Allez les Bleus! Anthony Knockeart celebrates as he fires the Foxes to a 3-2 win at the City Ground and the Championship play-offs. As another accidental french philosophizer may have commented; “analyzing a good joke (or a good goal), is like dissecting a frog, it dies and nobody is interested.”
Frutti Di Mare Vs. Sexual Nepalm.
Through Ryu’s Lens: Dortmund delivers a classic
Few gave Málaga a chance. And sure, they lost in the end, but what a fight they put up in Germany. The Andalusians climbed on top of the yellow wall, and silenced the 70,000 fans. The game was there for the taking, and Manuel Pellegrini’s side was absolutely defiant of any storylines that were supposedly set in stone. As they return to Iberia, they’ll be crushed. Dortmund rose to the occasion in the end, providing a comeback for the ages in the dying minutes, but it was a game that allowed us to see two teams competing at their very best. Ryu captured the full spectrum of emotions that both clubs experienced throughout the 90 minutes.
Via: Amdiscs
During the 2010 World Cup hosted by South Africa, Jessica Hilltout set out to photograph the game away from the bright lights and big stadiums…
“In the 30-odd soccer-loving localities she visited, in countries from South Africa to Ivory Coast, balls are spun into being with whatever’s at hand: rag or sock, tire or bark, plastic bag or inflated condom. Each might last days or months on a field of gravel or hard earth. Wherever Hilltout went, she swapped the store-bought balls she kept in her car for these “ingenious little jewels,” most of which were made by children..
The story of soccer in Africa is a long one, says Peter Alegi, author and history professor at Michigan State University. In 1862, a year before the game’s international rules were codified in London, matches were played in Cape Town and Port Elizabeth. The game vined its way across the continent via European colonialism, spread by soldiers and traders, railway lines and missionary schools. Locals quickly adopted it, then imprinted it with their own regional playing styles. It has flourished here ever since. “If anything can be salvaged from the harsh and unequal encounter between Western and African cultures,” writes soccer historian David Goldblatt, “then the list must include the arrival of football..”
Source: National Geographic
Photography: Jessica Hilltout
It’s purple, gold and tres chic, the new Champions League 2013 Final ball. Prince would dig those motifs.
Nike GS Boot
The new eco-conscious GS shoe by Nike features recycled and renewable materials throughout it’s design. The traction plate is made primarily from castor beans and the boot laces, lining and tongue comprise a minimum of 70% recycled materials.
“The Nike GS is the lightest and fastest football boot we’ve ever made and really defines a new era in how we create, design and produce elite football boots”, said Nike’s Andy Caine. “A boot that combines high end performance and a low environmental footprint that’s a winning proposition for players and planet.”
Photography: Roi Alonso
Source: Flickr
