And here’s the video. Absolutely sick.Now THAT’S a crossover. #GotEmCoach
Hey Buzzfeed,
Is this simply a typo or some cool new SEO-play we all don’t know about yet?
Seriously,
Inquiring Minds
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Congrats fellas…
Behind the Scenes With Lionel Messi
By Bobby Ghosh
Famously (and painfully) shy, FC Barcelona’s superstar striker Lionel Messi, who appears on the cover of this week’s TIME International, was visibly uncomfortable for much of his interview with me and Lisa Abend. But he did begin to relax toward the end of the interview, when I asked him about his pastimes. Once described as a “PlayStation player” because of his sometimes otherworldly skills on the field, Messi revealed that he himself spent a lot of time playing video games. And what games, exactly? You guessed it: soccer.
I jokingly asked if, when choosing his team in a video-soccer game, he automatically chose “Messi.” The Argentine answered, with a straight face: “Of course. How else can I win?”
That fierce competitive drive manifests itself in other ways, too. Messi is known to storm off after losing even a practice game at the FC Barcelona training grounds. “You can see it in me when we’ve lost,” he said. “I’m in a bad way. I don’t like to talk to anyone. I just retreat into myself and go over the game in my head: the things that went wrong, what I did wrong, why we didn’t win.” But the black moods don’t last long. Messi says he recovers when there’s another game. “Luckily we play a lot, so it happens quickly.”
He also gets photographed a lot but, unlike many modern sports superstars, he remains wary of the camera. Asked about his favorite picture of himself, he replied: “None.”
Although he was totally cooperative with photographer Joachim Ladefoged, following his instructions without protest, it was clear Messi wasn’t enjoying the experience. I asked him which he hated less, “being photographed or being interviewed?”
For a moment, Messi’s guard was down, and he grinned broadly. “Neither,” he said.
Joachim Ladefoged is a photographer represented by VII agency. See more of his work here.
Bobby Ghosh is the deputy international editor at TIME. Follow him on Twitter @ghoshworld.
Check out video from the shoot here.
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He’s the best.
Today is Wayne Gretzky’s 51st birthday. In this 1981 photo, Gretzky poses in his Edmonton home with sticks, helmet, equipment, and other products he endorses. (Paul Kennedy/SI)
GALLERY: Rare Photos of Wayne Gretzky
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Proving Jagr didn’t corner the market — or even open in the market — on mullets.
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The Most Perfect Geek Photo Ever of The Day
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The photo is the best part.
Ah, the good old days
This article sets a new standard for utterly dumb, spazzo writing.
The article is quite shocking, actually, in displaying the ineptitude of Davies as a hack writer. It has an outlandish premise, yet makes no effort to present an even crude argument as to why it might be plausible. No real research done here either. Worst of all is the inexcusable writing. This is not the NYT, but this guy simply shouldn’t be allowed to write here.
this is yet another article that shows just how stupid and idiotic football writers in the US are. And the funny thing is they seem to get even dumber when they’re about the US national team. Should the US be worried about having out of form players: yes, do they hvae time to fit the injured players into the scheme of the team we’ll see but to honestly say it’s a blessing in disguise you’ve got to be an idiot.
Noah is not the worst writer, I just think the only silver lining possible is Demps. The worst is debatable between Gooch and Davies, and Ching should not even be up there. Davis has written some good articles in the past, so to call him horrid is a bit much.
I’ll take that last one?
Dan Mangan, “Starts With Them, Ends With Us”
My favorite part was when Gina Carano beat up a dude
If Obama loses, here's why:
At some point, they have to start realizing that worrying about damaging the brand is a cute concern, but ultimately the negatives outweigh the positives. Don’t they?
Bombs Over Baghdatis →
I was partial to my title, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Baghdatis.