Hot Belgian World Cup Fan Has Already Lost Her L'Oreal Contract
It hasn't been a good week for pretty white women who take pictures next to dead animals.
Supermodel Gisele has a new job for the FIFA World Cup: Presenting the trophy and its Louis Vuitton case to the winners on Sunday. She'd better be a good actress.
Soccer is Apparently Part of Gay Agenda Because of Colored Shoes
An Orthodox Russian priest is celebrating Russia's loss in the World Cup. Does he hate soccer? Yes. Because it's incredibly slow and boring? No. Because it's apparently all part of a "homosexual abomination" plan to oppose Christianity. Right. Of course.
World Cup Soccer Stats Erase The Sport's Most Dominant Players: Women
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There are few sporting events I get as excited about as the World Cup. I played soccer in high school, in the NCAA, and for five years post-college, including two glorious years in the Golden Gate Women's League, Premier Division. What the U.S. Men's National Team has accomplished is extraordinary, with a second…
Tim Howard Is an Impenetrable Force of Bearded Hotness
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Tim Howard, the USMNT goalie who captured America’s heart and thwarted 16 goals during yesterday's U.S. v. Belgium match, patched into MSNBC to talk about being bearded and handsome. Just kidding, he talked about World Cup and stuff too.
Sweaty and Sweet: The World Cup's Most Tender Man-Hugs
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We're baaaaaaack and this time with some cutie photos of men touching one another (appropriately, of course).
Watch Java The Lab Play Soccer Like David Beckham
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This video of a Labrador Retriever playing soccer like a pro is everything you need to prepare yourself for Monday.
This Dog Cares About the World Cup Way More Than You Do
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Portugal may have won their match against Ghana on Thursday, but unfortunately they didn't make it to the round of 16. And no one knows that feel like Severa, the dog, who also adorably celebrated Portugal's equalizer against the US last Sunday.
Behold the Girl Scout Cookie World Cup
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The Girl Scouts of the USA have made a little video featuring a team of Thin Mints playing soccer against a team of Samoas. Predictably, it's adorable. Unpredictably, the video features a cameo by a bloodthirsty cookie they're calling Luis "Samoa" Suarez, after the recently-suspended Uruguayan player with a habit of…
Genius Performance Artist Ann Coulter Is Now Pretending to Hate Soccer
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Performance artist/"conservative pundit" Ann Coulter — whose previous bold works include "No Woman Should Be President" and "Screw You, Obama" — has debuted her newest piece, a brave and stunning indictment on American sports culture masked by a heightened and ridiculous tirade against soccer, on the Clarion-Ledger.
World Cup Tinder Is Awesome
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At the World Cup, Uruguay's notorious biter Luis Suarez isn't the only one getting a piece.
This World Cup Domestic Violence PSA Will Haunt You
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A chilling new PSA seeks to remind the public about the very real connection between the rise in domestic violence and the World Cup.
Iranian Women Defy Ban, Watch World Cup With Men
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Not even a statewide ban can withstand the almighty power of the World Cup.
It's Time for Some More Joyous, Sweaty, World Cup Thighlights
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Hello and we're back with another rendition of thighlights! Over the past couple of days some people lost soccer games and some people won soccer games but everybody worked up a sweat, whether they were watching a game or playing in it.
Here Are All the World Cup Thighlights You'll Ever Need
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USA! USA! USA! Ahem, now that we've gotten out of the way, let's check out some Hot International Soccer Players. Because when it comes to athletic physiques, we are no chauvinists.
World Cup Soccer Teams Face Consequences Over Homophobic Fans
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Mexico and Brazil's World Cup soccer teams are facing disciplinary action following obnoxious behavior by their respective fan bases, who simply could not resist the urge to yell gay slurs at players from the other teams. But the two Latin American teams aren't the only ones with fan bases full of shitheads who can't…
World Cup Condoms Are Selling Like Sexy Brazilian Hotcakes
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There's just something about major sporting events that makes people wanna do it. Exhibit A: The brisk sales of (unofficial!) special edition World Cup condoms, which are Brazilian green and yellow and taste like a Caipirinha, the country's national cocktail.
There's Just Something About the World Cup That's Doing It for Rihanna
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In today's Tweet Beat, the World Cup has got Rihanna hooked, Ira Glass joins Twitter and so does Teri Polo.
The Hottest Lists of Hot World Cup Players: A List
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Did you know that the World Cup is full of hotties? Because it is full of hotties, as evidenced by the almost epidemic boom from zero to ubiquity of the Hot World Cup Player List, as put out by every single outlet in America. As a public service, we've put together the definitive list of definitive lists of hot World…
Gracious Japanese World Cup Fans Clean Up Stadium After Loss
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Well if these folks aren't the very definition of good sportsmanship.