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Football fans will have to wait until Wednesday and Thursday to see who will win Euro 2008’s semifinal match-ups. But, today, they can feast their eyes on Architects Herzog & de Meuron’s revised plans for a football stadium on the waterfront at Portsmouth in England. The “scheme includes a new 36,000 seater stadium for Portsmouth FC, an exhibition center, housing and a waterfront park.” Not too shabby. [Dezeen]

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Each year at the Super Bowl, the NFL comes prepared with championship t-shirts and hats for both teams. After the game, the league has a program to quickly ship the embarrassing loser shirts out of the country by donating them to charities. Thus, the commemorative hats and t-shirts made for celebrations of a hypothetical New England Patriots victory were given by aid workers to a group of impoverished Nicaraguan schoolchildren. The clothing bears the slogan "19-0," representing the shattered dreams of Boston area sports fans. Since the clothes were meant for linebackers and assorted other diesel football types many of them are sadly oversized for the nevertheless grateful Nicaraguan urchins. (via)

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If you're coming to Honolulu for the Pro Bowl this weekend, well, you're probably not an NFL all-star; many players who made the squad are skipping the game. But you probably are staying in Waikiki, as the Hawaiians do an excellent job of sequestering the tourists to that small part of Oahu. Waikiki is one long chain restaurant that starts with a Hard Rock Cafe, ends with a Cheesecake Factory, and has a Planet Hollywood nestled in between. But why suffer at those Pacific outposts of American soullessness when there are local gems worth checking out? And by local gems, I mean dive bars that no tourist staying at the Hilton Hawaiian Village would be caught dead in. If you are residing at the Hilton Hawaiian Village, maybe a trip to one of these spots will redeem your poor, depraved psyche. If only redemption were so easy for my New England Patriots.

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Football fans: the Village Pourhouse is hosting a free pre Super Bowl tailgate party on January 31. Eat free snacks and participate in their football Trivia Night for a chance to win a $100 bar tab. For the big day itself the bar is selling $75 tickets to the 4 hour open bar event where you can watch the Giants v. Patriots game on over 20 HD TVs. [NYC Agenda]

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Growing up in the so-called Steel City of Pittsburgh, I was practically born and baptized a football fan -- the priest at weekly Mass gives an impassioned "Let's pray for the Steelers," and services are hurried on Football Sunday. When I irreverently moved to Jets and Giants territory, I immediately sought out where I could wave my Terrible Towel and have cheap beer spilled on my shirt by loud, raucous men who will probably try to hit on me because I am a blond chick with a penchant for liquor-infused sports watching. Hence NFL Sunday Ticket and the bars that buy this service for us out-of-towners, or those locals who prefer the big screen and a bloody mary over a six pack and their couch. The where and why after the jump, along with our handy-dandy map to illustrate the stumbling distance from your apartment or nearest subway. More suggestions welcome in the comments or via the tipline.

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New York is a sports town, but that's easy to forget, because New York is an everything town. Still, we've got multiple football, basketball, baseball, and hockey teams, along with stadiums, arenas, and racetracks for every endeavor. And despite a recent championship drought for area teams, sports fans in the five boroughs are as passionate as any in the country, bringing athletes from zero to hero status and back again in the span of one week's tabloid drama. One of the best things about having so many pro sports venues in town is that there are plenty of (relatively) cheap seats available for regular season games, and you can always take public transportation home if you've had too many watery beers and gooey nachos. Several major new stadium projects are planned for the next couple of years, notably the Barclay's Center, possible future home of the Brooklyn Nets, as well as new stadiums for the Yankees and Mets. Since roundups wait for no man, however, here's an overview of the current temples to sport in New York.

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