FREE numbers on Code Four soccer jerseys.

New for 2011: The player number on the back of every Code Four Atheltics soccer jersey you purchase from us is absolutely FREE!

No fine print, no limited-time offer. Just free.

If the NFL had soccer jerseys.

An enterprising designed has revamped several NFL teams' jerseys to fit the sponsor-laden culture of MLS. Some of these are pretty cool, so be sure to check 'em out!

If you're interested in soccer jerseys on which you can have your own team logo, we invite you to check us out. Thanks!

Man Gets Full Soccer Jersey Tattoo To Honor Team Icon

Felipe Alvarez, an Atletico Nacional supporter, decided to pay homage to murdered club legend Andres Escobar by having a replica Atletico shirt tattooed across his torso, complete with Escobar's number on the back.

 

We're not sure about you, but we might suggest a less-permanent solution: one of our team jerseys to show your support. You don't have to wear it 24-7, it doesn't leave unsightly stretch marks, and you can frame it on your wall when your playing days are over.  

Penalty Kick...FAIL.

Off the crossbar? Fine. Just past the post? Sure. But this?

Golden (Goal) Girls: Soccer-Playing Grandmas

In case you missed it: a great little story about some South African women who leave their troubles behind when they hit the pitch.

Juggle A Virtual Soccer Ball On Your iPhone

Now this is an app we can truly appreciate. Check it out!

World Cup Withdrawals? Take In Some Soccer Movies!

Even though the globe's biggest soccer event is over, you can still feed your fever with a soccer movie or two. Check out this solid starting eleven, or if that’s not enough, take a look-see at a list of 30 soccer films for your viewing pleasure.

Best part: You can hit the ‘mute’ button to silence any scenes featuring overzealous vuvezelas.

Speaking of vuvezelas: thought we share one last shot of a young noise-making fan, taken at last week's Seattle Sounders-LA Galaxy matchup at Starfire Sports in Tukwila, WA.

We drove our Code 4 soccer ball car there, stood the full 90 with the rest of the raving fans, and had a grand ol' time. Nothing beats professional soccer up close and personal!

How Girls' Soccer Helps Women In The Workforce.

Wear a soccer uniform one day, and chances are you’ll be trading it in for a power suit when you grow up. Or so concludes a recent study that looked at the chicken-and-egg question: Does playing sports help people become more successful, or are successful people just more likely to play sports?

In her paper titled, "Beyond the Classroom: Using Title IX to Measure the Return to High School Sports," Wharton business and public policy professor Betsey Stevenson offers empirical evidence that playing sports leads to more education and better employment opportunities.

Stevenson's paper focuses on Title IX of the 1972 Education Amendments to the 1964 Civil Rights Act, which expanded high school athletic opportunities for girls. Her research compares the variation in outcomes across states for girls who went to school before Title IX and after, and concludes that playing sports paid off.

"A ten percentage point rise in state-level female sports participation generates a one percentage point increase in female college attendance and a one to two percentage point rise in female labor force participation," she notes. "Furthermore, greater opportunities to play sports lead to greater female participation in previously male-dominated occupations, particularly high-skill occupations."

For the full story, including a PDF of Professor Stevenson’s paper, visit the Knowledge@Wharton website. In the meantime, we’ll see you on the pitch!

David Silva's goal, Spain vs Poland

Check out the ball movement within the tight spacing...another reason why Spain's a favorite to win the World Cup.

It's Soccer Tournament Time!

Summer is pretty much upon us, and everywhere you look soccer tournaments are kicking it into high gear. Among our favorites: The Yak Attack in Yakima, WA, a fun-filled, rip-roaring-of-a-good-time 5-on-5 tournament/festival for kids and adults. In fact, the tournament’s slogan is, “If your coach doesn’t know how to have a good time, GO WITHOUT THE COACH!”

The 8th annual event, which took place last month, featured the always-popular soccer uniform contest sponsored by yours truly, Code Four Athletics. To qualify, teams had to create their own interesting/whacky/unique uniforms, and play all games in them. An esteemed panel of judges chose the best, awarding them a certificate toward our soccer specialty brand of soccer jerseys, uniforms or soccer gear.

The Happy Cows, shown here, took top honors with their udderly creative uniforms honoring heifers everywhere. We particularly appreciate the team mascot, who took one for the team in that costume as temperatures rose throughout the weekend.

If you’re looking for your own custom soccer uniforms, albeit a bit more mainstream than the Happy Cows, keep us in mind!

Code Four Athletics celebrates 10 years!

Pele. Maradona. Zidane. Number 10 has always held a special place in soccer's history. We now proudly add it to ours, as we celebrate ten years of providing our soccer specialty brand to teams and clubs nationwide since 1998.

Visit http://www.codefourathletics.com to view our entire collection of soccer jerseys, soccer uniforms, warm-ups and soccer gear.