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So this morning the world stopped what it was doing for about 60 minutes and watched the draw for the upcoming World Cup 2014. The draw in classic FIFA fashion featured retired footballers picking small balls out of pots; pots with numbers like 1,2,3, and 4 and letters like X. …

It’s Monday and well that means it’s time for me to climb inside “The Week That Was” machine and re-visit some stories from…errr…the week that was, it’s another edition of The Soccer List. 1. Things get a little shirty at the Emirates Sometimes the history and unwritten rules involved in …

G’day and welcome to your regularly scheduled edition of The Soccer List, where every Monday (usually morning) I channel my inner Pat Benatar and Hit You With My Best Shot (kids if you don’t know that reference look it up it’s classic music), of news and views from the week past and including …

So after a pretty crazy couple of international World Cup qualifiers it’s time to bring up a rare mid-week “The Soccer List“. I’ve boiled the kettle and am ready to dive into the biggest and weirdest stories from the last 48 hours. 1. Ronaldo Pretty Much Seals Balon d’Or I …

Hello and as CBC Radio One host Jian Ghomeshi is prone to saying “Happy Monday”. Welcome to a shorter than usual edition of The Soccer List, thank you International Break! Rest assured SC101 universe I’ll be throwing up a celebratory “Zlatan is in the World Cup” edition Wednesday  morning, or …

If you haven’t yet heard about Footgolf, you must have been living under a rock for the past 12 months! In that period, the sport has quickly blossomed and taken a hold of the US market. It is, in fact, one of the fastest growing sports in the country, with …

Hello or if you’re reading in Australia, G’day! Welcome back to The Soccer List, your one stop shop for all the major (and some not so major) stories from the last week in soccer. So hopefully your cup of tea is sufficiently mashed and we can take a Monday morning …

Hello, and welcome to the inaugural edition of The Soccer List, your one stop shop for all of the major (and occasionally minor) talking points from the recently passed week in soccer, and on the review front here on the site. Given that this is SC101 there will of course …

We are well overdue another addition to the Cleatology collection, so I pulled out these Lanzera Super Pro 94 boots to profile. This is the type of release that brings back vivid memories of when boots were created for comfort and durability, with no flashy colors needed to get them …

After seeing Brandon Marshall wearing the lime green Nike Hypervenoms a few weeks ago, I couldn’t resist checking out what NFL kickers wear. After all, the kickers are the ones that have to put the ball through the giant yellow field goal with the eyes of around 70,000 people watching …

This weekend, we were treated to back-to-back teasers from the top two players in the market and it is going to make this week an interesting one. In typical fashion for Adidas and Nike, it sets them up to go head to head in the boot war, which is always …

On a daily basis, we receive a ton of emails from players who want help selecting a new pair of boots. In most cases, I am able to tell you the benefits of one pair over another, especially when you tell me what you are looking for. But, choosing a …

Over the past few years, we have a seen a sharp increase in the number of custom boots and designs released for players. It is a mix of marketing and allowing players to truly express their true artistic nature. At some stage, we have all dreamed about being able to …

When we started the Best XI by Brand Series, we had one thing in mind. To determine which brand was the best by their best eleven players. We have seen all three brands now and the players on them. Whether it be fiery Nike squad with a number of personalities, or …