Monthly Archives: September 2011

Oh, What a Tangled Web…

Posted on September 29, 2011 by Wes Pickard

Edison Cavani’s Internet History  10:30 a.m. The Guardian // Rumour Mill 2:32 p.m. YouTube // Copa America highlights 2:41 p.m. Wikihow // How to Avoid Being the Third Wheel 2:46 p.m. YouTube // Luis Suarez “The Vampire” bites Otman Bakkal 2:47 … Continue reading →

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We found Tevez after yesterday’s match.

Posted on September 28, 2011 by Adams Sibley
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Searching for the Bobby Fischer Moment, Part II

Posted on September 27, 2011 by Wes Pickard

In part one of this series, I posed the question: is a moment like the one in Bobby Fischer’s legendary chess match with Donald Byrne possible in soccer? A competition where, against all odds, one side plays in such a … Continue reading →

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The Tuesday Ten

Posted on September 27, 2011 by Eric Betts

Would You Rather Edition.  We here at The Other 87 feel that soccer, like life, is full of tough decisions. With that in mind, we present to you our Soccer Would You Rather’s. Would you rather lose a World Cup … Continue reading →

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Commercial Countdown Recap

Posted on September 26, 2011 by Eric Betts

One of the most striking things about doing the research for our commercial countdown was how different they are from the commercials we typically see here featuring baseball, basketball and football players. In each of the commercials we reviewed, with … Continue reading →

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Top of the Morning

Posted on September 23, 2011 by Wes Pickard

Welcome to Top of the Morning, The Other 87’s very own series of personnel Power Rankings. We take a look at all the action of the last month, and attempt to pick the players who made the best of it. … Continue reading →

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Commercial Countdown: Number 5 through 1

Posted on September 21, 2011 by Eric Betts

We here at The Other 87 believe that there is an art, or rather, a knack, to creating a good soccer commercial. When you think about it, it’s kind of staggering the number of truly great examples there have been … Continue reading →

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The Tuesday Ten

Posted on September 19, 2011 by Wes Pickard

Emmy Edition 1) Don Draper, Mad Men — Pep Guardiola Sauve, confident, classy dresser, but you wonder if there isn’t a darker side/secret behind all the moody brooding. 2) Walter White, Breaking Bad — Joey Barton At times, a likeable (at … Continue reading →

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Commercial Countdown: Numbers 10 through 6

Posted on September 19, 2011 by Eric Betts

We here at The Other 87 believe that there is an art, or rather, a knack, to creating a good soccer commercial.[1] When you think about it, it’s kind of staggering the number of truly great examples there have been … Continue reading →

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Facebook Friday

Posted on September 15, 2011 by Adams Sibley

Welcome to Facebook Friday, where we put our voyeuristic imaginations to work and bring you the satirized Facebook walls of your favorite players and managers. This week, we present England’s favorite son, Wayne Rooney. (N.B.: Click on image to view … Continue reading →

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