Sheema Siddiqi // American in London. Lover of cinema, comedy, concerts, & cupcakes. Spend my time cheering for the Tampa Bay Bucs & the U.S. Men's Soccer Team.
Really loved Nike's whole campaign for the World Cup. Not impressed with Adidas, even though they were the official sponsor.
Glenn Beck on soccer: "I hate it so much, probably because the rest of the world likes it so much."
[via Gawker]
This is by far the best thing I have ever seen. Carlos Bocanegra, you might have some competition.
The term soccer originated in England, first appearing in the 1880s as an Oxford "-er" abbreviation of the word "association", often credited to former England captain Charles Wreford-Brown.
Thanks, Wikipedia. I can now win any argument that I have regarding football v soccer.
"After the last World Cup I was a bit of a mess. I realized that I hadn’t done everything I should to prepare myself for the tournament, and that was a sickening feeling. I’m talking about mentally. My mind wasn’t in the right spot. I vowed right then that I would never have that feeling again, that I wouldn’t just assume things were going to go well, that I would make it happen instead…That has empowered me."- Landon Donovan
Here's a little Weezer to get you amped for the game:
Really loving David Beckham's new ad campaign for Yahoo!
Disclaimer: I used to work on social media for David Beckham.
Watch the interview and his answer 
