By Phil Hecken The World Cup has been progressing swimmingly (OK, perhaps if you’re a fan of Portugal, England, Italy or a dozen or so other teams, maybe not so …
Category: Soccer
Building a Better Soccer Ball
[Editor’s Note: Paul is on vacation, but here’s a piece he left for your enjoyment.] Back around February, I had a great idea: Since soccer ball designs are constantly being …
Stars, Stripes, and Other Symbols
[Editor’s Note: Paul is on vacation. Today we have a guest entry from Parker Martin, who wants to examine the flag designs of some of the World Cup nations.] By …
A Brief History of World Cup Logo Creep
[Editor’s Note: With the World Cup about to start, Omar Jalife has taken on the truly Herculean task of documenting the history of kit makers’ logos in the tournament. Enjoy. …
Handicapping the 2014 World Cup…by Uni (Part the Second)
By Phil Hecken Back today with the conclusion of our “predictions” for the World Cup draw, based on the uniform preferences on Dan Egner, who did a bang-up job of …
Handicapping the 2014 World Cup…by Uni (Part the First)
By Phil Hecken With the 2014 World Cup kicking off on Thursday, it’s time to get down to brass tacks and pick a winner. Now, we won’t be using any …
The Luck of the Irish: Saint Patrick’s Day Roundup
[Editor’s Note: Today’s lead entry and Ticker were both written by intern Garrett McGrath. Please join me in congratulating him on his first proper Uni Watch byline. ”” PL] By …
Football…as, well…Football
By Phil Hecken Denver versus Seattle. That’s the graphic you see above. It’s a representation of how the Denver Broncos and Seattle Seahawks might be represented by soccer badges. Those …
Just What the World’s Been Waiting For, Part 713
“Innovative” move by Barcelona FC yesterday, which announced that Intel is partnering with the team as a jersey sponsor — except that Intel’s logo will go inside the jersey. “Intel …
You Cannot Be Serie-ous (Part II)
By Phil Hecken A couple weeks back, I ran the first part of a look at Italy’s top soccer league, Serie A, which was written by Uni Watch reader Alex …
Adidas Gives Birth to a One-Pound Baby Ball
I think it’s no secret at this point that I am largely indifferent and therefore clueless when it comes to the world’s most popular sport. I say this with neither …
You Cannot Be Serie-ous (Part I)
By Phil Hecken Continuing with my run of columns pitched to me during Paul’s summer vacation, I still have a few to get to — and the one today is …
Name Games
Two players who play two different sports for two different teams situated on two different continents are changing their NOBs — ostensibly for two very different reasons. In the end, …
If It Can Happen to Gretzky, It Can Happen to Anyone
Ever since I was a kid, I’ve tried to stay up late and watch the Mets when they play on the west coast. And ever since I was a kid, …
A Different Kind of Blackout Game
. An interesting college baseball story unfolded over the weekend. I first became aware of it on Friday afternoon, when reader Jonathon Binet pointed me toward this tweet from Baltimore …