The Soccer Dads' Gift Guide

You guessed it, this article is for soccer Dads eagerly awaiting the 2006 FIFA World Cup, a month-long event that pits the world's most extraordinary soccer teams against each other.

If your Dad is not a soccer fan, then look forward to the upcoming Father's Day goodies we have in store for ya. But if your Dad has been setting up shop in the living room to watch this soccer mega-tournament, then share in his enthusiasm for the sport and add a sporty twist to this Father's Day.

Since this month-long tourney overlaps with Father's Day, I thought I'd give you some gift ideas to take care of two birds with one stone.

Here are my gift guide ideas for those sporty Soccer Dads:

• Got a Gamer Dad?  A FIFA World Cup video game is released every four years dedicated to this tournament, so check out this year's video game.
  

• For Techie Dads who own video iPods or RAZRs, Vaja released their World Cup leather cases sporting his favorite team colors. Other more affordable World Cup iPod cases available are the iGlaze and Sumo's leather cases.

• Now is the time to get him that new 80-hour dual-tuner TiVo Series 2, so he can record two games at the same time. That way he won't miss all 64 games happening in 31 days.
  

•  Let him catch a break while he's out grilling those steaks with a Grill Alert Talking Remote. Believe me, you don't want him to burn the food.
  

• XM Radio and Sirius will also be covering the event live, so it may be a good time to get him a portable satellite radio if he doesn't have one.

If you're feeling super-duper-generous, you could get him one of the 600 golden FIFA World Cup Editon Toshiba Dynabooks engraved with the FIFA World Cup Trophy, but I doubt anyone could afford one, unless their name happens to be Donald Trump (he likes gold).

You could also go for a sports meets kitsch gift like the beer guzzler hat or a voice changer, but I'll leave that to your own discretion.

Dad also works hard for the money, so celebrate his day with gifts he can use all year round. Hey, if you can't afford any of this stuff, use your imagination. The sky is the limit.

Happy Soccer Father's Day!  

Are you looking for more high-tech Father's Day gift ideas? See what the other bloggers are getting the Dads in their lives:

• Christopher Null (The Working guy)

• Dory Devlin (The Mom)

• Robin Raskin (The Boomer)