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Soccer

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    June 29, 2010

    Muni's Forcing You to Get a Clipper Card. Get One Tomorrow For Free.

    ​With the curtailment of the paper Fast Pass the day after Halloween, Muni is prodding its frequent riders into the 21st century. They haven't yet perfected the George Jetson flying car that transforms into a briefcase -- but they have created Clipper, the expensively rebranded TransLink card that ... More >>

  • Calendar

    June 23, 2010

    On Art Marauding

    ​With the curtailment of the paper Fast Pass the day after Halloween, Muni is prodding its frequent riders into the 21st century. They haven't yet perfected the George Jetson flying car that transforms into a briefcase -- but they have created Clipper, the expensively rebranded TransLink card that ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 21, 2010

    Casual Fan's World Cup: Les Incompétents

    paris-match.comEn le crappeur​Editor's note: From time to time, The Snitch, being at best a casual fan of World Cup soccer, will provide glimpses into the experience of same.  Your good old nameless Americans suffered quite the historic setback on Friday, but at least they're not French: as t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 16, 2010

    Bleeding Soccer Player May Have Teammate to Thank

    You can't beat the character-building element of team sports​The transcendent elegance of Pele's World Cup-dominating Brazilian squads led to what must be the greatest nickname for any sport: "The beautiful game." Sometimes it doesn't work that way. Take this game gone wrong in Crocker Amazon Park ... More >>

  • Calendar

    July 1, 2009

    Be His Valentine

    You can't beat the character-building element of team sports​The transcendent elegance of Pele's World Cup-dominating Brazilian squads led to what must be the greatest nickname for any sport: "The beautiful game." Sometimes it doesn't work that way. Take this game gone wrong in Crocker Amazon Park ... More >>

  • Calendar

    July 2, 2008

    Let's See Some Hustle Out There!

    You can't beat the character-building element of team sports​The transcendent elegance of Pele's World Cup-dominating Brazilian squads led to what must be the greatest nickname for any sport: "The beautiful game." Sometimes it doesn't work that way. Take this game gone wrong in Crocker Amazon Park ... More >>

  • Calendar

    January 23, 2008

    Back to You, John

    You can't beat the character-building element of team sports​The transcendent elegance of Pele's World Cup-dominating Brazilian squads led to what must be the greatest nickname for any sport: "The beautiful game." Sometimes it doesn't work that way. Take this game gone wrong in Crocker Amazon Park ... More >>

  • Best of San Francisco

    May 19, 2004
  • Best of San Francisco

    May 19, 2004
  • Film

    March 31, 2004

    Crouching Forward, Hidden Goalie

    Stephen Chow's kung fu soccer spoof is fun, sort of

  • Best of San Francisco

    May 14, 2003
  • Film

    March 26, 2003

    Girls With Balls

    Gurinder Chadha scores with a sporty crowd-pleaser

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