On many evenings in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park, there are so many pickup soccer games being played on the worn fields that some matches spill over into the parking lots.
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“Their City. Their Stadium. Our Victory.” - USA 1-0 Mexico.
It’s one of the best rivalries in all of sports, so needless to say there is no such thing as a friendly match when the United States take on Mexico. However, there was just one element missing from the US-Mexico rivalry: a US win in Mexico. That’s right, it’s been 75 years and the US had never won a match in Mexico. Their record? 0-23-1.
Well, after last night in the legendary Azteca stadium it’s 1-23-1, and the barrier of prestige Mexico fans held over the heads of American fans has been breached. Chicharito was silenced. Jurgen Klinsmann was vindicated. And a Mexican-American from California, Michael Orozco Fiscal, was the unlikely hero as he kissed the US badge in ecstasy. Despite Mexico’s recent (and amazing) accomplishments, a new chapter to this rivalry has been written. [Graphic by Live Breathe Futbol. GIF via. Posted by EB]
Sergio Ramos Makes Field Goal from 43-yd Line at Steelers vs. Eagles Preseason Game - August 9, 2012 (by MGEFtumblr)
Trailer of the Documentary “Pelada” (HD) (by Juliamacielmaciel)
What if you went to a baseball stadium and a soccer game broke out?
The ballyards in question — Yankee Stadium, Fenway Park and Wrigley Field — are three of the most storied parks in baseball history (O.K., the place in the Bronx is a mere newbie compared to the other two). A handful of international powerhouse clubs are scheduled to play games at the three stadiums over the next month or so, and according to SeatGeek, which bills itself as the Web’s largest event ticket search engine, soccer fans are finding those game the most appealing in a schedule that includes a slew of games from coast to coast in the World Football Challenge.
From 2007 to 2009, I traveled around the world searching for pickup soccer games with three other people to make a documentary centered on the game’s ability to create bonds among strangers.
We embarrassed ourselves in a dozen languages, had a run-in with a baboon in Kenya, ambushed David Beckham at a stoplight in Los Angeles, and played anywhere from the Bolivian jungle to the Egyptian desert. We’ve seen many people tap guts, rub knees and groan theatrically.
In most games, we heard some version of the joke, “A few years ago, I would’ve had that ball.” We drank all variety of postgame drinks: Saki with salarymen in Tokyo, tea with firemen in Iran, beer with 70-year-olds in Brazil and lukewarm Fanta with convicts in Bolivia. The experience was, in all likelihood, the coolest thing we will ever do.
LONDON (Reuters) - Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand has offered Olympic sprint champion Usain Bolt help in getting a trial with the Premier League soccer club.
Ferdinand told the 100 meters gold medalist he would put in a good word with manager Alex Ferguson after Bolt said he would jump at the chance of playing for one of the most famous clubs in the world.
Now that the hysteria and hype generated byLionel Messi’s appearance in Kolkata has died down, the big question is: what has it done for football in India?
