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What Do The South Africans Think of World Cup 2010?

grrlscientist — Sat, 26 Jun 2010 04:59:38 +0000

What Do The South Africans Think of World Cup 2010?

tags: FuÃball, sports, soccer, futbol, World Cup Soccer, South Africa, FIFA, humor, funny, television, The Daily Show, streaming video

This video explores the local South African opinions about the World Cup -- in one scene, the reporter asks: "What's more African than the subjugation of black people?"

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grrlscientist Sat, 06/26/2010 - 00:59

Germany versus Serbia (World Cup 2010)

grrlscientist — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 03:59:40 +0000

Germany versus Serbia (World Cup 2010)

tags: FuÃball, sports, soccer, futbol, World Cup Soccer, Germany, Serbia, Lego, silly, satire, humor, funny, television, streaming video

This hilarious video satire is surprisingly well-done. It shows highlights of Germany's loss to Serbia in the World Cup 2010, recreated in Lego. (I am pleased to report that Frankfurt has remained pleasantly quiet all night long as a result of this loss, haha!)

grrlscientist Wed, 06/23/2010 - 23:59

Speaking of German soccer, did you see Deutschland's latest World Cup oddsmakers?

http://digitalcuttlefish.blogspot.com/2010/06/paul-octopus.html

I was chatting to some of the guys over lunch, and they told me that the reason it was so quiet was that everyone had gone home to play with their Lego sets and video cameras.

France versus Mexico (World Cup 2010)

grrlscientist — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 03:59:17 +0000

France versus Mexico (World Cup 2010)

tags: FuÃball, sports, soccer, futbol, World Cup Soccer, France, Mexico, Lego, silly, satire, humor, funny, television, streaming video

This hilarious video satire is surprisingly well-done. It shows highlights of Mexico's shock 2-0 win over France in the world cup 2010, recreated in lego.

grrlscientist Tue, 06/22/2010 - 23:59

Germany versus Australia (World Cup 2010)

grrlscientist — Sat, 19 Jun 2010 03:59:02 +0000

Germany versus Australia (World Cup 2010)

tags: FuÃball, sports, soccer, futbol, World Cup Soccer, Germany, Australia, Lego, silly, satire, humor, funny, television, streaming video

This video shows the highlights from Germany's 4-0 thrashing of Australia. Like the others being created in this ongoing series, it's quite accurate, even though all the players are made of Lego!

grrlscientist Fri, 06/18/2010 - 23:59

Netherlands versus Denmark (WorldCup Football 2010)

grrlscientist — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 03:59:40 +0000

Netherlands versus Denmark (WorldCup Football 2010)

tags: FuÃball, sports, soccer, futbol, World Cup Soccer, Niederlande, DÃ¤nemark, Lego, silly, satire, humor, funny, television, streaming video

This hilarious video satire is surprisingly well-done. It shows a clip from the Netherlands versus Denmark game.

grrlscientist Thu, 06/17/2010 - 23:59

England versus USA (WorldCup Football 2010)

grrlscientist — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 04:59:04 +0000

England versus USA (WorldCup Football 2010)

tags: FuÃball, sports, soccer, futbol, World Cup Soccer, USA, England, Lego, silly, satire, humor, funny, television, streaming video

This hilarious video satire is surprisingly well-done. It shows a clip from the USA versus England World Cup game. (This is a great video for those who didn't see the game since this video shows the highlights).

grrlscientist Thu, 06/17/2010 - 00:59

Excellent! :)

But some people definitely have too much time on their hands to put something like that together! :p

Damn, I go away for a week, and find that Grrl is taunting me with videos like this.

Black Market Soccer

grrlscientist — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 03:59:35 +0000

Black Market Soccer

tags: Black Market Soccer, sports, soccer, futbol, World Cup Soccer, human trafficking, slavery, documentary, investigative reporting, television, streaming video

Sadly, slavery is not dead after all. This video shows a scene from the documentary "Soccer's Lost Boys." In this video, correspondent Mariana van Zeller goes undercover to explore the last, desperate hope of young West African players living illegally in Paris: a pick-up game with sketchy middle-men who try to sell the players to outside agents.

The reason that FIFA, the governing body of the sport, has decided to hold the World Cup in Africa for the first time has nothing to do with the beauty of safari Africa--featured so prominently in ESPN's promo package--with its epic vistas and silhouetted giraffes. The passion for soccer in Africa lives in less picturesque places, like the war-torn Ivory Coast and the coastal slums of Accra. The World Cup is being held in Africa because the future of soccer is very much entwined with the future of the developing world.

The trafficking of young African players may be news to soccer's many millions of fans, but it's an open secret among those who oversee the sport. A few years ago, Sepp Blatter, FIFA's president, even accused top European clubs of "social and economic rape" in their search for new talent in Africa. But despite those harsh words, little has actually been done.

Now that FIFA is raking in billions of dollars in TV rights and sponsorships from the Cup in Africa, perhaps it's time to give a little back. The most popular sport in the world shouldn't be turning its back on thousands of its own.

Learn more: Vanguard TV.

grrlscientist Wed, 06/16/2010 - 23:59

Your assessment is spot on. I lived in Liberia for 17 years and football or (teballeh) is a religion,a way of life. The country comes to a complete stop. I still recall her first victory of rivals Ghana a two nil result with goals from Weah and Debah what followed was celebrations for what seemed like forever and a two day national holiday

This is Why Futbol (Soccer) Players Desperately Need Acting Lessons

grrlscientist — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 05:59:54 +0000

This is Why Futbol (Soccer) Players Desperately Need Acting Lessons

tags: photography, sports, futbol, professional soccer, cultural observation, acting lessons, humor, funny, television, streaming video

I love futbol, but OMG, these boyz are such crybabies and drama queens! These soccer/futbol players demonstrate the reasons why I think they all are in desperate need of acting lessons: their ridiculous overblown theatrics.

grrlscientist Sat, 03/13/2010 - 00:59

Ronaldinho In The Office

grrlscientist — Sat, 27 Oct 2007 07:59:30 +0000

Ronaldinho In The Office

tags: hacky sac, futbol, soccer, streaming video

Do you ever wonder why your phone call goes unanswered when you call a business during business hours? Well, this video shows you why. [0:48]

This guy has amazing skills, especially since he's using a balled up piece of paper, but he clearly has too much time on his hands. Er, cheeks. Or something.

grrlscientist Sat, 10/27/2007 - 03:59