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Amazing Soccer Skills in the Street

Jyle Dupuis — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 17:44:46 +0000

It’s amazing what these kids can do these days. It’s no wonder why the game is getting crazy and more competitive than ever before. Just watch some of these guys and how they handle to soccer ball. I wonder what it would look like if soccer was played like this. It would be more of a gymnastic sport than anything else.

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More Soccer Bloopers

Jyle Dupuis — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:44:25 +0000

It’s bad when you miss a goal, but it’s worse when you do it in front of millions of fans. These are just a few of some of the worst (best) soccer misses of all time sung to the music of Monty Python’s “Always Look On the Bright Side of Life.” Can’t help but feel bad for some of these guys.

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How Not To Celebrate A Soccer Goal

Jyle Dupuis — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 06:28:32 +0000

Yes there is a wrong way to celebrate scoring a goal during a soccer match. If you ever find yourself scoring the game point, please make sure you celebrate it with the other team members. Otherwise you’ll just be known as the game point snubber.

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More Soccer Fights: All Women

Jyle Dupuis — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 18:50:49 +0000

Yes, guy’s like to see women fight. Why? Who knows. I guess because guys feel like it’s so out of nature to see girls fight when in reality some women can be bad if not more vicious than men. Here is a few clips of some astonishing soccer fights caught on camera from female soccer matches.

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Epic Women’s Soccer Fight

Jyle Dupuis — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 22:43:13 +0000

It’s rare to see players fighting out on the field during a soccer match. In hockey it’s almost expected, but in soccer it’s almost unheard of. That’s why this new video showing a Brigham Young University player elbowing, punching and pulling hair is making it’s way around the internet like wildfire.

The match was between BYU and New Mexico’s university women’s soccer teams. In the scene you can see that the violent recipient in pleading at the refs to call some of the violent acts. When it became clear that no one was going to call the infractions the violence got worst until finally she was pulled to the ground by a quick snatch of her pony tail.

Not to be all sanctimonious but BYU tries really hard to maintain their “image”. They need to deal with this player by having her kicked off of the team. If they let this slide without any diciplinary action I’d be surprised.

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Beckham Shoots California Travel Commercial

Jyle Dupuis — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 06:06:33 +0000

David Beckham was the star at the beach today. Film crews and curious fans surrounded the LA Galaxy star to catch him doing what he does best… pose for the camera. They filmed him taking several soccer ball kicks into the ocean for a new travel California commercial. The California commercial from last season is credited for helping California’s travel industry rebound as more and more people are deciding to stay home for the summer. With the economy the way it is, it’s becoming increasingly more difficult to get people to bathe in the California sun. That’s why a little celebrity endorsement doesn’t hurt.

David Beckham

Apparently Beckham was asked by the governor Schwarzenegger himself to help in the new travel California campaign. Other celebrity endorsements for the commercial include Rob Lowe, Vanessa Williams, and Cesar Millan. The commercial will air in the United States, Canada and United Kingdom after its September 21st premier launch.

I suppose this means that the Beckham’s are honorary California citizens now.

Image: Newscom

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Learn Freestyle Football – Billy Wingrove

Jyle Dupuis — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 16:25:52 +0000

Learning to freestyle has become increasingly more popular as more young people realize that the techniques could help improve their soccer playing skills. You see it being used by professional players to help dodge the competition. Though the techniques are impressive you should never neglect the skill of getting the ball into the net!

Billy Wingrove has become kind of a teacher on the subject after releasing his DVD “Learn Freestyle Football” in 2006. While popular, the DVD may not be attractive to people already familiar with the basic skill sets.

If you are interested in taking free-styling to the next level check out your local and national Freestyle Football championships. The sport is becoming more popular so you should get practicing if you want to compete.

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Banned Ninja Soccer Commercial

Jyle Dupuis — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 18:08:44 +0000

I was in the mood for a little comedy this morning (don’t know might just be the weather). So I decided to search for some funny or banned soccer commercials.

Commercials are banned for a whole bunch of reasons, most of them stupid. I came across this commercial that was banned because it showed an alien robot getting killed at the end. Watching a person getting killed is not the same as an alien robot people!

The title is “Soccer Vs Ninjas” and was made by Nike. Funny title since there actually are no ninja’s. They are more like Japanese Samurai’s.

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Beckham Commercial ‘Malaria No More’

Jyle Dupuis — Thu, 28 May 2009 20:28:11 +0000

David Beckham has always been a supporter of worthy causes around the world. His most recent charitable commercial was done for ‘Malaria No More’ an organization that helps supply mosquito nets for people in Africa.

Image: Zumapress

Sleeping with a mosquito net is the single best way to prevent the spread of malaria. They cost pennies to make, but for some families the net is considered a luxury they just cannot afford.

On average 350 – 500 million new cases of malaria are reported each year. Of those 1 million will die. The majority of deaths occur in the sub-Sahara region in Africa.

Watch the commercial after the jump…

Image: Zumapress

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Amazing Soccer Dribbles

Jyle Dupuis — Mon, 04 May 2009 17:56:45 +0000

I love that you can find so many interesting people in the streets of Europe. Here in N. America most people hanging out on the streets are those looking for a quick handout.

Well like the Naked Cowboy of New York City, Abdullah of Amsterdam seems to be on his way to making a name for himself. Tourists regularly see this guy dribbling away on LeidsePlein Street in the heart of the old city.

He’s know for his amazing soccer dribbles. In this video, he does all of his moves sitting on the ground, amazing! Check it out.

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