Monthly Archives: May 2012
The Tuesday Ten: Best Case Scenario Edition
On July 29th, 2011, the USSF hired Jurgen Klinsmann to coach the USMNT. Less than a year after that, the USMNT beat Italy for the first time in it’s history. Four months after that, the US beats Scotland 5-1. What’s … Continue reading
See you tomorrow…
Enjoy your Memorial Day. We’ll be back, not unlike Gordon Ramsay.
The Friday Morning TV Club
Back in the fall, we wrote a two-part breakdown of the art of the soccer commercial. We looked at ten notable ads, from Carlsburg’s Pub Team to Write the Future and the Secret Tournament, searching for the secrets of the genre, what it … Continue reading
The Tuesday Ten
You thought we’d let this year’s UCL Final pass by without commenting on it? Come on, you know us better than that. Bayern Munich spent most of the match on top, shooting (not) at Cech’s goal enough times that one … Continue reading
By the Numbers: 3
Soccer lists are ubiquitous and come in all shapes and sizes, types and varieties. We at O87 never settle for just doing another list. “Just another list” isn’t even in our vocabulary. So, when one of us decided that it … Continue reading
The Friday Morning TV Club
Back in the fall, we wrote a two-part breakdown of the art of the soccer commercial. We looked at ten notable ads, from Carlsburg’s Pub Team to Write the Future and the Secret Tournament, searching for the secrets of the genre, what it … Continue reading
The Tuesday Ten
Mistaken Identity Edition We sure got a kick out of this tweet yesterday, which got RT’ed by a couple of the people we follow: I am Alex Mcleish the girl, not the football manager. RANDOM GUYS STOP TWEETING ME TELLING … Continue reading
By the Numbers: 2
Soccer lists are ubiquitous and come in all shapes and sizes, types and varieties. We at O87 never settle for just doing another list. “Just another list” isn’t even in our vocabulary. So, when one of us decided that it … Continue reading
The Tuesday Ten
League of Extraordinary Footballers 2 Edition In honor of the release of the Avengers, we’re going back into our well of comparisons for ten more superhero-to-soccer player matches. 1. Superhero: Nightwing Alter Ego: Robin van Persie Once Thierry Henry left Arsenal, this … Continue reading
The Other 87 