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As the rumblings about Tim Sherwood's role as Tottenham boss beyond the end of the season increasingly (and unsurprisingly) point towards the end being nigh for the former Blackburn man, we thought we might take a look back at the managerial run that has given us so many reasons to smile since December.  Spurs may have started out their season as one of the dullest clubs in the Premier League, but Tim's term at the helm has brought nothing but entertainment out of the boys from the Lane, with the score at the whistle being as likely to herald the end of an avalanche of goals filling the Spurs' net as the opposition's. 

Tim's prospects weren't always doomed; in fact, things started off rather brightly for Sherwood's Spurs.  A run of good results marked his ascent to the throne, capped with a brilliant dismantling of footballing genius David Moyes.

But the good times were not to last.  The first blip came with a crushing defeat to City - but this was only a taste of the humiliations yet awaiting Tim's boys.  The low point of the poor run of form to follow came with the 0-4 defeat to Chelsea in early March - a defeat that reduced Sherwood to a shell of the vibrant, blood-and-guts fighter we had grown to love, and saw him give one of the most emotionally devastating post-game interviews we've seen:

Even the normally pitiless Special One, in a moment of rare compassion, gave Tim a comforting touch, on this darkest of days.

But Tim, unlike the rest of his team, did not roll over.  He came back with a vengeance, his blood boiling with a fury unrestrained - so unrestrained, that even his own friends and family didn't question false reports of him punching his own players, and he himself admits a trip to the stands might be warranted in the face of his anger.  Tim was a man who did not want to lose, whatever the cost in anger management classes.  

..although, inevitably, lose his team did, including another humiliating defeat to a top four team with Liverpool's 4-0 victory over the Hotspurs to close out March. 

Tim's tragic tale might not have such a dark ending after all, however: with a 5-1 victory over Sunderland in the books and this latest round of rumors perhaps relieving Sherwood of any pressure of trying to retain a full time posting as manager, Tim seems more relaxed, and certainly, his players appear to be behind him.  In all fairness to him and his results, he's also had a slew of injuries to deal with during his time as manager, and the club wasn't in great shape when he had the reins handed to him.  Also, as he himself pointed out and Opta backs up, he (at the time of this writing) has a higher Premier League win percentage than any other Spurs manager.  

espn is clearly getting ramped up for their extensive coverage of the world cup this summer. today they dropped this beauty, a video of ian darke calling a first date. there are some classic lines and clearly spilling wine on your date deserves a red card.

usmnt to benefit from a player who is serving his time learning from the likes of muller and schwiensteiger?

us soccer and jurgen klinsmann broke news tonight (via twitter) of the imminent capture of julian green for the usmnt. apparently he has moved forward with the application for a required 1 time switch to join the us system. this move, which is required because he previously represented a german youth team in an official competition, opens the door for the bayern munich reservist to potentially join up with the usmnt for some of the friendlies leading up to this summer's world cup in brazil.

it seems like the opinion of the twitter world is that this is a great deal for usmnt, and probably a good opportunity for green.

lots of people have noted that it is a good sign to see more us youth national team players in development systems all over the globe-ranging from bayern to the development academies and mls. for many, green tops the chart due to the run of form bayern is in right now and the 15 goals in 19 games green has scored for their 2nd team. many see this as an absolute coup by the usmnt as the build up for brazil continues over the next couple months.

a new wave of innovation is underway in the professional and editorial photography industry, and it could be like itunes was for music, and amazon was for books.

getty images, one of the world's largest collections of sports and entertainment images, has recently opened their collections via a new embed tool (exemplified in the lower left hand portion of the photo above). while restrictions remain in place on some usage of this new feature, the general reaction around the web is that this might open the door for smaller blogs and publishers to access quality content while removing the need to steal unlicensed photos. this free service could be a fresh alternative to some photo licensing services which can be expensive and complicated for novices to publishing content on the web.

these photos are reserved for editorial purposes, and are also restricted from commercial use; however, this new feature might change how photo sharing works across the web. users on reddit, imgur, and pinterest might now have an means to provide credit to the original photographer/videographer of their post/reblog/repin when previously stealing the image required less work.

we are currently working on traveling to brazil this summer for the world cup. this post is the first in a series where we will share the steps we have taken to get everything in place for our trip. this will include posts on visas, match tickets, flights, hostels, and tourist information. and, once we are down in brazil, expect a stream of information from our adventures.

visas

for our first story on preparing for brazil, we would like to highlight the process for obtaining a visa. (note, you should confirm this information with your local consulate).

part of the deal with fifa, the host country of the world cup is required to make special visa arrangements to allow those with tickets to the wc easier entry into the country during the month long tournament. for americans traveling to brazil this means a free visa from your local consulate:

to apply for this free tourist visa, you will need to submit the above documents to the brazilian consulate with jurisdiction over your state. the website for each consulate provides a map for their jurisdiction.

it appears that in-person is the quickest way to receive your visa, with many consulates promising 3 day turn around. additionally, there appear to be some major delays for mail applications. see the information below from the brazilian consulate in chicago for more information about how to apply for your visa once you have all of the necessary documentation in place:

via http://chicago.itamaraty.gov.br/en-us/how_to_apply.xml

Applications may be submitted to the Consulate General in one of the following ways:

► PERSONALLY - by the applicant or a family member (father, mother, brother, sister, wife, husband). Only for applicants who reside within the Consulate General's jurisdiction; 

► By anauthorized third party - (only for applicants who reside within the Consulate General's jurisdiction), such as a representative of a travel agency representative or a visa service. In such cases, a handling fee applies. 

Click here to see Visa Fee Table. 

look for more information about traveling to brazil, and getting around once you are there on bar90.com. special highlights to come include a guide to hostels and bars in sao paulo, as well as a guide to getting between host cities this summer...

6:28 Well good morning ladies hey hey how ya doing my roommates probably really happy I woke up two minutes before my alarm

 6:30 Reading the XI for the game is like opening up Christmas presents. (Spoiler! This was a really shitty kinda Christmas)

 6:35 So is USA the channel with the blender infomercial or the vacuum infomercial? #paid #programming #RIP #Billy #Mays

 6:40 Liverpool have a really cool tunnel!!! This is...Anfield? (insert wanking motion here)

 6:45 So is it Chamberlain or Wilshere partnering Arteta in central midfield???? I hate myself for

legitimately being excited to find out.

 6:46 Arsenal start shitty blah blah blah Mertesacker pulls back Suarez for a foul. Free kick. Squirtle scores. But Dad he was offside.

 6:46:05 We can still win this guys we can do it.

 6:50 Arsenal can't pass (foreshadowing hint. This turns out badly)

 6:56 Squirtle scores again but like geez that was a sick header. Arsenal twitter prepare to meltdown in 5-4-3-2...

 6:56:04 Guys a two- nil lead is the most dangerous. We still got this. I still believe. Bacary Sagna is God.

 7:01 Okay 3-0 guys please wake up please I'm begging you please.  

7:01:06 Wait Manchester United came back from three-nil down at Stamford Bridge one time. And they didn't even have Nacho Monreal when they did it. We can do this!!!!

 7:05 Wait four-nil isn't good. But one time Newcastle tied Arsenal when they were down four-nil and we are wayyy better than Newcastle. We still can do this! (I'd take a draw.......reluctantly)

 7:15 If we can just get one goal before half time we can win this. I swear on the body of Maroune Chamakh we can do this still.

 7:25 Existentialist Crisis begins. Why do I like Arsenal? Why do I like anything? Why am I human? What does it mean to be human? What is a human?

 7:30 HT Okay so we might be down 4-0 but one time in FIFA 09 I beat my 8 year old brother when I was down 4-0 at halftime so like I still believe

 7:45 Okay halftime is over if we can nab one quickly we still gotta a chance. Wait Arsene when does the Kool-aid come in the mail?

 7:47 My Tottenham supporting sister texts me “Lol @ Arsenal”. Hey Julia were still top of the league so LIKE SHUT UP.

 7:52 5-0 yeah I don’t think we are gonna come back and win, but I'm not gonna go back to bed because there is .000001% chance that Arsenal come back and I would hang myself if they did and I wasn't watching #sports.

 7:55 Why is this happening? What does this mean? ps. We are having a dilf party at my apartment tonight so like this is such a good omen thought right? All of the girls are gonna wanna get with me.

 8:00 Three substitutions for the Gunners Ozil, Giroud, and Monreal off. Arsene basically gives in to defeat which is kinda smart because we play Manchester Untied on Wednesday (I'm not gonna correct that last spelling mistake so SHUT UP)

 8:09 Hey we got a penalty guys. Penalties are fun and stuff. Mikel Arteta slots it home after Gerrard took down Chamberlain in the box kinda of stupidly, but its five-nil so maybe he is just being merciful. I know you all don't care but Wilshere started next to Arteta and Chamberlain started on the right wing. I sort of like it the other way around to be honest Jack played really well on the right wing one time against Marseille and Chamberlain is the next Gerrard so yeah. #WengerOut

 8:11 Scroll through twitter...

 8:13 The worst thing about Arsenal fans on twitter is they really don't know shit about soccer and yeah I do so SHUT UP. Arsenal fans think the world is gonna end whenever the team loses. When in all honestly its just three points dropped and Chelsea and City still have to come to Anfield.

 8:20 I woke up at 6:28 FOR....THIS?!?!?! Arsene should buy me Lunch and Dinner and a new pair of shoes and a cat and a dog and maybe a hamster. It's all his fault why would he do.....this!!!! #WengerOut #LaudrupIn

 8:25 Whenever Arsenal are losing big the camera just shows Jack Wilshere looking so sad. He wears his heart on his sleeve and heart and grit and he's English (wank wank wank), but I really love Jack Wilshere I think he needs a hug. I would give him a hug.

 8:35 I am not even mad at least I am a reasonable sports fan and stuff unlike those stupid people on Twitter. Reasonable sports fans will get 4 hours of sleep to watch a game a billion miles away right?

 8:40 Tried to go back to bed. I couldn't stop laughing instead. I don't know why I'm not crazy guys I swear.