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Yearly Archives: 2014

SC101 Player Profile – Martin Ødegaard

Every once in a while a player will emerge on the scene and plays in such a way that you watch them and go, “Yowzers! This player is a special one.” Enter stage right, Strømsgodset’s fifteen year old attacking midfielder Martin Ødegaard. If you haven’t heard of Martin Ødegaard or Strømsgodset, you’re forgiven as both …

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A Clean, In-Depth Look At The Diadora DD-NA 2

Diadora DD NA Featured

When they arrived in, we planned to write a fresh review for the Diadora DD-NA 2. As it turned out, the new boot performs in pretty much the same fashion as the original DD-NA. Other than visual appearance and a little extra grip across the upper, both versions are perform …

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Falcao and Welbeck Highlight EPL Transfer Deadline Moves

After the first few weeks of the English Premier League season, two top-4 staples looked to strengthen their lacking attack. Manchester United and Arsenal procrastinated until the last day of the transfer window, but were still able to make out with two strong strikers. Manchester United welcome Radamel Falcao on …

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Deadline Day Madness – Bart Simpson to Zenit

In what could be one of the most shocking moves of this transfer season, Zenit has signed world star Bart Simpson. The official terms have not been released but there was FC Zenit and 20th Century Fox agreed on terms before Bart underwent the physical, signing of the contract, and first …

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Gareth Bale Was Looking Rather Pink This Weekend!

Bale Sprinting in Pink F50

Having gone 2-0 up in their game with Real Soiedad, Real Madrid went completely flat and conceded 4 goals unanswered on Sunday, in what many are calling a “mini implosion”. Realistically, it is just one game and there is absolutely no way this impacts the current Real Madrid reign, considering Ronaldo …

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Who’d Have Thought Neymar Could Dance Through Lasers!

Neymar ZigZag

Not sure that he could do this in real life, but gotta love the entertainment of the Nike animated series! In this one title “Zig-Zag“, Neymar and his Hypervenom take on a laser field. Check the video below, then discover the new Nike training essentials collection that has been released for …

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What Did Angel Di Maria Do To His Socks?

Angel di Maria MUFC

Angel Di Maria made it through 64 minutes of his Manchester United debut today, before he went down with what looked like tired legs. He walked off the pitch at that point, but returned with some crazy looking socks – how’d that happen? Basically, the Man Utd white socks have …

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Adidas Predator – The Daddy of Slick Marketing

adidas Predator Instinct 94 Detailing (b)

  I discovered football marketing by accident in 1994. I was a 10 year old kid who happened to be playing the original incarnation of FIFA (FIFA International Soccer) for that criminally underrated system called SegaCD (I swear I was one of five people globally who owned one). As the …

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What A Random Find – Reebok Integrity 09 On Sale!

Integrity 09

With Ryan Giggs retiring, the option of finding a pair of Reebok soccer boots has all but disappeared – or so we thought! Today, I found a very random listing on SHOEBACCA.com, where they have pairs of the Reebok Integrity 09 in a Black/White/Gold available in multiple sizes……and on sale! Although …

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