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The game recreations at Lego Fussball have been one of the small joys of World Cup 2010. Of course they did one of the final, so if you want to see Spain 1-0 Netherlands, complete with Lego Mark van Bommel slide tackles and Lego Nigel de Jong delivering a Lego kick to the Lego chest of Lego Xabi Alonso, then click play above. For more football and Lego fun, have a look at our 2008 Offside post When Lego Meets Soccer , featuring famous stadiums made from the little plastic bricks

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The World Cup Final in Lego

He’s not really of course. The World Cup Blog/Offside legal team has asked me to state very clearly that Nigel de Jong will be playing for Man City next season, and will definitely not be coaching girls to execute dangerous high kicks on opposition players. That’s more of a World Cup final move than a youth soccer move

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Nigel de Jong is Now Coaching Girls Youth Soccer…

Numerous individuals took it upon themselves to declare the World Cup open today, but it didn’t really begin until Mexico kicked off to begin the opening game of World Cup 2010 against hosts South Africa. Ninety minutes (plus halftime and stoppage time) later it finished 1-1

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Match Report and Highlights: South Africa 1-1 Mexico

Podcast discussing America’s 23 man roster ( USA World Cup Blog ) Bill Clinton discussing the USA squad’s shoes ( CBS ) Tactical innovations at the World Cup ( The Ghost Goal ) ESPN’s World Cup murals ( World Cup Buzz ) Uruguay’s old school 3-5-2 ( Zonal Marking ) Retro Panini World Cup sticker albums ( The Import ) Found: Ricardo Quaresma’s talent ( Italy Offside )

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Daily Dose: May 27th, 2010 – Cesc Fabregas Loves Arsenal. Just Not Enough to Stay.

The real reason Herculez Gomez made the US World Cup squad ?

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Daily Dose: May 26th, 2010

That’s what this adidas commercial for their new F50 boot featuring Leo Messi and David Villa seems to be suggesting. Or at least that Zidane is one of many football gods. Though I wouldn’t necessarily have him figured as the god of anything involving pace, would you?

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Daily Dose: May 21st, 2010 – Zinedine Zidane is God?