Offseason Events

AFL Beat 2019 Round 14

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This week, Do they both have their eyes closed? How can they see? Eyes Wide Open! Much better than the movie. And the Swans are rolling... Welcome to Balls of Steel's AFL Beat! Round 14 Recaps and Highlights Finally, the byes are over! This is the last week of only having 6 games on

Even MOAR Multi-Cultural Awareness – Behold teh Afrikan Euros!

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    That's right, fellow white devils (and jiminy Christmas, where is Big Black Richard??) - BeIn is doing Norteamericanos a big favour and televising the 2019 Cup of Nations/Afrikan Euros.  Action kicked off yesterday with host Egypt (fuck off, Mo Salah) beating a game Zimbabwe squad, 1-nil. You get a triple-header on

tWBS On Relationships – Part I

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OK, I churned this out literally overnight after going back and forth on whether to even start writing this stuff.  I am not fully on board here with writing these posts, just so you all know.  And mostly it's because I'm still pissed off.  So don't get your hopes up

Whatchamacallit: A mid-Gold Cup guide to Central American nicknames

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As I advised to several of you over the weekend, it's sometimes a lot better to watch the fútbol on the Spanish channels as they have hot Latinas in the broadcast and in the commercials. While watching those broadcasts, you may be practicing your Spanish and hearing the announcers

AFL Beat 2019 Round 13

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This week, Caption contest? Caption contest! Caption Contest Number 2 If Buddy doesn't comment on this post, I'll be disappointed. Welcome to Balls of Steel's AFL Beat! Round 13 Recaps and Highlights Once again, we have an abbreviated Round as only 6 games were played and 6 teams were on bye, including my Cats. However,

Guay Referendum: 2019 Copa América Day 3

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Today is the debut of Paraguay and Uruguay in the Copa América. Fish out of sand Qatar takes on Paraguay and the better Guay (YMMV) takes Ecuador. But let’s acknowledge the significance of this day. Via giphy.com Happy Vasectomy Awareness Day, reprobates. The smell of baby powder makes me squirm like a vampire

Your “So Ya Wanna Watch Some Footsy, Eh?” Saturday Morning Open Thread

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It wasn't supposed to be this way. There are far more knowledgeable soccer doofuses that should be doing this but I volunteered and y'all gonna bathe in my ignorance. Nether Regions/Roger Milla's Granddaughters: Cameroon played surprisingly well vs. the Canucks last time out (or were the Canucks just a little too tight?)

LET’S PLAY SOME GOLF! OR JUST SIT ON THE COUCH AND DRINK BEER ALL DAY WATCHING TV!

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IT'S HERE! IT'S FINALLY HERE! Yeah, we already had The Masters (and you know my thoughts about Augusta National), and the PGA Championship was definitely a lot of fun, but, now it's time for the greatest golf tournament of the year. It's the 119th edition of the United States Open

AFL Beat 2019 Round 12

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This week, Tis just a scratch! Is it possible the Blues can be happy? And that's apparently a behind Welcome to Balls of Steel's AFL Beat! Round 12 Recaps and Highlights Last week, I mentioned that I really hate the byes. It cuts down the number of games from 9 to 6 and it happens

¡Vamos peruanos! – Peru team preview.

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Hola morning people! Let's start off here, I know nothing of Peruvian football or footballers. What do I know about Peru? They make Pisco which is a fermented grape alcohol that makes a Pisco Sour and is bloody delicious. They have that, and cocaine. I imagine every Peruvian party to be Pisco,

Hot and Unstable: Argentina 2019 Copa América Preview

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Prodigious resources wasted by incompetent narcissists: that’s Argentina. But enough about politics. Let’s talk fútbol. In the last World Cup, Argentina had one of the more STACKT rosters but were buried under coach Jorge Sampaoli, a clueless diva whose main talent was out-asshole-ing himself. “Smurfs! I HATE SMURFS!” (traslation mine) In Russia 2018,