Celibacy Over Soccer: England fans would give up sex for World Cup win.

According to a recent poll from UK-based milkshake brand Frijj, male England fans are so desperate to see the national team win the World Cup that 12% say they would give up sex for a year if it happened. About 10% said they'd dump their girlfriend. A third of the respondents are so keen for a first win since 1966 they would do the housework for 12 months.

Neuropsychologist David Lewis said the reason why fans would give up sex for a year is to be found in a region of the brain called the nucleus accumbens. "It floods mind and body with 'feel-good' chemicals when we anticipate something pleasurable," he said. "So you could say that fans are giving themselves an intense but perfectly legal high as they anticipate an English victory."

Although we wouldn't touch that poll with a 10-foot pole, you can chime in on our blog's "Who Will Win the World Cup?" poll. Want the US to win? Vote for 'em and show your support with one of our USA Flag soccer pins!

Happy Mudders Day

Underneath all that mud are members of the OSC Sassy Sounders, decked out in our Code Four Athletics ‘Spitfire’ soccer jersey and ‘Winchester’ soccer shorts. We’re not sure if they won the match, but it sure looks like they had fun.

Remember kids: wash in cold water, tumble dry low.

Code Four soccer car makes first parade appearance of season

A couple weeks ago, the 77th annual Daffodil Parade took place under the sunny skies of south-central Washington state. There were ponies, princesses, cars and clowns. Floats, furry animals, musicians and magic. And smack dab in the middle of it all was our Code Four soccer ball car, strolling down the street with players and parents of the Orting Soccer Club (Orting, WA).

The kids were all sporting their Code Four soccer jerseys, while doing their best ‘parade wave’ to the crowd and handing out candy. Lots and lots of candy.

All of us on the Code Four crew appreciate taking part in this event, a terrific example of small-town spirit and community pride that just makes you smile. Many thanks to the folks from Orting for inviting us, and to everyone who helped make it such a fun day. We’ve included some pictures of the festivities – enjoy.

Why Bozo's On Our Blog

This week we decided it was time to do a little Spring cleaning in our Code Four warehouse. Amid the presentation boards covered in dust, long-forgotten soccer jersey prototypes and sketches of warm-up jackets that seemed like a good idea at the time, we found a gem: a life-size cardboard cutout of Bozo The Clown.

He was one of several cutouts we bought many years ago, as part of a display at a local auction. We dressed up Bozo, along with James Dean and the Three Stooges, in Code Four Athletics soccer uniforms to be sold off during the event. Not only did the soccer gear go to the highest bidder, but at some point so did Moe, Larry and Curly.

Bozo’s return got us to thinking: What size shoes did he wear? (Hey, we don’t think about soccer ALL the time.) Turns out size 83AAA, according to an old interview with the late Larry Harmon, one of the most prolific Bozo portrayers in history. NBC weatherman Willard Scott also played Bozo from 1959-62 on local TV in Washington, DC.

We’ll leave you with those tidbits of trivia, and let you know if we turn up anything else of interest.


 

Hoops and Hoodies

Did you know we do more than just soccer uniforms and gear? We also provide great team and fan apparel such as hooded sweatshirts, T-shirts and more….not only for soccer teams, but other sports as well.

Case in point: the mighty Mustangs, a girls’ basketball team from Kent, WA. The players recently completed their second season together, compiling a 16-0 record along the way. Rather than go with the standard trophy, the parents decided a nice, warm customized team hoodie would make a great year-end gift. (We didn’t argue.)

So while they put it all together on the hardwood, we took care of business off the court from logo design, to printing to delivery. Way to go, Mustangs!