Category Archives: Video Clips

Schreien in Sporten

Hier findet man ein komische Link von der 11freunde.de Website und das Link handelt von Schreien in verschiedenen Sporten. Der Titel ist, Die Top10 der besten Schreihälse. http://www.11freunde.de/artikel/cristiano-ronaldos-erregte-vorbilder

Technology in Refereeing – Treat or Threat?

Flash back to the England versus Germany match in the 2010 World Cup Knockout Stage, where Frank Lampard picks up the ball trickled off from Jermaine Defoe, and chips it over Manuel Neuer, the goalkeeper of Germany; the ball hits the crossbar, bounces off the line, and Neuer quickly recovers it; Lampard raises his hands… Read More »

Time-Lapse Foul

I’m not sure of the provenance of this particular video (sent to me by Julia Gaffield), but it does wonderfully capture one side of football: the glory of dramatic acting, for the benefit of referees, though in this case the guy obviously needs a bit more practice from our more accomplished and more highly-paid footballing… Read More »

ESPN Highlights Women’s College Soccer – This can’t be good…

In conference championships going on around the country, Men’s and Women’s collegiate teams are definitely playing more physically. New Mexico, however, took physicality to a whole new level in a game with BYU in the MWC tournament. For sports struggling to gain popularity, I’d argue that events like these do more to harm the sport… Read More »

A Long-Distance Header Secures a Victory for Boca

I came across a report in So Foot Magazine about this remarkable goal scored by Martin Palermo for Boca in Argentina. (Palermo is also playing on the struggling national team). [kml_flashembed movie=”http://www.youtube.com/v/ZS_4aZ_FTpE” width=”425″ height=”350″ wmode=”transparent” /]

Galeano’s Goals: “Goal by Bettega”

Eduardo Galeano, in Soccer and Sun and Shadow (London: Verso, 2003), provides beautiful descriptions of famous goals from footballing history. Here is one of his descriptions, and a video of the goal. What do you think of the description? Can you find clips of other goals he describes? “It was at the ’78 World Cup.… Read More »

Galeano’s Goals: “Goal by Sunderland”

Eduardo Galeano, in Soccer and Sun and Shadow (London: Verso, 2003), provides beautiful descriptions of famous goals from footballing history. Here is one of his descriptions, and a video of the goal. What do you think of the description? Can you find clips of other goals he describes? “It was 1979. At Wembley Stadium, Arsenal… Read More »