- ARCHIVE / Fussball
- Erik Brandt / RVA Exhibition
Shameless self-promotion, Act 16. Above: Letterpress print I made in 1998, the first posters to promote the original Bowe House Print Collective, yo. I am grateful to announce that Virginia Commonwealth University will be hosting an exhibition of my work on Friday, March 5, 2010 at 6PM (1509 West Main St., Richmond, VA). Hope to [...]
- Heaven and Hell
Chelsea vs. Barcelona LINK UPDATED: New video featured, though Piqué’s statement is scrambled. Above: By far the best compilation of evidence from yesterday’s horror show at Stamford Bridge. This may be the game where international football finally decides they need some form of instant replay. Heartbreaking for Chelsea, on the other hand, one can imagine [...]
- A football.
Roger Arquer / Made In Pakistan Above: Roger Arquer, found by Chris Burns recently. Arquer’s design reflects the Islamic patters below, he also notes that 80% of the worlds footballs are made in Pakistan. Apropos to Verena’s point in yesterday’s post, Arquer explains: “In a globalized world where we cannot identify the origin of many [...]
- Mon Dieu.
Via The Huffington Post Above: 1-2-3-4-5-6 years on earth. Youth is NOT wasted on the young, and not a bad track either. Madin Mohammed, you rule the school. Sacre vache!
- For club or country?
Russia manager Hiddink considered for Chelsea vacancy. Above: Guus Hiddink. This is fascinating. According to CNN International, Chelsea have received permission to negotiate with Hiddink for their managing vacancy. Roman Abramovich, Chelsea owner, is also the dominant financier and voice of the Russian national side. Permission to “negotiate” could not have been difficult to secure. [...]
- Adeus, grande Phil.
Chealsea manager is dismissed. Above: Legendary football manager Luiz Felipe Scolari via Sky Sports News. When global economic ruin strikes fear even the once mightiest of Oligarchs, nothing matters more than winning, or losing. Via The Sun, Sir Alex Ferguson empathizes with Scolari and says: “There is absolutely no patience now.” Were the players, as [...]
- Tor
He will keep his job. Above: Beckham scores an incredible goal for Milan today. Capello looks on, the move is complete?
- Lunes Negro: 60,000 jobs cut worldwide.
Will David Beckham keep his? Above: Match highlights from Milan-Bologna, including David Beckham’s first goal as a Rossoneri. Commento in italiano! While roughly 50,000 jobs were lost in los Estados Unidos today (CNN International), and 10,000 in Europe, Beckham has Milan by the tips of his toes. Kaka’s recent rejection of a $750,000 per week [...]
- Mato Atom / Champions
Remembering the New World Order Above: Spotted on Computerlove™, watch Mato Atom‘s remarkable short film from last Spring, Champions: Remembering the New World Order. A controversial perspective even then, the sometime slow yet carefully woven football metaphor reveals excruciating accuracy. All dressed up and nowhere to go, goodbye W and Co.
- Gol
Cell-phone video of Ballack’s second goal today. Above: Super grainy, but looks like a classic tooooor! CNN International confirms, Chelsea 3:1 Ipswich Town. Great cheer from the crowd. Es gibt nur einen Michael Ballack! UPDATE: Match highlights. Above: Full highlights available as of today.
- How Lovely the Leaves that Fall.
Sven is good with a knife. Above: Tja, another oldie, but perfect for winter. That is the real Dr. Günther Brandt having a herzinfarkt. Jens und Erik spielen mit, ist doch klaro!
- Bundesliga Fashion
Perfect. Above: Happy New Year, Orbi.
- Final Sixteen
UEFA Champions League Above: Via UEFA, this is how they will play. Holy cow.
- Deutschland-England
Gomez seeks redemption. Above: The teams for tomorrow’s friendly, Germany-England. Via Bild.
- Gordon Brown / Prime Minister
Oui, prime minister. Above: Author profile via The Guardian, for Brown’s recent posting, America has embraced the values of progress. Remarkably, you can respond to this historic post, 272 already have. Subzero observation: “Gordon Brown is the British prime minister.” How very civilized, they don’t even feel the need to capitalize the official title.
- Platini vs. Qatar
Sacre Vache, UEFA President makes blunt assessment. Above: Via The Sun, UEFA President Michel Platini. From the article: “If you bring people from Qatar and there is no-one from Liverpool or Manchester at the club, where is Liverpool or Manchester? I think it is not good. I think the Qataris should invest in Qatar. They [...]
- UPDATED / AIG
Manchester United FC Above: Three simple letters that began to spell out the “end of the world” last week. How will this insurance behemoth reestablish trust, how long will defending Champions Manchester United still carry the flag? Interestingly, AIG initially backed this legendary English team in 2006 to advertise to an Asian market, but as [...]
- 1973 Opel Kadett C
Top speed 120 km/h (75mph) Above: The infamous Opel Kadett, which as the Spiegel points out, is roughly as fast as Micheal Ballack’s Freistoss against Austria (clocked at 121 km/h). As kids we used to make fun of Opel’s, as Popel Rekord, (Snot Record) etc. But today the sad news that we may have to [...]
- Tiger’s Süper EM Stüdyo 2008
Turkish-German Comedian Above: The host of Tiger’s Süper EM Stüdyo 2008, (alles auf Deutsch, scusi! ). Brilliant. These lo-fi productions offer hilarious commentary, aside from the fascinating aspect that this perfectly symbolizes today’s epic fixture, Deutschland-Türkiye. Above: Tiger’s Süper EM Stüdyo 2008 Episode 95, EM Special 19. “Frauenbesuch.” Known as “Die Kralle from Kreuzberg,” (according [...]
- Fussball Total
The mystery Arsenal player is me. Above: Guy Ritchie’s new Nike ad. Effing’ brilliant. Apropos football, a great summer awaits us with the European Championships ahead. in the meantime, an all-English Champions League final and a thrilling conclusion to the Premier League this year, with Chelsea and Manchester United vying for first place in both [...]
- Kevin Keegan
Mighty Mouse. When real men wore short shorts. I grew up in Hamburg, Germany largely, and my childhood football team was HSV (Hamburger Sports Verein), of course. Equally, St. Pauli was also a local favorite. Keegan played for HSV, we called him Mighty Mouse – he was everyone’s hero, a great and enthusiastic ambassador from [...]