Google is getting excited for the 2010 World Cup.  Search for 'World Cup' and get this Google Gooooooooooal! Easter Egg.  [via Gizmodo]

I'm loving ESPN's advertising campaign for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.  The campaign is in the form of murals with all 32 nations represented.  If you haven't seen the murals yet, you should.  Link

[Pictured above, Switerzerland's mural]

Previously on BC:
Zidane Red Card Video Game
The Human LCD

(Thanks, Andrew!)

France's Zinedine Zidane has quite the temper.  He's retiring from soccer and he goes out with a bang--literally.  Not exactly the way you would want to end World Cup 2006 and your soccer career.

Here is a game where Zidane can re-enact the red card incident over and over and over again. 

Update 1: The link to the game is broken.  My apologies.  Can anybody provide a working link to the game? back online.  Enjoy headbutting!

Update 2: Zidane makes a public apology for the headbutting incident.

Update 3: View multiple videos of the Zidane headbutting incident from the German, French, Italian, American, and press perspective.

What's a Barier?  A Barier is a soccer ball-shaped house that holds up in all types of disasters.  Not only is it durable, but also very cool looking. 

At first, I thought they were a bit unusual, but once you take a look at the inside of one of these bad boys, you will learn to love their look. 

They are customizable and even come in several fruit flavors: apple, melon, orange, and cherry.  Purchase a Barier in the size you like--small, medium or large--and color the outside in a color that matches your personality.  Heck, add as many windows as you like to let the sun shine in.