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• Olympic soccer player Alex Morgan tells you how to get the most out of an outdoor workout  (FitSugar)
• This PSA will make you think twice about talking on the phone while you cook (The Stir)
• Artichoke, olive relish, and feta cheese potato salad? Get this in my mouth, ASAP (Organic Authority)
• Boost your vision with these healthy, nutrient-rich foods (HuffPost Healthy Living)
• AM? PM? When’s the best time to exercise? (YouBeauty)
• TLC makes us type the phrase “erotic breast-feeding” (The Frisky)
FIFA and the rest of the soccer world have a few questions to answer before this year’s Olympics in London–mostly related to religion, culture, and women. Does wanting to be a professional soccer player mean checking certain religious freedoms at the door, in the interest of fairness and equality? Are religious symbols, when they take the form of clothing (like a hijab) worthy of exception to uniform rules on the field? That’s what they’re trying to decide–and opinions on both sides are heated.
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Yesterday we reported that people like Bryant Gumbel think we need treat the women from the U.S. soccer team more harshly and with more criticism. But, in our opinion, these ladies are the ones who can teach us a thing or two about how to treat others. Take a look at the appearance of Hope Solo and Abby Wambach on the Late Show as they discuss their World Cup experience–and then kick soccer balls at New York City cabs More
In the wake of “patronizing reactions” that followed the U.S. women’s loss against Japan for the World Cup, Bryant Gumbel thinks we should man up with our reactions. On Tuesday night’s final segment on HBO’s Real Sports, Gumbel argued for treating female athletes as equals: More
Whether you’re devastated over Holland’s loss to Spain, or you couldn’t care less, we’ve got one more bit of soccer news before we take a much-needed vuvuzela break. PITCH: AFRICA is a cool idea to create a fun community gathering … More
Our photo of the day may have you feeling melancholy that the World Cup is finally over. But we have one reason to rejoice, loud and clear: No more vuvuzelas!
The World Cup final is today. Are you drunk yet? Spain or Holland? Make sure to enjoy the excitement, the glory, and your last look at all those super-hot sweaty soccer players – until we meet again four years from … More
They may not have the best field, soccer ball, theme song by Shakira, or be competing in the World Cup, but these boys from West Java, Indonesia look like they’re having a damn good time.
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We especially like this High-Five World Cup!! video, not because of the hot-professional-soccer-player angle, but because it was filmed to increase awareness and support of 1GOAL: Education for All – which brings footballers, fans, and governments together to help make … More
What’s the most annoying company in the news today? BP. What’s the most annoying noise in the world today? A vuvuzela. So this seems like a perfect match to us: A new project on Kickstarter (a site to raise money … More
Greenpeace, which has been doing some World Cup-related charity work in Africa, has released a PSA comparing the amount of trees cut down every two seconds to the size of a soccer (football) field. Apparently, the folks over at the Adweek … More
We really didn’t think this whole World Cup vuvuzela situation couldn’t get any worse. That constant buzzing, the wasted plastic, and the possible transmission of germ-laden saliva. Ew. Then last Friday, we showed you a video about how the vuvuzela … More
We’re trying to pretend we’re enjoying the World Cup firsthand in South Africa, so here’s the view from our (fake) hotel room at dusk:
