In Jeopardy

So this week we had the French Soccer team self destructing, embarrassing not only themselves but their coaches and their country, being sent home 3rd class and becoming the laughing stock of the World Cup.

Then we had a certain General dis his Commander and Chief in a Rolling Stone Magazine interview (who does that anyway? Oh yeah the likes of Lady Gaga and maybe the Dixie Chicks) but anyway, he gets put on a plane too to talk to the Pres and to hear the White House Press Secretary put it, "have the undivided attention of the President".

Gee, and I thought it was bad when any sports owner says a particular coach has his complete support and confidence in his ability to lead the team....

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Party like your shirt's on fire

Party like your shirt is on fire !

This line was used to describe New Zealand defender Winston Reid celebration as he earned his first international goal and his country's first ever World Cup point with a ferocious header in front of the goal during added time against Slovakia.

This inspirational spark is all I needed... ;-)

Party on Dude(s)!

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Football, Money and Babies

Baby Boom

This brings a whole new meaning to the phrase Soccer Mom...

Did you know that the host country and the World Cup winning country see birth rates climb by as much as 15 percent after the World Cup?

This little known fact has even inspired ESPN to create a commercial.



1954 and the Swiss

Did you know that the 1954 World Cup was perhaps the most influential in soccer history?

The tournament introduced the world to Adidas sneakers (made by a shoemaker from Switzerland), broadcast the first World Cup match ever on television, and sold the first World Cup souvenir.

Back Door Approach - Easy Money

Did you know Nike makes $1.5 billion annually from soccer related merchandise and isn't even an official sponsor of the World Cup?

The company made an elaborate, multi-million dollar soccer commercial, "Write The Future ," just in time for the World Cup, and did not even mention the tournament once.

The official apparel sponsor of the World Cup is Adidas




sources via the Bleacher Report.

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