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Chasing The World: One Man's Crazy World Cup Quest

The roof of my car has sprung a leak in the middle of a tropical rainstorm, and the backseat is rapidly flooding. I'd pull over, but I've been stuck on an under-construction highway for the last half hour, and time is slipping away. We're two weeks into the World Cup. At the behest of my editor, I ... More >>

How to Duke It Out at an Electric Six-Devil Driver Double Bill and Live to Tell the Story

"Visually, to me, this is the best show ever. I get to watch sports highlights with subtitles and a heavy metal show." -- Dick Valentine, lead singer of Electric Six That quote, ladies and gents, might perfectly sum up the madness that occurred between the hours of 5:00 p.m. and 12:00 a.m. at the G ... More >>

The 10 Best World Cup Songs of All-Time

After four years of waiting, the world's biggest soccer party kicks off on June 12. Usually most parties consist of good music. This year's official World Cup song, "We Are One," performed by Pitbull, Jennifer Lopez and Brazilian singer Claudia Leitte, is terrible. Yes, the music gets catchy after y ... More >>

Dallas' Six Best Bars for Watching the World Cup

The World Cup commences this week, and for the next 30 or so days, the entire planet is going to spin a little slower. Every quesadilla you order will take a little longer to arrive because the cooks in the kitchen will be glued to a tiny TV. Every drink you request will be poured a little more care ... More >>

City Hall Shouldn't Make Any Promises About Hosting the World Cup at the Cotton Bowl

As we mentioned Saturday, there's a deal in the works to keep the annual Texas-OU orgy at Fair Park, but it hinges on the city's willingness to raise $25 million to upgrade the Cotton Bowl. It feels like chump change, considering the history and economic impact of the event. But then again, the econ ... More >>

Sound the Horn

Sad Sports Sunday For Your Good Ol' Red, White and Boo

​Woke up rooting for America Sunday morning. Phil Mickelson made a charge, Dustin Johnson was in the hunt and it looked like a U.S. golfer would steal the Claret Jug at the British Open. I was rooting for America after lunch, too. Abby Wambach scored late and it looked like the U.S. would ... More >>

The Top 5 Best Women's Sports ... For Spectators

​Somehow I've taken some heat for this blog post from Monday, in which I admit to being initially skeptical about women's World Cup soccer but, in the end, apologizing to the sport and thanking the U.S. for the thrills and chills. Guess I should expect it from a blog penned by some jealous ... More >>

Why do Mexicans in the United States Root for Mexico Against the U.S. in Soccer?

Rousing Rematch

Football on the Rails

If You're Headed Downtown and Love the World Cup and Wanna Hang Out with the Mayor ...

Patrick Michels​... you might wanna swing by Dallas City Hall, where Mayor Tom and the Dallas World Cup Bid Committee and Hunt Sports Group chairman Clark Hunt and a few FC Dallas players (including goalkeeper Kevin Hartman, defender Ugo Ihemelu and forward Ruben Luna) and former Colombian Nationa ... More >>

On An Unprecedented Sports Sunday in Arlington, It's Not Just The Rangers Who Go Down Swinging.

Mayor Tom Leppert and Friends Lobby for Dallas Convention Center As World Cup HQ

Photos by Patrick MichelsFIFA delegates wrap up their tour of the Dallas Convention Center this morning, before hopping a bus to see Cowboys Stadium.​ Along with Mayor Tom Leppert and our good friends at Telemundo, we got up early this morning and rode over to the Dallas Convention Center, where ... More >>

U.S. World Cup Bidders Are Really Pushing Cowboys Stadium and Meadowlands Stadium

​Like I said Friday, the the FIFA World Cup Soccer Site Selection Committee's coming to town -- tonight, if Hermine doesn't mind. Last night, Mayor Tom Leppert's chief of staff, Chris Heinbaugh, sent a few more details concerning the visit in advance of the December 2 decision -- as in, when the c ... More >>

Look Sharp, Dallas. Because Next Week, the World Cup Site Selection Committee's Coming.

​Chris Heinbaugh, Mayor Tom Leppert's chief of staff, sent hizzoner's weekly sked this morning, and it says that Wednesday night and Thursday morning (and, like, early Thursday morning) he's got a date with the FIFA World Cup Soccer Site Selection Committee. Remember: Dallas is among the 18 cities ... More >>

O, Canada... We're Waiting for You

The Final Footie

Today In Music News: Shakira Closes Out World Cup, Lady Gaga Boosts Black Market And Arcade Fire Draw English Ire

Your daily dose of national music news for Thursday, July 8, 2010...And people thought the vuvuzela's were annoying at the World Cup: Now attendants of the closing ceremony are going to have to suffer through Shakira's warbling.Who knew Lady Gaga would stir up illegal cosmetic contact sales? Did Ar ... More >>

Lion-Serving Restaurateur is King of the Bungle

What kind of fool offers to serve Americans lion burgers? Bet he resembles this extinct species.​Food lovers, many of whom aren't inclined to get worked up about disallowed goals, have saved their World Cup-related outrage for an act of culinary one-upmanship that unfolded last week in Arizona ... More >>

USA! USA! USA!

World Cup Bar Tour: USA vs. England

Nick Rallo​The World Cup 2010 began Friday morning, but from the "USA"-chanting crowds in Uptown Dallas it seemed like the United States vs. England game was the opening ceremonies. With orders of iced beer buckets, fried chicken, buffalo wings and enormous-quantities of french fries (did we ment ... More >>

Goals Gone Global

Kick It America-Style

So You're Telling Us There's a Chance? Dallas Among 18 Cities Chosen as Finalists to Host FIFA World Cup

​First, the NBA All-Star Game. Then the Super Bowl. Could the Federation Internationale de Football Association's World Cup in 2018 or 2022 be next? It's not so far fetched now that Dallas has made the final cut as the USA Bid Committee has narrowed a list of 27 cities down to 18. "We are cl ... More >>

So, How's that World Cup Bid Coming?

​Since April, city officials have been pushing -- hard -- to land the Federation Internationale de Football Association's World Cup, either in 2018 or 2022. Matter of fact, they're even asking locals to sign a petition demanding FIFA bring the soccer matches to Dallas; so far, looks like 6,556 hav ... More >>

Soccer, Sushi-style

Have some yellowtail with those yellow cards

Yankee Doodle Crappy

Dallas-raised Clint Dempsey was the sole highlight in the U.S. loss to Ghana this morning in World Cup play. Another day, another disappointment. I know, it pales in comparison to the devastation from the Mavs' collapse in the NBA Finals, but in case you were too busy still e-mailing Mark Cuban abou ... More >>

�Ask a Mexican!

Think Globally, Watch Locally

There is no disputing that the NBA Finals are huge, colossal, epic—in the United States. It's equally true that for the rest of the world, the end of this year's NBA playoffs is just a footnote to the finals that really matter: the World Cup. But there's no need to clash over our differences w ... More >>

Golazo!

This World Cup game will make you shout like Andrés Cantor.

Best Place to Kick Some Balls

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Going for the gold

If Dallas taxpayers think they will get a free ride as the city pursues the Olympics, they might want to think again