The World’s Most Amazing Five-a-Side Football Field
This photo of a five-a-side football field surrounded by lush greenery in the jungle of Sabah, Malaysia, has been doing the rounds on the internet for the last few days. And for good reason, as it looks like a place that can only exist in someone’s fantasy. The picture was captured by a teacher at […]
Man v Fat – A Football League For Overweight Men Looking to Shed Some Pounds
There’s a special football league in England dedicated to helping men keep up their weight-loss resolutions each year. Aptly named ‘Man v Fat’, the league caters exclusively to overweight men with a body-mass index (BMI) of 30 or above. Teams win points for matches won, as well as pounds lost during the 14-week competition. Based in Solihull, […]
4-Foot-5, 95-Pound Football Player Doesn’t Let Size Stand in the Way of His Dreams
Meet Adam Reed, a 17-year-old, 4-foot-5, 95-pound high school senior who despite his short stature made his high school’s varsity football team. Adam may be only the fifth-string running back for Plantation American Heritage school’s nationally ranked football team, but he’s actually their star player, with fans always lining up to take photographs with him at the end of […]
Chinese Football Fans Build Their Own Pitch on Roof of Car Park Building
A group of football fans in Zhenzhou, China, have literally taken football to new heights by building their very own 900-square-meter pitch on the roof of a car park building, right in the city center. XuGong, the mastermind behind this impressive undertaking, told Chinese media that he has been a huge football fan since childhood, […]
Brazilian Football Club Employs Fans’ Mothers as Stewards in Effort to Curb Violence
In a bid to curb violence among football fans, a Brazilian club employed the hooligans’ own mothers as stewards for a match held last Sunday. Sport Club do Recife hired and trained around 30 mothers for the derby against known rivals Nautico. The moms were put to work patrolling the pitch and were dressed in […]
A Leap of Faith: NFL Star Player Gives Up His Career to Farm Sweet Potatoes for the Needy
Many would call former NFL Star Jason Brown crazy for giving up his career for a dream, but he is convinced it was the right thing to do. The 31-year-old, who was once ranked one of the best players in the league and was offered a $35 million contract to play for the St. Louis Rams, […]
Hong Yi Strikes Again with Football Painted Portraits of Popular World Cup Players
Shanghai-based artist Hong Yi, a.k.a. ‘Red’, has combined her love for football and art in a very unique way – she recently painted a massive portrait of three superstars of the 2014 FIFA World Cup – Ronaldo, Neymar and Messi – by dribbling a paint-covered football on a canvas. Red didn’t use a single paintbrush […]
The Football World Cup Is Literally Killing Men in China
Who knew that the World Cup Fever could actually kill people? Football fans in China are actually succumbing to the ‘disease’ – three men have died so far just from World Cup excitement and exhaustion. The first to go was 51-year-old Li Mingqiang, from Liaoning Province. He started feeling unwell during the match between Spain […]
Legally Blind Football Player Signs with Top College Team
17-year-old Aaron Golub from Newton, Massachusetts, is legally blind. His right eye does not function at all, and he has very little vision in his left. But what he lacks in vision, the boy makes up with sheer determination. He recently achieved his lifelong dream – a chance to play football at university. Getting a […]
Brazilian Soccer Fan Has Been Wearing His Country’s National Colors Every Day for the Last 20 Years
In a nation full of soccer fanatics, 57-year-old lawyer Nelson Paviotti stands out like a sore thumb. For the past 20 years, he’s worn only yellow, green, blue and white clothing – the colors of the Brazilian soccer team. And there’s a specific reason for his loud choice in clothes. He had promised to wear […]
How Do You Stop a 400-lb Running Back? You Don’t!
At 6’4”, (190 centimeters) and 400 lb (181 kilograms), Tony Picard, a senior at the White Swan High School in Yakima, Washington, is not only the biggest running back in high-school football, but probably the biggest in the history of pro football, as well. Just like the famous William “Refrigerator” Perry, who played for the Chicago […]
Gender Test Demanded for South-Korean Women’s Soccer Player Who Scored 19 Goals in 22 Games
Here’s something that doesn’t happen every day: the coaches of five of South Korea’s seven women soccer league teams have threatened to boycott the national competition if Seoul City Amazons striker Park Eun-Seon does not have a gender test. The 26-year-old was named best forward this season, with 19 goals in 22 matches. At 1.80 meters […]
Man Creates Indestructible Football for Kids in Third World Countries
After seeing kids in poor and war-torn countries forgetting about their daily lives by playing football with balls made of trash, Tim Jahnigen dedicated his life to creating an indestructible ball that wouldn’t deflate in the hardest of conditions. It’s called the One World Football and it can take any amount of punishment, from being run […]
Traditional Football in the River Match Played in Burton
The annual Burton-on-the-Water football match is an old tradition that still manages to draw the interest of thousands of football fans. No one really knows how the unusual football tradition began, but one thing is for sure – the Burton-on-the-Water match has been played for over 100 years, in the ankle-high waters of River Windrush, […]
Football Hyunday – A Football Fan’s Dream Car
Created for the Football World Cup 2010, the wacky football car owned by James Baggott is one of only two created by Hyundai. Designed by car artist Andy Saunders, the Hyunday i10 football car is covered in astro turf and comes complete with its own goal, boot shaped side mirrors, football wheel rims, and a […]