Soccer

David Beckham Coming To Miami To Explore Bringing a New MLS Franchise To Town

Miami futbol fans salivating over the Spain vs. Haiti friendly next month at Sun Life Stadium may want to put on their adult diapers before reading this headline: David Beckham himself is coming to Miami this week to meet a billionaire financier to discuss bringing a Major League Soccer franchise ba ... More >>

La Liga President Visits Miami, Talks U.S. Expansion, Calls American Soccer Fans "Cold"

The women came in high heels and skin-tight dresses. The men wore expensive suits with glittering cufflinks. And the lamb chops were encrusted with pistachio. It was, in other words, a sumptuous show befitting the La Liga -- or "the greatest soccer league in the universe," as a video confidently ann ... More >>

Florida Lawmakers Seeking Millions to Lure Back Major League Soccer

While the Miami Dolphins are asking for millions in state money to help upgrade Sun Life Stadium, some lawmakers are focusing on sports teams that don't even exist yet.A state Senate panel today approved a bill that would grant $2 million a year in order to build new soccer stadiums to lure Major Le ... More >>

Minimum Age Requirement To Purchase Energy Drinks?

We all know that chugging down can after can of Monster, Red Bull, or Rock Star ain't exactly healthy, yet some of us chug down multiple doses of energy drinks every day.An adult endangering his or her health is one thing, but how about a kid? Energy drinks have become a very popular drink among tee ... More >>

Year in Review: Miami Food Scene 2012

In the past couple of years, Miami's food scene has joined the ranks of the nation's greatest dining destinations. The New York Times' Frank Bruni cited the rising Design District, including Michael's Genuine Food & Drink, for its great potential. Bon Appétit named Yardbird Southern Table & Bar amo ... More >>

The Beautiful Game in the Magic City

South Miami Soccer Club Accuses City Officials Of Unethical Practices

The leafy hamlet of South Miami has turned into a cesspool for political backbiting and allegations of unethical behavior by some of its officials. In recent weeks, even a kid's soccer program has come under fire amid accusations of conflicts of interest against South Miami United, the group that cu ... More >>

Robert Andrew Powell, ex-New Times writer, chronicles soccer in deadly Juarez

Bytox Hangover Patch Doctor: I Drank 12 Shots of Tequila and Felt Great

​We here at Short Order have been through just about every hangover remedy available to mankind -- honey, Advil, Alka-Seltzer, Gatorade, more booze, Red Bull, and some crazy drink that you're actually supposed to mix with alcohol.  While they all work eventually, there's still that initial do ... More >>

USA vs. Honduras Soccer at Sun Life Stadium: Live Blog

​It's gringos versus catrachos in tonight's international friendly soccer match at Sun Life Stadium.The U.S. soccer team is looking for its first win under new coach Jurgen Klinsmann, while Honduras is looking for a bit o' respeto against its normally dominant northern neighbor.We're live blogging ... More >>

Chivas Upsets FC Barcelona In Front of Record Crowd at Sun Life Stadium

​We were part of the raucous record crowd of 70,080 that was in attendance at last night's Herbalife World Football Challenge soccer match between FC Barcelona and Chivas Guadalajara at Sun Life Stadium. And holy assballs was the place one gargantuan soccer party complete with trumpets, fireworks, ... More >>

Double Helping of Footsies

Chad Ochocinco to Try Out for Pro Soccer Team

Ochocinco and soccer star Christiano Ronaldo​Giving that Chad Ochocinco grew up in soccer-loving Miami, it's no surprise that he used to play the sport in his youth, but the colorful Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver is know more for his skills with his hands than his feet. Now, in the face of an N ... More >>

Miami FC Changing Its Name: Here's Our Five Suggestions

They even tried the giant-jersey-in-the-stands thing.​Miami FC, South Florida's chronically anonymous professional soccer team, has tried everything in its quest to get fans interested. It signed the greatest player ever-- ten years and a thousand mistresses past Romário's prime. It picked up ... More >>

Do Miami's Chances of Another Major League Soccer Team Depend on David Beckham?

​Earlier this month, Major League Soccer Commissioner Don Garber spoke to a group of supporters hoping to bring the league back to Miami and basically said, "You're a nice city and all, but we're not even going to think about giving you another team unless you start acting like you deserve it.'" B ... More >>

Bend It Like Langdon

Washed Ashore

Enrique Iglesias Will Water-Ski Naked in Biscayne Bay Thanks to Spain's World Cup Win

Enrique Iglesias nude?​For those of you still mourning the loss of Jezebel's daily roundup of World Cup "thighlights" and are beginning to tire of your recurring fantasies of Fernando Torres, the world's biggest sporting event seems to be the gift that keeps on giving when it comes to shameless ma ... More >>

Fútbol en Vivo

Four Games Away From the Big Win

World Cup 2010: U.S. vs. Algeria, Never Say Die!

​Team USA is moving on the knockout round of the World Cup the only way America knows how - with drama and determination and come-from-behind heroics! After overcoming even more crappy FIFA officiating, an unyielding Algerian goalkeeper, England's 1-0 win over Slovenia, goal differentials, and Kom ... More >>

Famous World Cup Stars Who Played in South Florida

Wiki Commons Romario played where?​The ball gets rolling at 2010 World Cup later this week in South Africa, and South Floridians are pumped. They should be. Never mind that Miami didn't get a World Cup game when the tournament was held in the U.S. in 1994, or that we might not get one the n ... More >>

Colombian soccer legend El Pibe hits Grove Liquors

All Tied Up

El Pibe Stays True to Fútbol and Colombia

Courtesy HennesseyCarlos Valderrama is rooting for Argentina or Brazil to win World Cup glory​Inside Grove Liquors on SW 32nd Avenue at South Dixie Highway, two leggy, long-haired brunettes in yellow Colombian national soccer team jerseys walk in front of a mound of curly blond hair that is univer ... More >>

Fútbol en Vivo

German Invasion

U.S. Bid Includes Miami Hosting World Cup Draw

via Mainely Bears​Today's the day when the U.S. Soccer Federation submits its final bid to host either the 2018 or 2022 World Cup. Despite the fact that only 12 cities are needed, the bid includes 18 cities.Miami's role in the bid gets special prominence, because, according to AP reports, we' ... More >>

Time to Play Footsie

Scrum Bags

Miami FC Might Not Be Playing Next Year: USSL Won't Sanction Either Second Tier Soccer League

Not that anyone really pays attention, but Miami FC has been playing in the United Soccer League since the team's founding in 2006. USL was the second tier in America's soccer pyramid, but since, unlike other countries, there's no promotion or relegation, they're basically the minor league to Americ ... More >>

Don’t Sweat the Thunder

A Chicago's Trifecta in Coconut Grove: Bakery & Deli, and Soon to be Steakhouse

Jackie SayetCorned Beef, kraut and banana peppers, the guts of "The Chicago Fire," a twist on the Reuben sandwichThe new Chicago's Bakery & Deli has only been open one week, but its performance has already received rave reviews and even a few regulars.  There was such a fuss brewing on the ... More >>

The Cuban Connection

Signing the world's best soccer player didn't do the trick. Maybe two stars from Cuba will finally draw some fans to Miami FC bleachers.

Professional Soccer in Miami Gets One More Chance

via a Soccer Cartoon Book you can buy hereIt's still kind of unclear to me how many soccer fans in Miami want a local team, but for those that do it's been a bad few weeks. First Miami's MLS bid was withdrawn, and then came rumors that our ULS-1 team may leave town. Well, finally there's some good n ... More >>

Barcelona's MLS Bid Might Not Pan Out

A fair number of locals were excited that a Major League Soccer team might be coming back to Miami, especially under the guidance of FC Barcelona, but here comes The New York Times soccer blog with their vicious theories and reporting to rain on our parade. While they still say that the odds that on ... More >>

MLS in the Magic City?

Thierry Henry It has never made much sense that Miami doesn’t have a team in Major League Soccer, what with its large Central and South American population and all, so it’s little surprise that the Magic City is a leading candidate for an expansion franchise beginning in 2010. We’ll know in ... More >>

Sports Illustrated: Fair Chances for a Miami MLS Team

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Futbol Hooligans, Stand Up!

Miami FC takes names and kicks ass, not in that order.

The Soccer Blues

Miami Blues

Our pro soccer club joins the fray of crappy local sports teams.

Golazo!

This World Cup game will make you shout like Andrés Cantor

Un-American Dream

Goal! follows an immigrant's pursuit of a European fantasy

He Ain’t Pelé

What if the world's top soccer player came and nobody showed?

Catch Real Football Fever

The Bueno Vino Social Club

Where the blood of the grapes runs freely and cheaply

Kick Start

The Rain Game

Field flooding outpoints the American Youth Soccer Organization

Paint Pink, Eat Blue

The Delano's Blue Door goes to New York, Mary Brickell Village goes CocoWalk