Tag Archives: Colombia
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England’s U20 Team Received An Awkward Welcome At A Colombian Airport (Video)
If Colombia’s Under-20 national soccer team had showed up at Heathrow Airport in London, England, no one would probably give a damn. But when England’s Under-20 national team arrived in Colombia for the upcoming World Cup, they were received with the warmest of welcomes, as dozens of female security officers got their groove on with [...]
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Lionel Messi Misses By A Mile (Video)
During my lifetime I feel as though I have watched thousands of soccer players send attempts on goal at least 3o feet wide of the target, but never have I seen the world’s greatest player, Lionel Messi, suffer from the same lack of accuracy as the rest of his less-talented counterparts. Last night he stooped [...]
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Megan Rapinoe Sings “Born In The USA” During Patriotic Goal Celebration (Video)
The U.S. Women’s soccer team may be in Germany searching for their first World Cup title since 1999, but that didn’t stop them from taking a moment to celebrate their nation’s 235th birthday. And despite the fact that the Fourth of July fell on Monday, the American ladies got the party started a few days [...]
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Even The Dead Watch Soccer In Colombia
Just about every person with a pulse in South America seems to watch soccer religiously, and now it appears as though the dead are getting in on the act as well. That trend began in Colombia on Sunday when fans of Cucuta Deportivo brought the body and coffin of 17-year-old Christopher Jacome to the General [...]
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Owl Kicking, Canine Intruding And Sportsmanship FAIL: Three Soccer Videos You Need To See (Videos)
The day is winding down and I am sitting here with three incredible clips of three unusual incidents from three separate soccer matches. So rather than have you browse through three different posts to see them, why not just stuff them all into a single post? The first comes from Brazil, where a police dog [...]
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Lightning Strikes Pitch During Colombian Soccer Match (Video)
A frightening scene took place over the weekend during a Colombian league soccer match between La Equidad and Atletico Nacional, as lightning struck the pitch, sending several players from both teams to the ground in fear. One player could even be seen performing the sign of the cross (14 second mark). Oddly enough, the officials [...]
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9 Calls Worse Than Yesterday’s Bears/Lions Decision
Whenever we get too comfortable with the job our referees are doing, there’s always a play like the one in yesterday’s in Bears/Lions game to shake things up and merit new discussions on how much our refs suck. While the call seemed to be inline with the rule, the fact remains that any rule declaring [...]
