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Watching high level soccer especially during a world cup can be gripping entertainment. There is one problem however, after a tackle or other incidental contact the players act as though they are in pain in order to gain free kicks or penalties from the referee. This sort of behaviour demeans the players, but more importantly brings down the whole game.
Hopefully one day this aspect of the world game will be gone, but for now let's have a laugh at some of the faces pulled and other acting put on by players. Thanks to Life.com for posting these. See the full set here.

Werder Bremen vs. Shakhtar Donetsk

CD Chivas USA vs. Los Angeles Galaxy

Argentina vs. Brazil

Italy vs. Romania

Chelsea vs. Newcastle United

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Weirdest Sports In The World

October 7th 2009 02:37

Humans love sport and competition and have done for many hundreds of years. There are plenty of common sports to choose from, however some select a more unusual endeavour for burning off those extra calories. Thanks to Time Magazine, here are some of the strangest sports and activities played today. See the full list here.

Underwater Hockey

Also known as "octopush," underwater hockey involves pushing a puck across the bottom of a swimming pool into goals. Above, teams compete at the 2006 world championships in Sheffield, England.

Pillow Fight League

The all-female PFL stages matches between fighters with names like Olivia Neutron-Bomb, Carmen Monoxide and Ursula Anvil at their home base in Toronto and elsewhere — like at Exxxotica Miami, above, an annual erotic festival. On its website, the PFL boasts, "We are women who are proud of our strength and not afraid to let loose. We fight with pillows because it lets us be creative, do something different and go a little crazy."

Giant Pumpkin Kayaking

At the fifth Annual West Coast Giant Pumpkin Regatta, held in Tualatin, Ore., locally grown pumpkins weighing up to 800 lb. are hollowed out and used as vessels in a race around the lake.

Blind Soccer

Teams in this internationally sanctioned sport consist of four blind athletes and one sighted or visually impaired goalkeeper. Additionally, teams have a guide who stands behind the opponent's goal to direct the players where to shoot. The field is surrounded by a wall, which means no throw-ins, so the action remains fairly intense through each 25-minute half. The match above, pitting Argentina against China, took place at the 2008 Beijing Paralympic Games.

Bossaball

Similar to volleyball, the Belgian sport of bossaball also includes elements of soccer, gymnastics and capoeira. Each side of the court has an integrated trampoline, allowing players to bounce high enough to spike the ball.

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World Face Pulling Championship

September 9th 2009 08:10

Gurning, also commonly called face-pulling is a rural English tradition. The World Gurning Championship takes place annually in Egremont, Cumbria with contestants traditionally framing their faces through a horse collar — known as "gurnin' through a braffin'. Below are some images from a recent world championship, sourced form BBC.com here.

Tommy Mattinson from Aspatria.

Gordon Blacklock, from Thornhill, Cumbria.

Kath Taylor, also from Cumbria.

Anne Woods, from Egremont.

*This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article for Gurn.

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Pure Skateboard Images

August 26th 2009 07:00

Photographers have many tricks up their sleeves to enhance images. Photoshop and Fisheye Lenses to name a few.
However sometimes it's nice to cut out the additions and get back to raw photography.
These skateboarding images are just that.
See more at skateboardingmagazine.com here.

Magdalena Ecke YMCA - Encinitas, California

Lake Elsinore Skatepark - Lake Elsinore, California

Skate Street Skatepark, Ventura California

San Jacinto Skatepark - San Jacinto, California

Hollywood Skatepark, Los Angeles, California

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Wife Carrying Championships

July 29th 2009 02:47

In 2009 the 14th annual Wife Carrying world Championships were held in Sonkajarvi, Finland. Over thirty couples from all over the world attended the event and competed on a 235.5 metre long obstacle course. These images and information from the event sourced from news.com.au.

Finns Joni Juntunen and Jaana Haavikko fighting with Petteri Rusi and Pia Salmela

The "wife" can be one's own or someone else's, no matter, but she must be over 17 years of age and minimum weight of 49 kg.

Australians Anthony Partridge and Cath Whalan in the pool during competition.

Finish line. Wife carrying championships. Finland.

Finnish line ... James Kennedy and Ciara Crossan from Ireland flying with style to the finnish line

This year the Finns finally broke the 11 year stranglehold on the event by the Estonians.

Taisto Miettinen and Kristiina Haapanen celebrate their victory at the 14th Wife Carrying World Championships.

John O'Shea and Aoife Desmond resting on the ground, Aki Ruohonen and Minttu Kauppinen from Finland have a few steps left to cross the finish line

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San Francisco Bay to Breakers

June 1st 2009 02:38

The Bay to Breakers is an annual footrace which takes place in San Francisco, California. The name reflects the fact that the race starts at the northeast end of the downtown area a few blocks from The Embarcadero (adjacent to San Francisco Bay) and runs west through the city to finish at the Great Highway (adjacent to the Pacific coast, where breakers crash onto Ocean Beach). The race is 7.46 miles (12 kilometres) long, and is run on the third Sunday in May.

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Ice Hockey Fights

March 27th 2009 06:47

Fighting is an established part of, and has a long history in the Ice Hockey Leagues of North America. Some fans even attend games just to witness the fighting. Thanks to the Chicago Tribune, here are some pictures from recent Ice Hockey fights. See many more photos here.

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Wakeboarding in Venice

December 26th 2008 14:36

On December 2nd, 2008 flooding in Venice reached its highest point in 20 years. In Saint Mark's Square (San Marco) the water level reached an impressive 1.35m (4.5 ft). With the help of his sponsor Red Bull, Dutchman Duncan Zuur became the first to Wakeboard across the famous square.
How did he do it? Well, a team of friends hid a 20 horsepower winch on one side and one of them pulled the winch cable 120m across the square and handed it to Duncan. The motor was then fired up and Zuur made a few elegant turns right in front of a few surprised tourists. The team then vanished as quickly as they had arrived. The whole stunt was over so fast the police didn't even notice. Of course the pictures and clips have made it all over the web!
Duncan and the team then tried it once or twice more through a few canals in the famous old city

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Dumped By A Massive Wave

December 5th 2008 02:45

As reported in the Daily Mail, massive 15m (50ft) waves struck off the coast of Cornwall due to extreme stormy conditions. Two brave souls tried to ride the waves, but they stood little chance with the massive amounts of white water, foam and turbulence out there.
Their friend was on hand to take a few photographs of them in action. I think they're lucky to survive!

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Chess Boxing

August 13th 2008 02:09

Chess Boxing is the newest sport to hit the world circuit. Starting in Germany in 2003, the sport has grown exponentially ever since with Russia recently emerging as a new force.
The idea behind this hybrid game was simple, combine the best thinking sport with the best fighting sport for the ultimate contest of mind and body

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Breakdown of Olympic Sports

August 1st 2008 13:35

The Olympics this year in Beijing will play host to 28 different sports, and will hold 302 events (165 men’s events, 127 women’s events, and 10 mixed events).
Which sport required the most skill, endurance, teamwork or other attributes? This chart may help you to break it down.

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Xtreme Ironing

July 7th 2008 02:26

These are some hilarious pictures of the latest sport to become popular world wide - Extreme Ironing.

See more gold medal contenders at //STATIC here.
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Record Scrabble Score

April 7th 2008 10:29

On October 12, 1996 in the basement of a Unitarian church on the town green in Lexington, Massachusetts, a carpenter named Michael Cresta scored a world record 830 points in a game of Scrabble. His opponent, Wayne Yorra, totaled 490 points. On that day three records were set for Scrabble in North America.
1. Most points in a game by one player - 830.
2. Most total points in a game 1,320

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