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July 18, 2011
Women's World Cup Final Breaks Tweeting Record
The FIFA Women's World Cup soccer final yesterday had thousands of people on the edge of their bar stools as Japan tied the U.S. and went into a nerve-wracking penalty shootout, sending Twitter users on a rampage. Twitter reported that the match set the record for tweets per second, surpassing ev ... More >>
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July 18, 2011
Women's World Cup: Where Do We Go From Here?
Among the many painful lessons learned from the U.S. Women's World Cup squad's magical run and yesterday's utter collapse -- you can't legislate enthusiasm. Local news stories painted a feel-good picture of yesterday's contest, which was broadcast before a moderate crowd at Civic Center Plaza on ... More >>
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December 2, 2010
World Cup:Qatar, Russia Win What San Francisco Could Not
Not happening in San Francisco. At least not on the field. Today's decision to award the 2018 and 2022 World Cups, respectively, to Russia and Qatar -- yes, Qatar! -- comes as cold comfort for San Francisco. We learned all the way back in January that, even if the United States succeeded in its C ... More >>
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October 26, 2010
Paul the Psychic Octopus Dies
TillaRIP Paul, a giant among sports-obsessed sea creaturesAny thoughts of querying Paul the psychic German sporting octopus about who will win the forthcoming World Series have been cruelly nipped in the bud. The eight-legged wonder, who gained worldwide fame by predicting eight consecutive World ... More >>
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October 20, 2010
Scientist Meets the Roots Radics: Show Preview
TillaRIP Paul, a giant among sports-obsessed sea creaturesAny thoughts of querying Paul the psychic German sporting octopus about who will win the forthcoming World Series have been cruelly nipped in the bud. The eight-legged wonder, who gained worldwide fame by predicting eight consecutive World ... More >>
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August 25, 2010
He Shoots! He Dies!
TillaRIP Paul, a giant among sports-obsessed sea creaturesAny thoughts of querying Paul the psychic German sporting octopus about who will win the forthcoming World Series have been cruelly nipped in the bud. The eight-legged wonder, who gained worldwide fame by predicting eight consecutive World ... More >>
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July 28, 2010
Anything You Can Do, I Can Do Better
TillaRIP Paul, a giant among sports-obsessed sea creaturesAny thoughts of querying Paul the psychic German sporting octopus about who will win the forthcoming World Series have been cruelly nipped in the bud. The eight-legged wonder, who gained worldwide fame by predicting eight consecutive World ... More >>
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July 14, 2010
The Afrobeat Goes On
TillaRIP Paul, a giant among sports-obsessed sea creaturesAny thoughts of querying Paul the psychic German sporting octopus about who will win the forthcoming World Series have been cruelly nipped in the bud. The eight-legged wonder, who gained worldwide fame by predicting eight consecutive World ... More >>
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July 12, 2010
What Were the Odds of Paul the Octopus Picking Eight Straight World Cup Matches?
TillaThe Oracle of Oberhausen, Paul the octopusThe biggest star to emerge from the just-concluded World Cup has eight legs -- but has never kicked a ball. An octopus named Paul living in an aquarium in Oberhausen, Germany is now an international celebrity following his feat of correctly picking e ... More >>
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July 2, 2010
Bye Bye Brazil: World Cup Loss Leaves Nation Numb
No longer as perky...At some point, every serious American sports fan brooding over a bitter loss has been cheerfully told "Hey, it's just a game!" What a terrible thing to say. Here's a hint: We know it's just a game. Don't patronize us. But in Brazil, no one says "it's just a game" when t ... More >>
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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 >>
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June 28, 2010
Soccer Fans Show Up at Civic Center for U.S.-Ghana Match -- Get Gay Pride Instead
When worlds collide...Those hoping to find a large, elaborately costumed, and liquored-up Civic Center crowd on Saturday were not disappointed. And balls were prominently involved -- but not soccer balls. The ongoing free presentation of World Cup soccer games on a billboard-sized screen was abru ... More >>
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June 21, 2010
Casual Fan's World Cup: Les Incompétents
paris-match.comEn le crappeurEditor'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 >>
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June 18, 2010
What to Have for Lunch: Sisig and Soccer in South City
Genevieve Y./YelpSisig tacos, $6. World Cup play, free.Friday, June 18, 2010Research for last Monday's lunch pick took SFoodie to Tanguito, the Argentinian food truck on the Wharf, where we ate choripan and watched the World Cup. In the same vein, we'd recommend you get on the 101 and drive a few ... More >>
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June 17, 2010
True Soccer Anthems are Catchy, Curse-Laden, and Mean-Spirited
BLK JKS: On the classier side of World Cup 2010 musicDon't be alarmed to turn on ESPN this month and hear some witty Englishman declare the arc of a round ball through space "inspired," "creative" or "clever." It's World Cup season -- the month-long Super Bowl-meets-Olympics-meets-Mardi Gras of t ... More >>
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June 14, 2010
The Casual Fan's World Cup: You're in "Sam's Army," and the War on Noise
Make it stopEditor'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. US Team has No Nickname but Fans Are an Army; Ban on Plastic Horn Causing Horrible Buzzing Noise Begged For The Casual Fan left stam ... More >>
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June 10, 2010
Gavin Newsom Wants You To Watch the World Cup at Civic Center
Chris Roberts/SF WeeklyBallin. And you could be, too.Though an ace baseball and basketball player in his glory days at Redwood High School in Marin, Mayor Gavin Newsom is admittedly not much of a soccer player. That's fine: one doesn't need to be a Cristiano Ronaldo or a World Cup-winning Ronaldo ... More >>
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June 9, 2010
World Cup Final: Netherlands vs. Spain
Chris Roberts/SF WeeklyBallin. And you could be, too.Though an ace baseball and basketball player in his glory days at Redwood High School in Marin, Mayor Gavin Newsom is admittedly not much of a soccer player. That's fine: one doesn't need to be a Cristiano Ronaldo or a World Cup-winning Ronaldo ... More >>
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June 2, 2010
Football, or Soccer, or Whatever
Chris Roberts/SF WeeklyBallin. And you could be, too.Though an ace baseball and basketball player in his glory days at Redwood High School in Marin, Mayor Gavin Newsom is admittedly not much of a soccer player. That's fine: one doesn't need to be a Cristiano Ronaldo or a World Cup-winning Ronaldo ... More >>
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June 7, 2006
Golazo!
This World Cup game will make you shout like Andrés Cantor

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