FIFA has banned high-altitide soccer and the Bolivians are revolting. It is pretty funny. When I went to Bolivia, I quickly found that the National team was pretty marginal but they have a great home record because their opponents suck wind so hard at 11k feet.

Quoted: "Brazilians are wimps," said 71-year-old Beatriz Ordonez, who spent Wednesday morning dancing in the streets of La Paz, merrily waving a yellow handkerchief to the beat of the music and not even breathing hard.

After watching DC United vs. Real Madrid last night I am intrigued to see what the quality of play is like at a Seattle Sounders game. There's one tomorrow night (August 11th) - anyone interested in trying it out? Tickets are $12-17. There are only 4 more games this season...

Check out this short video clip of an interesting children's soccer match...

Fueling the fire on what was actually said by Matterazzi to Zidane. The Daily Mail enlisted the help of a professional lip-reader.

Quoted: First Marco Matterazzi called the French star the Italian equivalent of 'n*****', and then insulted both his mother and his Muslim background by saying he is the 'son of a terrorist whore.

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Watch the Zidane head-butt in all its glory, exactly as it happened on TV.

Now I'm not one to typically claim officiating controversy (excepting of course my beloved Raiders vs. Patriots in the 2002 playoffs and last year's Hawks against the Steelers) but the officiating in this World Cup match absolutely blew chunks. The ref ruined the game by ejecting Eddie Pope. Bad form.

Quoted: Bloodied but not beaten, the United States bounced back to hold Italy to a 1-1 tie Saturday night in an ugly World Cup game with three ejections. The Americans hung on while playing most of the second half at a man disadvantage for their first point in a European World Cup. The United States, seemingly down and out after a deflating 3-0 loss to the Czech Republic, now finds itself with a chance to... - World Soccer news

Wow. Just watched Ghana own the Czechs. This is shaping up to be quite a World Cup bracket. 3 of the teams have now suffered at least 1 loss in our bracket. If the US can beat Italy here (kickoff in an hour) then all 4 will have taken a loss and the US will be very much alive again. It's there for the taking!

Better soccer (at least more exciting) through physics!

Quoted: A new panel pattern can have a big influence on the trajectory of the ball and make it more unpredictable.

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This is an absolutely "sick" collection of soccer ballhandling clips. I Dot it in honor of today's World Cup kickoff. Check it out!

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