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2010 World Cup: USA vs England Review
June 12, 2010 | Tournaments | No Comments
USA probably didn’t plan to be one goal down within 5 minutes of the first half. Steven Gerrard found himself unmarked and found the back of the net giving England a quick lead in the game. I think USA woke up after that in terms of defense. However, offensively there was not much being generated. Thankfully, England’s goalkeeper, Robert Green, helped change that. Continue reading
Who has more talent?
June 8, 2010 | Water Cooler | 4 Comments
I came across the following quote from a book I’ve been reading recently: “It takes more talent to score than to stop other people from scoring”. In terms of money, forwards do tend to make more money than defenders. But is it true that those who do the scoring are more talented than those who try and stop the scoring? What are your thoughts?
2010 World Cup Interactive Schedule
June 6, 2010 | Tournaments | No Comments
This is a cool Flash based schedule of the 2010 World Cup. It breaks it down by teams, days, groups, and locations.
QUICK FACT: 1994 World Cup Final
May 31, 2010 | The Beautiful Game | No Comments
Did you know that the 1994 World Cup Final was the first World Cup final to go to penalty shots? It was Brazil vs Italy and Roberto Baggio of Italy needed to score, but unfortunately kicked the ball high over the net. Brazil won their fourth World Cup.
WINNER: Panini World Cup Sticker Album!
May 14, 2010 | Contests | No Comments
Thanks to all who participated in the Panini World Cup Sticker Album contest! The commentators were collected and a random one was drawn. Drum roll please…the winner is Pamella J! Congratulations!
Sideline Soccer Firefox Persona!
May 10, 2010 | News and Updates | 3 Comments
Do you use the Firefox browser? Firefox recently released a new feature called Personas, which are themes to dress up your browser’s look. Now you can dress up your browser with a Sideline Soccer persona!
Panini World Cup Sticker Albums
April 27, 2010 | The Beautiful Game | 13 Comments
Two brothers, Benito and Giuseppe Panini, founded Panini in 1961, a company which produces books, comics, magazines, stickers and more. One of their most popular products are the World Cup Sticker Albums, which started with the 1970 World Cup in Mexico. This year’s 2010 South Africa World Cup Sticker Album will have over 70 pages with over 600 images, including images of individual players, teams, badges, and stadiums. Sideline Soccer has one to give away thanks to We Got Soccer! Continue reading
