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Diego Maradona has a new team

May 19, 2017 by Rob McKenzie

Credit: piola666
Sacred corner of Diego Armando Maradona in the streets of Naples, Italy. The Maradona shrine, with a lock of the Argentinians hair enshrined in glass casket with the words 'Miraculous Hair' written on it.

Diego Maradona has travelled from the mountaintop to the water’s edge. The man who used to be the greatest soccer player on Earth has taken work as manager of a second-division team in the United Arab Emirates (Fifa country rank: #75). The team is Fujairah and they are located in … Read More

Inside a Wilson Football Factory

October 9, 2015September 28, 2015 by Staff

Note the rigorous quality control these footballs are subjected to, so when they’re delivered to the NFL, the Patriots staff will have no trouble deflating them.

Toronto’s Terrible Traffic, and More

July 12, 2018October 6, 2014 by Staff

Gridlocked: how incompetence, pandering and baffling inertia have kept Toronto stuck in traffic – Toronto Life “Gridlock is the lightning-rod issue of this mayoral race, with candidates sparring over which transportation fix—underground subways, surface subways, LRT, more buses, more bike lanes, no bike lanes, more speed bumps, no speed bumps—is … Read More

Why Men Still Pay For First Dates, and More

July 13, 2018September 29, 2014 by Staff

It’s 2014: Why Are Men Still Paying for First Dates? – The Atlantic “The company’s survey indicates that, in the early stages of courting, the pressure to pay falls primarily on men, but this imbalance hardly dissolves as the relationship progresses. Fifty-six percent of men foot the bill in full … Read More

Fall Dating Ideas

September 18, 2014September 16, 2014 by Brianne Hogan

Fall is in the air, which means the days are getting shorter and the length of a woman’s skirt is getting longer. Before you get depressed and retreat indoors to your couch and a box of pizza, consider how cozy and sweet this new season could be when it comes … Read More