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FIFA and IFAB (International Football Associations Board) have scheduled a meeting to discuss a new ruling that would downgrade a red card to a yellow for fouls that deny an obvious goal-scoring opportunity in the box, among other issues up for review. Continue reading

My fiance and I were looking for a table for the upstairs living room, which is currently empty. While shopping last weekend, we happened to pass by a particular coffee table that peaked my interest. Not only was it a nice looking coffee table, which made her happy, there was a foosball table built into it, which made me very happy! Continue reading

This is a compilation of the best goals in the MLS for the 2009 season. Which ones are your favorites? Please feel free to leave comments! Continue reading

This is a great article that was posted at World Cup Buzz describing 5 reasons why soccer won’t ever make it as one of the top sports in the United States. Continue reading

“The Damned United” is a new soccer movie being released in theaters on October 9th. “The Damned United” is the story of English legend Brian Clough’s 44 days of managing the reigning champions of English football, Leeds United in 1974. Continue reading

Traditionally, jersey numbers were assigned based on the position you played on the field. Goalkeepers would have number 1 and then numbers would increase from there to defenders, midfielders, and forwards. Basically the starting lineup would have numbers 1 through 11 and then substitutes would have higher numbers. Continue reading

The following video is a great example of a rainbow over the goalie ending up with an even greater goal! Falcao is considered one of the best futsal players in the world so it doesn’t come as a surprise to me! Have you seen any futsal goals better than this?! Continue reading

In the latest news, Real Madrid has reportedly signed 2 very high profile players to its club.  The first, Kaka, was signed over from AC Milan for a whopping $94 million, the second largest transfer fee ever behind Zinedine Zidane’s move from Juventus. Continue reading

There have been many great goals scored in the Champions League over the years, but there is one in particular that continues to get the vote as the best goal ever scored in the Champions League. Continue reading

RoboCup^TM is an international joint project to promote AI, robotics, and related fields. It is an attempt to foster artificial intelligence and robotics research by providing a standard problem where a wide range of technologies can be integrated and examined. Continue reading