Taken from The Big Picture
There’s been a ton of talk about adidas’ 2010 World Cup ball, the Jabulani. The talk has been virtually 100% negative from anybody not sponsored by adidas… I would assume these are fair statements for those not paid by adidas. But what is perhaps the most unseen change as of now Read more...
Taken from #17, The Big Picture: Opening Weekend World Cup 2010
No I haven’t watched a single full match of the World Cup. Never was all that big into watching it, but I am still continually fascinated by tactics and the technical aspect of football. Seen some weird instances of goalkeeping and I’m not talking so Read more...
“Holy Grail Electricity”: Based on my absolute favorite boot of all time. A similar colorway dropped in a limited run for the adidas Predator Accelerator Liga.
Seems as though I’ve caught a bit of the customization bug. I found myself a few nights ago messing around with the mi adidas program. Basically, adidas’ very own customization Read more...
Nike’s dominance over the sporting world is undeniable. The only battleground that they haven’t had a significant advantage (maybe the running performance market as well as well?) is perhaps football/soccer. Then again, shame on adidas if they can’t hold their ground having been the quintessential football/soccer brand for so long but advertising dollars do speak Read more...
I don’t necessarily feel compelled to address every interview I do but this particular one with The Original Winger was something off the beaten path for me and a great opportunity to sound off in a different realm. I can only see it being really of interest if you enjoy soccer/football since it is heavy Read more...
(I stare at emails all day, I still love reading people’s hand-writing, even however ugly it is… haha)
I don’t really think synthetic boots got popular until the Mercurial from Nike back in the late 90s, in fact I don’t think anybody even dropped a synthetic model back in the day up until the Mercurial. Awesome Read more...
Back in the day, one of my favorite sites to check out was Kicksology. For the unfamiliar and perhaps the new bucks, it was a site that almost purely revolved around the review of performance basketball shoes (although they did throw in the periodical lifestyle/post-game shoe). I actually rarely if ever played ball, but I Read more...
-no warm-up
-8 years removed from playing professional football
-wearing a suit
-wearing dress shoes
-first-time volley with the laces
-first bounce is over the goal line
You won’t find a better finish PERIOD.
-Eugene (Twitter | flickr)
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