Soccer juggling dude

With the World Cup currently going on I figured we'd share an awesome video with futbol in it.

FIFA 2010 Vuvuzela

Yesterday I showed you about the Vuvuzela.

Now you can buy the official FIFA 2010 World Cup Vuvuzela.

Vuvuzela

If you've ever watched soccer on a national stage, then you've heard those extremely loud horns being blown during the matches.

Those horns are actually called a Vuvuzela and are from South Africa. Here's a great piece explaining more about the horn.

NOTE: Best part of the video is his description about the small horns.

Soccer is quickly consuming my gaming soul

I was over at Jose Romero's Seattle Times blog on the Sounders FC and he posted a screen shot of the FIFA 10 game from EA Sport. While my sports video game love has to go to the Madden series, I may now pick up FIFA as well.

Why? Well I remember having a soccer game for the NES and it being among my favorite games to play. Despite being low-scoring, soccer translates pretty well to the controller. Passes, slide tackles and trying to fend off penalty kicks... it's was all in the NES game so I can only imagine was 2010 will bring the poser soccer fan like myself.

Since soccer is always in action, it's a lot more for the gamer to digest than say trying to break up a no-hitter against the computer.

It's funny but basketball and baseball really don't translate that well to video games (compared to Madden) while hockey and soccer games seem to fare much better. I'd be much more inclined to play a match against a friend than a nine-inning baseball game that would take three-hours in real time.

Now all the game needs is repetitive commentary about the players putting stick-um on their hand and we have ourselves a product.

How to get the Sounders FC on the winning track again

It's been a bit of a difficult run for the Sounders these past two weeks. First, they lost their first game of the season 1-0 to Kansas City at Qwest Field with Casey and I in attendance. In that game goalie Kasey Keller was given a red card, meaning that not only did the team have to play the rest (and majority) of the game one-man down, but he would also miss the next game.

Then yesterday without Keller they dropped their second match of the season to division-leading Chivas USA. Sounders FC star Fredy Montero missed an empty net shot at the beginning of the game, a miss that he admits changed the entire complexion of the match.

Now at 3-2, the Sounders have nine points and second place in the Western Conference. Not a bad spot, especially for an expansion team, but here's how they could get back to their winning ways...

1. Get Casey and I to play for the opposing team -
Casey played football, and I was scratched from one of my sixth-grade matches because I got my Velcro shoes all tangled up in the goal net. They had to cut me out.

2. Sign Youppi, the former mascot of the Montreal Expos - Not only is he an awesome mascot, but he also could add to the sex appeal to the team. What girl would not be taken aback by his rugged Canadian good looks.

3. Play against the Yankees - We're pretty sure they'd give up 22 goals in a soccer game too.

4. Get Sasquatch to play for the Sounders - Because what soccer player is going to say "You know what, I'll cover the hulking hairy mammoth that's known for eating livestock. Yep, that's me. No I'm not intimidated at all."

5. Employ the "Brandon Hansen playing FIFA 93 on the SNES" strategy - And slide tackle the hell out of everyone until they have to bring out the SNES Madden ambulance that runs over players standing out in the middle of the field.

So there you have it. Next up will the the San Jose Earthquakes at Qwest Field on April 25.