Wish List: England Soccer Jersey by Peter Saville

Peter Saville was the in house graphic designer for Factory Records back in their heyday. He is best know for his iconic album covers for Joy Division and New Order. Now he has partnered with Umbro to design these soccer jerseys for the England national team.

NASA Takes On World Cup Ball

A lot of players have complained about the Adidas Jabulani ball during the tournament. Now the scientists over at NASA are backing up the claims that the ball can be a problem. Research has shown that the ball becomes unpredictable when it reaches speeds above 44 mph and that the elevation that the games are being played at makes that situation even worse. So maybe some of these players were not sore losers.

World Cup Murals

The World Cup is just around the corner and that means late nights and watching lots of Mexican TV that I don't understand (they have the better camera angles). It looks like ESPN is stepping up its game this time with these awesome murals for each team in the tournament. The network worked with the Wieden+Kennedy ad agency and the little-known AM I Collective, a group of artists based in Cape Town, South Africa. The murals are said to have been inspired by the style of Ghanaian movie posters from the 1980s.

MADSTEEZ Awesome Soccer Mural

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Soccer Shocker!!!

The U.S. men's soccer team defeats the worlds number one ranked team. Spain had won a record 15 straight games and were expected to easily defeat the U.S. team but you have to play the game before you count the stats. The U.S. team won the game 2-0 and will now compete in their first ever FIFA final at any level. Things don't get any easier though since now they will face either Brazil or host country South Africa. Here's hoping this is a sign of what to expect in the World Cup next year.