Tag Archives: Messi
How is Messi So Humble?
Leo Messi is remarkable for many reasons, not the least of which is his remarkable humility. Professional teams of every sport are littered with arrogant jerks. This makes sense–most of these athletes have been sequestered from reality and coddled since … Continue reading
Our Greatest Hits: The Greatest Footballer in the World
This week we’re starting a new holiday tradition: Our Greatest Hits. Since we don’t have anything new for you, we’ll be reposting what we consider some of our own favorite pieces that we’ve written over the year, not just whatever … Continue reading
The Tuesday Ten
Beating Barça Edition Don’t sweat yet another defeat in the biggest game on Earth, Mr. Mourinho. We’ve got ten ideas for how to win the return leg that will appeal to your evil genius side. 1. Get Carvalho back and once … Continue reading
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Tagged Air Force One, Back to the Future, Indiana Jones, Matrix, Messi, Mourinho, Puyol, Terminator, Xavi
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Excuse My French, but I’m France
“Who is Don Draper?” ——– “Some straight like you, giant stick up his ass, age what–60? He’s just gonna break bad?” While most TV critics and academics would have you believe, what with their countless articles of analysis and explication, that … Continue reading
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Tagged amc, breaking bad, lebron, mad men, Messi, Ronaldo, soccer identity, tiger woods, walking dead
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Would Argentina Be Better Off Without Messi?
“The other day it was clear that Spain lacked Messi,” Riquelme told ESPN, “Spain do not have Messi and Argentina do not play like Barcelona. We have the best player in the world, but we must find a way to … Continue reading
The Friday Question
The Ballon d’Or finalists were announced this week, and for some reason, they spent the time and effort to put more than just two people on the list. (And those two aren’t exactly 1a and 1b; more like 1 and that other … Continue reading
Commercial Countdown Recap
One of the most striking things about doing the research for our commercial countdown was how different they are from the commercials we typically see here featuring baseball, basketball and football players. In each of the commercials we reviewed, with … Continue reading
Top of the Morning
Welcome to Top of the Morning, The Other 87′s very own series of personnel Power Rankings. We take a look at all the action of the last month, and attempt to pick the players who made the best of it. … Continue reading
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Tagged fabregas, football, mario gomez, Messi, soccer, tv, walter white
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Facebook Friday
Welcome to Facebook Friday, where we put our voyeuristic imaginations to work and bring you the satirized Facebook walls of your favorite players and managers. This week, we present England’s favorite son, Wayne Rooney. (N.B.: Click on image to view … Continue reading
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Tagged alex ferguson, coleen rooney, facebook, fernando torres, hair transplant, Messi, roger federer, rooney, scousers
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Transfigured Night, Part II
In this two-installment story, the author explores his precarious relationship with soccer, and why he can’t imagine life without it. Part I can be found here. On Choosing I told Sami I was ready to get serious. “You need a … Continue reading
