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World Cup Soccer Stadiums To Have Special Section For Obese Fans

Joe Student — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 13:30:10 +0000

Big soccer fans? Bigger seats. When soccer's World Cup heads to Brazil in 2014, the arenas used in hosting the games that determine soccer's world champion will be equipped with specially designed seats designated for obese

Peru Goalie Makes Incredible Double-Save

Joe Student — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 13:30:11 +0000

Uruguay’s Gonzalo Bueno should have scored a clinching goal against Peru last week in a game between the nations’ Under-20 teams. Bueno DIDN’T score, because Peruvian goalkeeper Angelo Campos may be the fastest man in South America. Watch: With Peru trailing 3-2, Campos charged out to corral the ball. When he missed, Bueno had an [...]

Minnesota High School Soccer Game Ends in Epic Brawl

Ben Chew — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 12:38:23 +0000

Last week, a Minnesota high school soccer match between Totino-Grace and Prairie Seeds Academy was supposed to decide who would move on in the State Class A tournament, but instead, the game was marred by an epic brawl. In the final seconds of the game with Prairie Seeds up 2-1, a Prairie Seeds forward got [...]

Singapore Soccer Team Forced to Pay Money for Sucking So Bad?

Tom Barrabi — Sat, 20 Oct 2012 12:44:15 +0000

If you suck at soccer in Singapore, you better be ready to pay up. The country’s top men’s soccer organization, known as the S.League, has decided that mere humiliation isn’t enough of a punishment for its doormats. Starting next season, any team that finishes in last or second-to-last place will be slapped with a fine [...]

Watch This Female Soccer Player Knee an Opponent In the Face — On Purpose

Ben Chew — Fri, 19 Oct 2012 12:30:24 +0000

In the heat of athletic competition, high school athletes can lose their cool from time to time. That’s exactly what happened to one high school soccer player in Utah who decided to knee her opponent right in the face. During a recent match between East High and Woods Cross, East High’s Petiola Manu was battling [...]

Dad's Soccer Practice With Son Goes Terribly Wrong

Emerald Catron — Fri, 12 Oct 2012 12:13:06 +0000

We’re having a bit of an ‘America’s Funniest Home Videos’ day here. First there was the incredibly painful faceplant compilation, and now we’ve got this kid getting smacked right in the face with a soccer ball by his dad. It’s not clear if dad’s intention was to teach the kid how to be a goalie [...]

Soccer Player Makes Diving Save, Slides Groin-First Into Goalpost

Ben Chew — Thu, 11 Oct 2012 12:00:33 +0000

There are times in sports where giving that little bit of extra effort is a good thing but don’t tell that to one Polish soccer player who took one for the team while saving a goal. Polish defender Lukasz Piszczek of the reigning German Bundesliga champion Borussia Dortmund was the last line of defense during [...]

Ukrainian Soccer Fan Attempts to Choke Ref During Match

Ben Chew — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 12:00:27 +0000

There are plenty of sports fan who would love to attack an umpire or an official but most wouldn’t go through with it if presented the opportunity. However, one Ukrainian soccer fan attending the Chernomorets/FC Metalist match this week decided to attack a linesman and nearly strangled him to death. As the referees gathered together [...]

The Skip Ferrell Memorial 3v3 Soccer Challenge Is Coming

Cadillac Cruz — Tue, 05 Jun 2012 08:07:13 +0000

If you are a soccer player and fan then the Skip Ferrell Memorial 3v3 Challenge is for you. The Skip Ferrell Memorial 3v3 Soccer Challenge is Saturday, June 23rd at John Stiff Park. You only have until midnight on June 11th to register your team. It is $150 to register your team for the tournament [...]