Mixed Moss

Check out this story of girls who live in poverty in a rural village of India, but tune in for the football matches every night, and how their own football skills are helping to overcome the social barriers in their own community.
Will there come a day when we can say, Earth United? Will football help […]

Ok, I understand the matches being on at odd times. I have the same problem. But I can’t condone spousal maltreatment. No. The guy at the end of this article ought to reconsider. I mean, is his wife is going to have to put up with a month of this?
Man pulls TV from house fire […]

Welcome to life as an England Fan. Where you’re not quite such a red-headed step-child as USA fans are. The US networks still shun you but the soccer (oops, must call it football now) world thinks you’re much less crazy than they did before! Thankfully I’ve also got a little bit to be happy about […]

That’s right, today is the summer solstice. The longest day of the year! So make it a good day. If you’re a girl, wear blue and yellow. And keep an eye out for fairies!

You never hear about this kind of thing with the Olympics! Only the World Cup. It’s truly the sport every country in the world seems to follow. Except the USA, of course.
Soccer-mad Thai monks too tired to take alms
Wed Jun 21, 2006 8:23 AM ET
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Buddhist monks in Thailand are too tired to […]

…Merry. She’s fabulous. And so pretty; after all, she’s the spitting image of me. Welcome to Vox, Twinner.

New study confirms that coffee drinkers are more open-minded.
LA Times, Editorial, June 13, 2006

HOPPED-UP, WILD-EYED CAFFEINE junkies of America: We salute you. We only wish there were more of you. In fact, if you think the above editorials are fatuous and ill-reasoned, our only request is that you brew yourself a […]

Hurrah! Finally able to watch it live. I’m home at my parents’ for the week-end (Happy Father’s Day, all!) and happily watching the World Cup (my parents are watching a Western starring Ronald Reagan in the other room– classic.)
Anyone see the Portugal-Iran match? What do people think about Czech Republic-Ghana? Of course, I’d like Czech […]

This was originally a response to Parke’s post, “Spiritual Meditations on Country Music.” But the sentiments needed to be shared in more than a passing comment. They needed a more permanent record. They needed a shrine.
It’s easy to miss. Fly-over country. The American heartland. The place where farmers and blue collar workers carved out a […]

Who would St. Anthony root for?
Tue Jun 13, 2006 10:09 AM ET
SAO PAULO, Brazil (Reuters) - Even though Brazil is the World Cup favorite, many Brazilians will seek a helping hand from the country’s patron saint, St. Anthony, when the national soccer team takes on Croatia in its opening game in Berlin Tuesday.
June 13 is […]