Archive for the ‘Worth checking out’ Category

World Cup countdown – T minus 14: Dancing referee

Friday, May 26th, 2006

Hard to believe that this guy is for real. Some refs are definitely a bit full of themselves or have problems with their ego. This guy's body language tops everything you might ever see in a professional dance tournament. They should play the music of the video in the ...

World Cup countdown – T minus 15: Scotland in the World Cup

Thursday, May 25th, 2006

LOL I think this is the funniest soccer ad I've seen this year. I know who I'll be rooting for. He already has my vote. Must see material.

World Cup countdown – T minus 16: Eric Cantona introducing street soccer

Wednesday, May 24th, 2006

Eric Cantona went a long way from his Kung Fu kick days to become the soccer ambassador of Nike. He seems to be at the right place. In this commercial he introduces street soccer. This one went around the world and back already as it is part of the ...

World Cup countdown – T minus 17: Action in the stands

Tuesday, May 23rd, 2006

Usually soccer fans are very nice and decent people. There are just a few exceptions. Here is one of them. I am asking myself what happened between the guys before this scene? What do you have to say to trigger such a reaction? Another mystery in the world of soccer...

World Cup countdown – T minus 18: Nike going Urban

Monday, May 22nd, 2006

Time to go a bit Urban today. No pitch activity in this one but some cool juggling, dancing, acrobatic scenes. All Ali G. style ;-) You won't break any catenaccio that way but it looks pretty. No worries: We'll be back to the pitch again. I overdose very quickly ...

World Cup countdown – T minus 21: Going for a dive

Friday, May 19th, 2006

Ever wonder how so many guys are so sophisticated in faking a foul? Take a look at this video then. Let's hope this was all just a joke. Practicing dives should be banned. I could do without those scenes this summer but with so much glory at stake we will ...

World Cup countdown – T minus 22: Nice collection of mishaps

Thursday, May 18th, 2006

Another world class collection of soccer mishaps. Amazing stuff - these are the moments some players become remembered for. I can relate to some of those...fortunately noone remembers;-)

World Cup countdown – T minus 23: Nice ball control

Wednesday, May 17th, 2006

An amazing goal by David Ginola as he controls the ball and chips it over a defender before smashing home a left foot volley into the top corner for Newcastle against Ferencvaros in 1996. You can't learn that by purchasing a book - no matter how hard ...

World Cup countdown – T minus 24: AC vs Juve

Tuesday, May 16th, 2006

If you are ever down in Italy and can't decide on whether to head to the Opera or to a soccer stadium you might want to check out that little clip from the stands first. This one is from a game AC Milan vs Juventus Turin. But you can ...

World Cup countdown – T minus 25: Roberto Carlos scores against Tenerife

Monday, May 15th, 2006

Roberto Carlos might have seen his best days. Real had a dismal season. Therefore lets take a look at the 97/98 season. Real was playing Tenerife. This goal was scored by the master of the left wing from quite an interesting angle. Not a whole lot of players are ...