the footy queen

jane stockdale documents the agony and ecstasy at the 2014 world cup in brazil [designboom]

photo 1: the beach erupts in celebrations as argentina win the penalty shoot-out

photo 2: the excitement of watching brazil play is all too much for one fan. he woke up when brazil scored

‘casa futebol’ by 1week1project proposes the reappropriation of the stadiums renovated or built for the 2014 FIFA world cup in brazil. within the host country, the housing shortage is estimated to be at 5.2 million homes according to the institute of applied economic research. 

Read more here. 

Brazil's World Cup stadium architecture illustrated by Andre Chiote. Doesn't get much prettier than this.

United States Soccer Tee

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Stereotype Design

Swiss Style + soccer = a match made in design heaven.Defined by clean lines, excellent readability, and a sans serif type set on a grid, this Fab-exclusive tee by Stereotype Design wins the award for the most non-bro-y sportswear ever. Score!

GO, USA!

This @brazilfourteen calendar is pretty damn awesome. 

Women’s Soccer League Tries to Connect and Survive

[The New York Times]

The struggle of women’s sports leagues has long been a nagging problem. In the world of women’s professional team sports, progress always seems to be inch by inch, if there is progress at all.

A Long Road to NWSL 2.0, but Hopeful First Steps

[bright & select]

“Women’s sports in general are different from men’s sports. And because they’re different, people want to say they’re better or worse. And there was this sense that no one wants to go out to women’s sports, because men’s sports are better.”

In the Book, with Becky Sauerbrunn, Vol. II

[FC Kansas City - NWSL]

How relatable is this article?

10 Struggles Every Female Sports Fan Knows:  http://thoughtcatalog.com/ella-ceron/2014/01/10-struggles-every-female-sports-fan-knows/

Footy love, nikhak

‘we watch football for those unexpected moments of brilliance in large part because they inspire us to attempt our own. those moments awaken inside us all the realization that we too can achieve the impossible,’ says davide grasso, nike’s chief marketing officer.

World Cup 2014. So close.