Vintage Comic: Casillas wants to battle!
With the Spanish press doing their best to verbally abuse José Mourinho and a generally overwhelming vibe ahead of tonight’s Clásico at Camp Nou, we thought we would lighten the mood with one of Jon Horner’s vintage comics that dates back to the World Cup. This slide is from Jon and Oliver Sparrow’s World Cup comic entitled “Inspector Rooney and the Jabulani Japery”. You can look at all of Jon Horner’s work for AFR by clicking here.
Real Madrid fans, you better pray a wild pretty girl doesn’t appear alongside the pitch tonight.
Source: afootballreport
The Tiki Taka Contest: “How many passes, Xavi?”
Two Clásicos in two weeks. It’s the Copa del Rey, sure, but it’s still a Clásico. Will Barcelona outclass Real Madrid? Well, much of that argument will depend on the performance of Xavi, Barça’s metronome in the midfield, and the club’s continued mastery of Tiki-Taka football.
The Contest: Predict how many passes Xavi will complete over the course of the two Clásicos. Closest prediction wins. Simple.
The Prize: A limited edition “Tiki Taka” shirt from 3nil (pictured above), celebrating a high tempo possession game comprised of impossible triangles created all over the pitch that is a delight for all football fans to watch.
How To Enter: You can tweet your predictions @afootballreport or write on our Facebook page until kick-off on the 18th of January. You must be following 3nil on Twitter (@threenildotcom) or like their Facebook page to be eligible.
Tiki Taka, the possession game perfected by Xavi. Time to pick a number.
Source: afootballreport
Joys of Tumblr: The Illustrated Ray Hudson
- “Burger King boys Getafe say ‘I’ll have fries with this’ tonight.”
- “[Real Madrid has] a great recipe but it’s got to bring the bun out of the oven. It’s got to be a nice cake in the trophy room this year.”
Anyone who has been following AFR long enough knows that we’re Ray Hudsonites. His commentating, poetry, and nonsensical blasts of ecstasy create analogies that perhaps should never be brought into existence, but we enjoy every second of it. So it was wonderful to find that an artist and fellow Hudsonite dedicated a few hours into a Tumblr that brings some of his most vibrant imagery into comic-form.
Source: afootballreport
El Clásico in mind-numbing slow motion
You know how they say football is a game won and lost in the margins? Watch. This illustrates exactly what those fine margins are. (great find by our friends at The Shin Guardian)
Source: afootballreport
A light exploding above Pep Guardiola in his post-match press conference after a 2-2 draw at the Bernabeú. José sits in the next room thinking, “Damn, it didn’t work!”
