Tag Archives: Ronaldo
Tuesday Ten: Bizarro Edition
The Euros have come and gone, leaving half the world completely unsurprised (“Oh, Spain won.”) and half the world completely surprised (“Oh, Germany didn’t win?”). There were wonderful goals, beautiful fans, tear-jerking anthems, and just a dash of racism to … Continue reading
Never Mind Your League, Here’s The EuroLeague Cup
What if we could determine the best league in the world once and for all? Wait. We can. There’s something magnificent about Yahoo Answers. I don’t even mean in a goddammit-there’s-a-whole-lotta-stupid-out-there kind of way, although that’s certainly part of the … Continue reading
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Tagged best league, bundesliga, epl, la liga, ligue 1, Messi, Ronaldo, serie a, Xavi, yahoo answers
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Film and Footballers: A Dialogue
Adams and contributor Matthew McGraw discuss how soccer and cinema can be understood in similar lights. Adams: Let me ask you a question, Matthew. In a few weeks Billy Crystal’s animated corpse will once more walk among the living, stirred by … Continue reading
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Tagged billy crystal, boateng, clooney, maradona, Messi, oscars, Pele, Ronaldo, the artist, the help
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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
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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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
Facebook Friday: Sir Alex Ferguson
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 the brain behind Manchester United’s success for the past 25 years, … Continue reading
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Tagged alex ferguson, bebe, Cantona, epl, facebook friday, manchester united, mind games, Ronaldo, saf, steve bruce, van der sar
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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 Brazilian international Hulk. (N.B.: Click on image to view full resolution. … Continue reading
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Tagged brazil, facebook, falcao, fc porto, hulk, neymar, ronaldinho, Ronaldo, villas-boas
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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
