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Football is not just 22 guys running crazily after a ball (my dad’s definition of football;he suggested giving them more balls to play with) but sometimes the occassion of the World Cup gives FIFA an opportunity to make a contribution to the art world. Artists from six FIFA confederations have submitted 15 works of art to the Official Art Poster Edition. You can either buy them online or ogle at them at your local art gallery.

I couldn’t locate one nearby but unfortunately, I chanced upon an exhibition at Decatur, GA. I have fond memories of the place where I spent many evenings either studying or just whiling away time. The art district of Decatur might be a weird place for soccer art but it sure is getting in the act by remixing one of the local art pieces by adding a ball to a local artist’s painting. “Gallery owner Shawn Vinson, shirted in England replica colors, said he had suggested on a stop by Franklin’s studio that she add a football to her composition” [source]. this is unprecedented in an otherwise football (American)-crazy southern state.