Anyone who tells you FIFA is the best soccer (fútbol) game out there doesn’t know a damn thing about the sport. Yeah, having all the logos and pixel-perfect kits is nice and all, but when the game plays like...

We like to spread the love around here so when we found out Quepasa.com was unveiling their new “Alianza de Futbol Hispano” online community as part of its sponsorship of “Copa Alianza,” we thought, “Hey, Machochip readers might care.”...

The Offside uncovered this crazy scene at a Futsal match between Palmeiras and Corinthians in which “fans” began to hurl chairs and rocks, all the while riot police were wailing their this-is-what-we-use-to-make-up-for-size batons against anyone who even so slightly...

The rumor mill is churning on whether FC Barcelona scapegoat, Ronaldinho, is on his way out of the club. There’s been speculation for months about the Brazilians status. He was getting it in the rear from coach Frank Rijkaard...

Phoenix Suns point guard Steve Nash’s back is as brittle as corn bread, so he’s already looking towards his post-basketball retirement plans. Nash set the record straight about rumors that he was about to shell out 300 million pounds...

We light up like roman candles whenever we hear the words “World Cup.” It’s like when you were a kid and you heard the words “no school today.” At that moment, nothing could beat that feeling of exhilaration. So...

Soccer leagues around the world have bashed the MLS as mediocre, but you know you have your work cut out for your posse when terrorist group Al-Qaeda releases a video proclaiming that your league is simply a myriad of...

We don’t know what’s more captivating about this video: the kick to the head or the completely strange choice of music. [YouTube, via The Beautiful Game] Did you know Tottenham Spurs coach Martin Jol has brothers named Cock and...

So Russian fans decided to cast some voodoo spells on the English national team to help them win. Um, bruja, I think it worked. Russian fans resorted to bizarre measures for success, hiring a voodoo priestess to curse three...

We love the beginning of World Cup matches when the camera slowly pans over all the players singing their national anthem. But Spain’s shot isn’t as fun. Why? Because their song doesn’t have any lyrics. Have you ever seen...

This weekend’s World Cup Qualifier between Venezuela and Ecuador quenched our appetite for jaw-dropping sports moment of the week by supplying us with a goal as fine as they come. Venezuelan midfielder Jose Manuel Rey didn’t hesitate to launch...

In another example of how there are bigger things in life than sports, 22-year-old Antonio Puerta—who played for Sevilla and the Spanish national team—passed away Saturday night. He collapsed from a cardiac arrest 35 minutes into the game against...

Marco Materazzi—the Italian defender who goaded Zinadine Zidane into famously headbutting him during last year’s World Cup—is on a book tour. How is he promoting it? By telling the world what he said that sent Z into a fury...