The Justin Campaign has chosen Feb. 19 as the day to fight against homophobia in soccer. They’re hoping it becomes an annual event; This year they’re launching it in the UK (where the group is based. And even without the FA commercial, they’re moving on.
On February 19th 2010, The Justin Campaign are launching an initiative, [...]
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Feb. 19 is Football v. Homophobia Day
Watch the FA anti-homophobia ad
The expletive-laden Football Association ad aimed at fighting homophobia has hit the internet. It is full of about a dozen nasty gay epithets. And I think it’s brilliant. It demonstrates the power of the words and shows how out-of-place they are in today’s society. While some gay activists are crying foul, I think it’s just [...]
Football Association pulls anti-homophobia ad
The English Football Association was set to release an anti-homophobia ad tomorrow, but the FA has decided not to release the ad in a last-minute reversal. The ad, created by Ogilvy, “shows a man taunting, a newspaper seller, a fellow commuter on the tube and work colleagues with anti-gay language, accompanied by the caption, ‘This [...]
U.S. women’s soccer coach comes out
Pia Sundage, the first non-American to coach the U.S. Women’s Soccer Team, is now also the first openly gay coach of the team. Sundage, who is Swedish, came out during an interview with TV host Lasse Bengtsson on Swedish TV:
There has been no problem for me to be openly gay as head coach in the [...]
Soccer player in gay mag could be punished
Professional soccer player Jesus Datolo is under fire from the president of his team for posing in his underwear in Argentinian gay magazine Romeo Mag. Napoli team president Aurelio De Laurentis is said to be considering sanctions against the player for his revealing spread. Oh yes, the Europeans (Napoli is an Italian team) are soooo [...]
German referee called ‘dirty homosexual’
A German soccer referee is taking action against an assistant coach for allegedly yelling a gay slur at him. Arminia Bielefeld assistant coach Frank Eulberg allegedly called Georg Schalk a “dirty homosexual” afer a recent match. Said Schalk’s lawyer in a complaint:
Through Mr Eulberg’s behaviour it’s not only the smooth running of a sporting event [...]
Cristiano Ronaldo 2.0: Even better body
Portuguese soccer stud Cristiano Ronaldo is known for stripping off his jersey on the field. He did it again over the weekend and unveiled a new sculpted torso that surprised even die-hard fans like me.
A little background: The 24-year-old Ronaldo recently returned from being benched for two months with an injury. His team, Real Madrid, [...]
World Cup draw is set
The United States got what looks to me like a favorable draw, landing in the same group as England, Algeria and Slovenia. ESPN’s front page immediately claimed the U.S. got a tough draw, but I don’t see how. England is the worst-ranked FIFA team of all the seeded teams (No. 9), and Algeria (28) and [...]
France cheats to qualify for World Cup
And you thought there was controversy over Bill Belichick going for it on 4th-and-2. That’s nothing compared to the outcry in the soccer world after France qualified for next year’s World Cup by beating Ireland, 2-1, in an elimination game when Thierry Henry used his hand to help score the winning goal. For you soccer [...]
Injured? Have placenta rubbed on your leg.
Warning: The visions this story conjurs up aren’t safe for work. Or home. Injured Arsenal striker Robin Van Persie is going to try an unorthodox treatment for his injured ankle. He’s flying to the Serbian home of Mariana Kovacevic. Once there, the housewife will (close your eyes) rub placenta on the injured area to help [...]
German soccer goalie commits suicide
A sad story out of Germany — Robert Enke, a goalie for Hanover and likely to be the national team’s goalie in the 2010 World Cup, was killed when he threw himself in front of a passing train. He was 32. His wife said that Enke suffered from depression. He left a suicide note in [...]
Kornheiser and a hair-pulling Lambert
Univ. of New Mexico soccer player Elizabeth Lambert has become the posterchild for mean-spirited, unsportsmanlike conduct following a series of onfield incidents aginst BYU in which she pulled opponents’ hair, kicked them and tackled them (video after the jump). All with video cameras watching. Not smart. She’s been suspended; No “soccer flop” was needed here.
The [...]
Cristiano Ronaldo sings. Cover your ears.
I’d love to know who thought this was a good idea. Ronaldo’s manager? Ronaldo himself? Did someone tell him, “Listen, you’re cute and you’re a very good soccer player, but you can’t sing. At all.” Or did his Yes-Men just keep telling him yes? The raw footage is after the jump. Wow…
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Beckham condoms coming soon
For those of you looking for that special opportunity to have sex with David Beckham, your lucky chance is right around the corner! At a Rite-Aid. Well, not quite. The Thyssen-Bornemisza museum in Madrid is printing a photograph of Becks on condom packets available in Spain. The founder of the museum didn’t see anything scandalous [...]
Muslim team expelled from soccer league
Last week French Muslim soccer team Creteil Bebel refused to play a league match against Paris Foot Gay (right). Earlier this week, they decided to play the game. Now, the Muslim team has been expelled from the league permanently for refusing to play against another team in the league based on discriminatory reasons. According to [...]