 20th League title far more than any other team in England. Now that business …

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Apr 21

The Clean Sheet – April 21st, 2013

Just a warning there is going to be some foul language, and by some I mean a lot. And by a lot I mean every sentence. Okay you’ve been fore-warned. What the fuck? Seriously what the fuck? You know exactly what I’m talking about. It’s what the whole world is talking about. What the fuck …

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Apr 14

The Clean Sheet – April 14th, 2013

Since 3 of the major premier league teams were on hiatus this weekend (Tottenham, Chelsea and Manchester City) due to other obligations, I’ve decided to fore-go my attention on the league and focus on the Semi-Final of the FA Cup. After all do you really want me to break down Liverpool’s dreadful tie? Thought so. …

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Apr 08

The Clean Sheet – April 8th, 2013

It’s pretty tough to win a match when you don’t score a goal. Manchester United players failed to put the ball in the net on Monday. Manchester City players on the other hand did. A scoreless game at halftime heated up in the second half as James Milner put City ahead 1-0 in the 51st …

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Mar 31

The Clean Sheet – March 31st, 2013

Arsenal is making a late season push to qualify for next season’s Champions League. They are currently in 5th place in the Premier League and sit only a few points behind 4th place with 8 games to play. In typical Arsenal fashion they continue to be streaky and unpredictable but lately they are putting their …

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Mar 26

Ole Ole or No Way Jose?

Tonight is the biggest night in USA soccer since they faced off against England in the World Cup in South Africa. It’s a make or break night for a nation tired of expecting positive results and coming up short on the regular. I’ve been hearing for far too long, that “it’s only a matter of …

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Mar 18

The Clean Sheet – March 18th, 2013

Every week it seems like the lead headline is about what is going on with the two teams from Manchester. And no surprise this week is no different. Unfortunately there hasn’t been enough excitement or drama in this premier league season as those prior, so it’s now just a countdown until Manchester United clinches yet …

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Mar 07

10 Years of Ryan Giggs

This article pretty much speaks for itself but I thought it would be a cool idea to capture images from the past 10 years of the FIFA franchise and see the progression of it’s graphics. What better constant than Ryan Giggs? Who has played on Manchester United forever and is the only player to score …

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