Westeros Families as Game of Thrones Football Clubs

Freelance graphic designer Nerea Palacios used the Nike football uniform as a canvas to express the essence of each of the iconic houses on the HBO series as if they were teams perhaps partaking in the FIFA World Cup series.

A BBC Football Commentator's Gorgeously Hand-drawn Match Notes To Make Designers Drool

Over on Eight by Eight there's a focus on the gorgeous hand-drawn match notes prepared before every match by BBC Radio Newcastle’s Nick Barnes. From the impeccable hand lettering to the crest of the opposing team, I am equally inspired and envious of his deft, emblematic and downright stunning notes. Just check out the tiny flags he inflects each of the opposing player's with.

He says he rarely refers to them during the match, but it's not surprising that after employing  such attention in their creation, he wouldn't need to.

Terrão de Cima - Photos of Soccer Pitches in the Sao Paulo Slums by Renato Stockler

From Renato Stockler:

A “terrao" is an oasis in the urban landscape. The reddish tone of a soccer field turns into a stage for the resistance of popular soccer. These fields are increasingly rare to see because of property speculation and land occupation. Some of them have their own football clubs, while others are public spots. Some of them are mainly dirt, while others are of sand and weathered grass. But they are a breath for the hard daily life of those who live in the outskirts of Sao Paulo. These fields show the urgency for public and communal places to practice sports, a portrait of those who fight for leisure in a city as Sao Paulo. Colored and powerful in the face of the greyish scenario, these fields are a solid basis of soccer’s spirit in Brasil. It’s not hard to find friends, relatives, adults and children cheering together for their local teams. Even through social and political difficulties, a “terrao" shows us the real soccer, far away from a society mediated by powerful media groups. The rawness of a “terrao"can't be fitted as a media spectacle. 

Social Network Football Clubs

If social networks were Football Clubs, what would their kits be like?

Site juanfutbol wondered and created the 'Social Media Network League' in which they imagine and design the crest and jerseys of some of the most popular web hangouts. 

All the Premier League Kits for the 2014/2015 Season

ESPN has this great feature story that both shows all the 2014/2015 kits for each of the 20 teams, but also details of the deals those sponsors and manufacturers secured. The Premier League starts this weekend.

8-bit World Cup Moments by Matheus Toscano

 Matheus Toscano works to capture this year’s World Cup in 8-bit glory using an iPad and drawing app ‘Sprite Something’ on his site 8-bit Football.

World Cup Football Cam from Adidas

Six HD cameras fitted inside a new World Cup adidas ball, called “brazucam,” will show an entirely new angle on the beautiful game as it tours the world, through Spain, Japan, Germany, and Mexico on its way to Brazil.

Adidas will release one film per week on its YouTube channel in the weeks before the World Cup starts. You can also follow @brazuca on Twitter.

Argentia v. USA - World Cup Kit Design Showdown

Does anyone disagree with the way Argentina is trouncing the US Men's National Team's jersey in the World Cup Kit Design Showdown?

There are 16 other first round matchups waiting for your votes.

Koninklijke Nederlandse Voetbalbond - World Cup Country in Focus

FIFA Ranking: 10

GROUP B: with Australia, Chile and Spain

• 6/13 v. Spain
• 6/18 v. Australia
• 6/23 v. Chile

Captain and Top Scorer - Robin Van Persie

Second Highest Scorer - Klaas-Jan Huntelaar

104 Dutch playing abroad

Ghana Football Association - World Cup Country in Focus

FIFA Ranking: 35

GROUP G: with Germany, Portugal and USA

• 6/16 v. USA
• 6/21 v. Germany
• 6/26 v. Portugal

Captain and Top Scorer - Asamoah Gyan

Second Top Scorer - Sulley Muntari

27 Ghanaians playing abroad

Post Match by Leo Fitzmaurice

British artist Leo Fitzmaurice has been working on his Post Match for more than a decade, connecting in tiny and witty little football jerseys made of cigarette packs two worlds not that far away: sport and business. 

Dogs of the World Cup

Life on White, an animal stock photography site put together their ‘Soccer Nations Dogs’ project in the lead up to the FIFA World Cup in June. 

Brazil - Brazilian Mastiff

US - American Staffordshire Terrier

Mexico - Chihuahua  

France - French Bulldog

Portugal - Portuguese Water Dog

England - English Bulldog

Germany - German Shepherd

Argentina - Dogo Argentino

The Netherlands - Kooikerhondje

Spain - Spanish Galgo

Japan - Shibu Inu

Dynamic English Premier League Results Map

Just a little Google Spreadsheet I put together because I wanted to be able to get a sense of the whole league at a glance. 

Streaks (of 3 or more) are represented by brighter colors.  

A=Away games. 

See the dynamic version here » 

Sad Sports Face of the Day - French defender Bacary Sagna of Arsenal

French defender Bacary Sagna suffered horrible fall at the Emirates on Saturday, but did walk away from it.

See all the Sad Sports Faces » 

via Who Ate All the Pies

Sad Sports Face of the Day: Wayne Rooney is Not For Sale

Wayne Rooney: Manchester United reject fresh Chelsea bid

Follow Sad Sports Faces over on tumblr »

3 - Illustrated Playmakers

Designer Daniel Nyari has created this playful set of Football Playmakers. 

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4 - Lots of Things I did not know but find interesting

These may or may not be facts, but if they ARE facts, they are interesting.​

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5 things I learned July 23, 2012

1 - Awesome Slow Motion Aerial Footage of Motorcycles Flying Through the Air

2 - Mario snowland

3 - Football animated with only string

4 - The Kalesh, a distinctive aboriginal tribe of Pakistan's Hindu Kush

5 - Poemotion Interactive Book Object

3 - Football animated with only string

String animation is like gesture drawing, or writing haiku. And here it's about footie, so yay! I must be excited that the English Premier League is starting up soon. And if you are interested I do host a Fantasy.Premierleague.com campaign. Leave a comment and I'll tell you how to join.​

An animation by Richard Swarbrick (@rikkileaks) http://www.richardswarbrick.com/ Music: China Rats (@chinarats) - At Least Those Kids Are Getting Fed http://www.facebook.com/chinarats Photography by Nicholas Stevens. Animators: Lucy Watkins (@swankilycut), Hannah Wroe (@hannahwroe_) and Richard Swarbrick http://www.hotspurandargyle.co.uk/

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