YANKS: LAZY NIKE ADVERT IS LAZY

[Just some casual and lazy sexism to round out your day.]

So, I guess that they couldn't find a single female who watched the Yanks do their thing in S.A. and, you know, appreciated it. Or maybe the problem was that they couldn't find a woman who watched soccer in America at all? Christ, is the situation that dire amongst the soccerballing masses? For reals, Nike?

TIET TMI du Jour: Also, at your next available moment, Nike -- you know, in between producing these sh*t ads -- please review tape from Ghana/USA where you'll find Jozy Altidore engaging in some desperate A+ flailing dive-age in the dying moments of the match. And the whole 'playing like an American' thing ain't cute either. Raging national-identity/deluson driven soccer ads are what drove England down the wretched path that they're on -- take a tip and don't make US soccer suffer the same fate.

via Amanda @ NeedsMoreKittens

ONE FOR THE VAULT: THERE IS NO WAY THAT THIS DID NOT DISTRACT XTINA FOR AT LEAST A MOMENT

[Please note the girl in the background who looks completely unimpressed with these two. Girl, I feel you -- my Portu-zilian**

neighbours are effing obnoxious.]

And just to preempt the morons who are likely to pipe up with the expected 'SEE?! GIRLS WHO LIKE SOCCER ARE STUPID! SHE ONLY LIKES RONALDO BECAUSE HE'S HOT!!11'. Please shut up. Sure, the sign's a bit rude but that's all it is: a bit rude. Besides, no one ever put rules around how dudes can express their love for their favourite side. You know, except for that pesky 'don't physically harm one another' thing which folks are constantly having trouble getting right.

via Pies

**TIET TMI du jour: Portu-zilians are t

urncoat Portuguese fans who support Portugal in what appears to be an extremely die-hard fashion until the the moment they are inevitably knocked out. At this point, they'll very promptly jump onto the rather crowded Brazil bandwagon. A Toronto phenomenon.