FIFA World Cup

Londoner Pub Will Open in Rohst Space This Fall

News that Rohst, the Korean fusion restaurant that opened a year ago on Greenville Avenue, had closed began making it's way around the internet last week, which is telling considering the restaurant closed on August 2, according to a Facebook post. Rohst's original owners, Michele and Steve Choi, ... More >>

Brek Shea and the Making of an American Soccer Star*

*If there's even such a thing.

City Hall Shouldn't Make Any Promises About Hosting the World Cup at the Cotton Bowl

As we mentioned Saturday, there's a deal in the works to keep the annual Texas-OU orgy at Fair Park, but it hinges on the city's willingness to raise $25 million to upgrade the Cotton Bowl. It feels like chump change, considering the history and economic impact of the event. But then again, the econ ... More >>

Olympics! World Cup! Texas-OU Forever! How City Hall is Selling More Cotton Bowl Upgrades

Before he left for the Land of a Thousand Blogs, Robert Wilonsky had a few stories about city officials' desire -- they would call it a need -- to spend another $25 million or so sprucing up the Cotton Bowl, just four years after taxpayers coughed up $57 million for upgrades. It's (almost) all in th ... More >>

The Super Bowl Prostitution Hoax Returns

Indianapolis mobilizes for an epic battle with an urban legend.

Sound the Horn

Wait, the U.S. Women's Soccer Team Did Lose, Right?

​Just looked up on TV to see the CBS trumpets proudly announcing that tonight on David Letterman the guests will be ... Abby Wombach and Hope Solo. Wow, this is going to be tense. Because surely Letterman will ask the obvious question, right: "How did you girls choke away a World Cup?" Of c ... More >>

Sad Sports Sunday For Your Good Ol' Red, White and Boo

​Woke up rooting for America Sunday morning. Phil Mickelson made a charge, Dustin Johnson was in the hunt and it looked like a U.S. golfer would steal the Claret Jug at the British Open. I was rooting for America after lunch, too. Abby Wambach scored late and it looked like the U.S. would ... More >>

Whitt's End: 7.15.11

​Whether you've reached the end of your rope or merely the end of your week, welcome to Whitt's End: *Derek Holland looked unusually sharp from the first pitch last night. Seattle's woeful offensively. I had a feeling, so I Tweetcalled for a no-hitter in the bottom of the 1st. Holland took ... More >>

The Top 5 Best Women's Sports ... For Spectators

​Somehow I've taken some heat for this blog post from Monday, in which I admit to being initially skeptical about women's World Cup soccer but, in the end, apologizing to the sport and thanking the U.S. for the thrills and chills. Guess I should expect it from a blog penned by some jealous ... More >>

American Women: Fun to Watch Running Around in Soccer Shorts

​You know what I think of women's sports. Why watch them when you can see men run faster, jump higher or hit the ball longer? And you know what I think of soccer. A potentially entertaining game is ruined by archaic offsides rules, ridiculous fake injuries and the worst officiating of ... More >>

Why do Mexicans in the United States Root for Mexico Against the U.S. in Soccer?

Whitt's End: 6.24.11

​Whether you've reached the end of your rope or merely the end of your week, welcome to Whitt's End: *Love the Mavs' draft. Turning the 26th pick into Rudy Fernandez is a big win. Think of Fernandez, 26 and a three-year veteran with the Blazers, as a younger, better Peja Stojakovi ... More >>

British SeaPower, A Classic Education, Colourmusic

Thursday, April 14, at The Loft

The Super Bowl Prostitute Myth: 100,000 Hookers Won't Be Showing Up in Dallas

Tonight Only at the AAC: Mark Cuban, Chuck Greenberg, Eddie Gossage, Tom Leppert ...

Sam MertenChuck Greenberg​You'll note there's an empty space on the American Airlines Center's calendar tonight, which doesn't meant it'll be dark. Far from it: The National Sports Marketing Network, a sports-biz trade organization with some 10,000 members, is holding its first North Texas Chapter ... More >>

Arbitrarily Grading The Year That Was: A Look Back At The Major Music Happenings of 2010.

Not quite an A . But 2010 was still a pretty good year for music.​If the '00s were dominated by hip-hop, this decade looks as if it's being dominated by electronic music. While electro-pop has had some resurrections over the years, it's now a mainstay of popular music. Look no farther tha ... More >>

If You're Headed Downtown and Love the World Cup and Wanna Hang Out with the Mayor ...

Patrick Michels​... you might wanna swing by Dallas City Hall, where Mayor Tom and the Dallas World Cup Bid Committee and Hunt Sports Group chairman Clark Hunt and a few FC Dallas players (including goalkeeper Kevin Hartman, defender Ugo Ihemelu and forward Ruben Luna) and former Colombian Nationa ... More >>

Mayor Leppert on Losing World Cup to Qatar: "There's a Lot of Disappointment"

Photos by Sam MertenMayor Tom Leppert and Dallas World Cup Bid Committee co-chairs Clark Hunt and Jim Graham react to Dallas and the U.S. losing to Qatar.​As Robert mentioned earlier, the U.S. lost to Qatar in its bid for the 2022 World Cup, leaving the couple hundred folks gathered in the lob ... More >>

FC Dallas is the latest proof that the metroplex can host everything without winning anything.

Mayor Tom Leppert and Friends Lobby for Dallas Convention Center As World Cup HQ

Photos by Patrick MichelsFIFA delegates wrap up their tour of the Dallas Convention Center this morning, before hopping a bus to see Cowboys Stadium.​ Along with Mayor Tom Leppert and our good friends at Telemundo, we got up early this morning and rode over to the Dallas Convention Center, where ... More >>

U.S. World Cup Bidders Are Really Pushing Cowboys Stadium and Meadowlands Stadium

​Like I said Friday, the the FIFA World Cup Soccer Site Selection Committee's coming to town -- tonight, if Hermine doesn't mind. Last night, Mayor Tom Leppert's chief of staff, Chris Heinbaugh, sent a few more details concerning the visit in advance of the December 2 decision -- as in, when the c ... More >>

Look Sharp, Dallas. Because Next Week, the World Cup Site Selection Committee's Coming.

​Chris Heinbaugh, Mayor Tom Leppert's chief of staff, sent hizzoner's weekly sked this morning, and it says that Wednesday night and Thursday morning (and, like, early Thursday morning) he's got a date with the FIFA World Cup Soccer Site Selection Committee. Remember: Dallas is among the 18 cities ... More >>

O, Canada... We're Waiting for You

Friendly Competition

El Atoron's Got Huge Tortas and A Winning Personality

Patrick MichelsEl Atoron's Alemana torta. Half of it, anyway.​Taqueria El Atoron 2023 Henderson Ave. 214-887-8846 Dude Factor: 7, or Jolly Green Giant, on a scale of 1 (My Giant) to 10 (Andre the Giant) Searching for my second Sunday greaseball last weekend, I was in the midst of one of those pr ... More >>

The Final Footie

Today In Music News: Shakira Closes Out World Cup, Lady Gaga Boosts Black Market And Arcade Fire Draw English Ire

Your daily dose of national music news for Thursday, July 8, 2010...And people thought the vuvuzela's were annoying at the World Cup: Now attendants of the closing ceremony are going to have to suffer through Shakira's warbling.Who knew Lady Gaga would stir up illegal cosmetic contact sales? Did Ar ... More >>

Hi Soccer or Bye Sucker?

​The Dallas Cup will live on each Easter weekend as one of the world's most prestigious youth tournaments. FC Dallas will anonymously toil away in Major League Soccer. And Starbucks-slurping soccer moms in their minivans will still dominate our roads and bogart our athletic field parking ... More >>

Lion-Serving Restaurateur is King of the Bungle

What kind of fool offers to serve Americans lion burgers? Bet he resembles this extinct species.​Food lovers, many of whom aren't inclined to get worked up about disallowed goals, have saved their World Cup-related outrage for an act of culinary one-upmanship that unfolded last week in Arizona ... More >>

Fans of the World Cup Swarm Dallas Bars, Patriotically

Nick Rallo​Sadly, the United States was eliminated from the World Cup Saturday afternoon, June 26. Before that, fans packed into local bars like The Idle Rich and Trinity Hall Pub, along with a cooled-down Angelika Theater, to scarf down cheesy burgers and throw back  mimosas and Miller Lite. ... More >>

Whitt's End: 6.25.10

​Whether you're at the end of your rope or merely the end of your week, welcome to Whitt's End: *Don't understand why some folks around here can't stand Mark Cuban. And that includes you, Ross Perot Jr. In Thursday night's NBA Draft the Dallas Mavericks owner wrote a check for $3 million to m ... More >>

Why Do Mexicans Hate American Soccer More Than Most Americans?

USA! USA! USA!

Does Dallas Give A Damn About The World Cup? It Does In The Right Frame Of Mind.

Texas Chile

​One has a lone white star on a blue background, flanked by large swaths of white and red. It represents a state whose football conference was saved yesterday. One has a lone white star on a blue background, flanked by large swaths of white and red. It represents a country whose soccer team p ... More >>

World Cup Bar Tour: USA vs. England

Nick Rallo​The World Cup 2010 began Friday morning, but from the "USA"-chanting crowds in Uptown Dallas it seemed like the United States vs. England game was the opening ceremonies. With orders of iced beer buckets, fried chicken, buffalo wings and enormous-quantities of french fries (did we ment ... More >>

Whitt's End: 6.11.10

​Whether you're at the end of your rope or merely the end of your week, welcome to Whitt's End: *The Southwest Conference lived to be 80. The Big 12 won't see its 17th birthday. Favorite part of the squabble is Texas A&M threatening to go to the Southeastern Conference without Texas. Yeah ... More >>

Last Night: Mumford & Sons, The Middle East at House of Blues' Cambridge Room

Mumford & Sons, The Middle EastHouse of Blues' Cambridge RoomJune 10, 2010Better than: being at the show that was taking place in the House of Blues' main hall. The Wonder Girls? Really?Mumford & Sons​Inside of the sold-out Cambridge Room at the House of Blues on Thursday night, there was ... More >>

Goals Gone Global

Kick It America-Style

Copa de Mundial: You Give a Rat's Ass?

​Yeah, it's the world's biggest sporting event. But we're not in the world, we're in Texas. Dallas, more precisely, where football is king, spring football is queen, basketball is a part-time curiousity, hockey is a memory, baseball is foreplay to more football and soccer is ... Stupid? ... More >>

FIFA-Fi-Fo-Fum, Dallas Smells the Blood of a World Cup. Or, Let's Party Like It's 1994!

​Way back in January Dallas made the cut of 18 cities that could maybe possibly fingers-crossed hold-your-breath host the Federation Internationale de Football Association's World Cup in 2018 or 2022. We're still months away from a final decision -- that won't happen till December 2 -- but tomorr ... More >>

A Talk with Kyle Rote Jr.: Dallas Tornado, Hall of Famer, Soccer "Missionary"

NASL Jerseys​Kyle Rote Jr. -- who, it was announced this week, is finally being inducted into the U.S. National Soccer Hall of Fame as a "veteran," no kidding -- did indeed call me back earlier this week. Said I'd have better luck trying him later -- meaning, oh, 'round 11 p.m. or midnight, he'd b ... More >>

So You're Telling Us There's a Chance? Dallas Among 18 Cities Chosen as Finalists to Host FIFA World Cup

​First, the NBA All-Star Game. Then the Super Bowl. Could the Federation Internationale de Football Association's World Cup in 2018 or 2022 be next? It's not so far fetched now that Dallas has made the final cut as the USA Bid Committee has narrowed a list of 27 cities down to 18. "We are cl ... More >>

Soccer, Sushi-style

Have some yellowtail with those yellow cards

No Goal for Girls

Offside examines soccer and women in Iran

North and South

Guatemala visits Frisco

The Score

Will the Hoops dominate the goal?