MetaFilter posts tagged with futbol

How Beckham Blew It

dig_duggler — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 12:16:51 -0800

"I'm not going to spend the next three years of my life doing it this way. This is f------ miserable. I don't want to have soccer be this way." Landon Donovan , center midfielder for the USA soccer team which recently lost to Brasil 3-2 in the USA's first FIFA final, talks about playing with David Beckham in an excerpt from Grant Wahl's forthcoming book 'The Beckham Experiment'.

Skillz or Fake. You Decide!

snsranch — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 17:44:15 -0800

Fans of Futbol (Links to futbol vids) should enjoy this short vid of some amazing skillz. (Scroll down for vid. Yea, it looks like it's part of an ad campaign.)

C'mon, you knew it was going to happen...

Cyrano — Sun, 09 Jul 2006 12:59:03 -0800

The World Cup! This is your spoiler-free post... Don't be a dick. Don't post a FPP revealing who won!!!

Gooooooooooooooooooooooal!!!

RobertFrost — Tue, 30 May 2006 10:42:17 -0800

Since the 1930s, only 16 teams have held the World Cup Trophy. In 10 days, the 2006 World Cup will begin. Pick your team, pick your jersey, then find your time.

Once the teams have all gone home, more than just the balls will have changed. The world will be saying goodbye to one of the greatest players of our generation. And this time its for real.
Here is a little something to put you in the mood (youtube).

Dear Girls ...

Surfurrus — Sat, 15 Apr 2006 00:24:22 -0800

Futbol ! - As the World Cup fever heats up ... the Swiss heat up their campaign for the futbol widows' ... "Alternative Programme" (d/l the commercial ... purrrrrrrrrr)