Check it out! Three minutes long but well worth it. A fitting “sequel” to the “Cage Match” commercial from the last World Cup.
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Clash of the Titans, sort of: Italy v. Brazil at Emirates Stadium
Posted: 3rd March 2009 by michael-cascone in Mike Cascone, SoccerComments Off
A few weeks ago, I had the absolute pleasure of getting tickets to watch an international friendly soccer (football) match between longtime rivals Italy and Brazil. As a lifelong Azzurri fan, this is as good as it gets. While international squads often play friendlies in preparation for the next round of World Cup qualifying, a [...]
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Today’s VoD comes from Mo-Cash but is, unfortunately, a link to a video on the NikeFootball website. No embed. My bad, but still, sweet 3-minute short, definitely works to get me amped for some soccer. Holler at it!
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This article has been submitted by Trevor Smith. Last time on BKAF, we took a look at Kaka and thus delved the world of AC Milan, my adopted team. My year abroad saw me frequent the San Siro on numerous occasions, most notably for their upset of Manchester United en route to a European title. [...]
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This article has been submitted by Trevor Smith. While most Canadian fans appreciate The Beautiful Game, the strong majority of them haven’t been acquainted with its central personalities. Better Know a Footballer, The ODC’s new weekly feature, hopes to rectify this by means of juxtaposing soccer’s biggest names with North American sports notables we are [...]
UEFA European Championship 2008 Finals Preview
Posted: 28th June 2008 by mostafa-el-beheiry in Mostafa E.B., SoccerComments Off
This article has been submitted by Mostafa El Beheiry. So it’s been a long road to the final match of Euro 2008, but here we are. This has been one of the most exciting tournaments in recent memory with boring, negative, defensively oriented teams bowing out, for the most part, in the group stages. In [...]
Better Know a Footballer: Cristiano Ronaldo
Posted: 26th June 2008 by Trev Smith in Soccer, Trev SmithComments Off
This article has been submitted by Trevor Smith. Sports fans with international perspective know Europeans take ample shine to their version of football. The beautiful game is a religion and its players, saints. Thus calico stars receive extraordinary attention from the sporting media. For our part, Canada’s fascination with major international soccer competitions suggests the [...]
UEFA European Championship 2008 Semi-Final Preview
Posted: 25th June 2008 by mostafa-el-beheiry in Mostafa E.B., SoccerComments Off
This article has been submitted by Mostafa El Beheiry. The quarter-finals followed up the group stage with some heartbreaking results with three of the four results considered upsets in addition to going to extra-time. The Germans “upset” Portugal 3-2 – they were underdogs based only on their runner-up status after the group stage, I don’t [...]
UEFA European Championship 2008 Quarter-Finals Preview Part II
Posted: 20th June 2008 by mostafa-el-beheiry in Mostafa E.B., SoccerComments Off
This article has been submitted by Mostafa El Beheiry. I’ll kick off the second part of the quarter-finals breakdown by introducing everyone to Trix and Flix, mascots for this year’s competition. Probably the gayest mascots ever conceived in the history of the illustrious profession. Anyways, the second half of the quarters will prove to be [...]
UEFA European Championship 2008 Quarter-Finals Preview Part I
Posted: 19th June 2008 by mostafa-el-beheiry in Mostafa E.B., SoccerComments Off
This article has been submitted by Mostafa El Beheiry. With the start of the Euros, the ODC has seen more footy articles in the last 2 weeks than it has in the last year, and this little number will just add to that total. An incredibly exciting group stage that saw goals, upsets, red cards, [...]