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Germany Tells Michael Ballack He's Surplus To Requirements

There are things which are done and things which are not done.
Informing Michael Ballack that he is retired not of his own choosing seems like it'd fall into the latter category. But oh, they did it.
Jogi Loew & Co. announced that Mr. Ballack was no longer in consideration for a spot in the national team. Presumably without asking for or receiving his thumbs up beforehand. [read more]
Somehow Hating FIFA More

The overwhelming issue with FIFA is they suck. Tis the official diagnostic abstract, and undoubtedly accepted by scholars and leading men alike - Henry Kissinger too - across the globe. In fact, FIFA sucking any more would seem akin to Xavi misplacing a pass - just impossible.
And yet, somehow they've found a means through which we can all hate them a little bit more:
Increasing international friendly dates. [read more]
Men Are From Mars, Like Women's Football More

Shocking revelations unearthed from the bowels of the German interwebs:
Men like football more than women. (!)
Well, that's sort of a foregone conclusion which requires a definitive scientific study as much as the lower reaches of calcio or Lance Armstrong's B sample. But it's true - men like both men's football and women's football more, as they're much more excited for the Women's World Cup than the women. [read more]
The United States Learns About Bad Decisions

This is the very reason YouTube, possibly the world, exists. Though if you can watch past the one minute mark, that may signal a shriek for psychological help.
Apparently the United States national team made a video before their trek to Italia '90, in which it's proclaimed "I never lose because [read more]
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