This is the front page of Player of the Week's archive, a near-weekly piece featuring a player of the moment. New articles come whenever they are written. This page contains all articles from the current year. Here are links to all articles from past years:
January
Wednesday 14th of January - Suicide
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Suicide 
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| Build: 183cm, 82kg
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| Player Skills: C08, P09, P10, P13
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| Playing Style: Goal Poacher
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| When we featured /lit/ goalkeeper Exit Level, it was suggested that other goalies should kill themselves. While not a goalkeeper, there is one player within the 4CC who just may very well follow that advice! Suicide is a Center Forward for /adv/. Added to the team's roster for their 2nd incaration in 2012, Suicide was traditionally a winger who played quiet yet solid midfield with exception of a goal scored against /gif/ during Autumn 2012. Recently, teammate and former gold player s/adv/irgin received a humiliating promition to a CB, and Suicide took his place as CF and new gold for the team in time for the 2014 Autumn Babby Cup. With great flexibility and dexterity, Suicide proved he had the grit to tie the noose around his opponents' necks. He scored five goals in total, including a crushing hattrick vs. /tv/, putting him in a front runner position for the Golden Boot all the way up to the end of the group stages. /adv/ just barely failed to promote, but when they return for another chance next Spring, Suicide will tie his laces extra tight and consult for /adv/'s victory once more.
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March
Thursday 5th of March - Doomrider
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DOOMRIDER 
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| Build: 189cm, 108kg
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| Player Skills: C03, P08, P09, P13
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| Playing Style: Dummy Runner
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| Oh great Lord Slaanesh, send forth your servant, the Daemon Prince Doomrider! Let our enemies tremble in ruptured awe before his fearsome goals! So sayeth the newest 4CC champions, /tg/. Currently a gold player and one of /tg/'s trio of Second Strikers, Doomrider , along with his partner in crime, Creed, has been arguably the team's most popular striker. Starting with a goal in /tg/'s very first game way back in Winter 2012, they have since kept coming to the tune of 48 in total. Doomrider may have also secured his status as the most acrobatic striker in the 4CC. The Demon Prince now his two legendary bicycle kick goals to his name; the first being the award-winning goal of Autumn 2013 where he set up his own aerial shot vs. /sci/; the second is now the title-clenching kick which nabbed the championship from /h/. We've interviewed Doomrider about the secret of his success and he said, “I use a very strict health regimen which starts with a half-hour jog every morning at 6 A.M. Sharp. I then follow it up with a healthy breakfast of whole-wheat – Ha ha, just kidding! IT'S COCAAAAAIIIN!
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April
Wednesday, 1st of April - Gaston
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Gaston 
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| Build: 193cm, 124kg
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| Player Skills: C02, C07, P12, P15
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| Playing Style: Beastmaster
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| Gaston flexed his way onto the /co/ roster in time for the 1992 4chan Winter Cup. His extraordinary debut is still among the most memorable in 4cc history. During the semi-final game vs. the then-favorite to win the Cup, /3/, /co/ seemed in a dire situation with teammate El Barto removed via red card, and Darkwing Duck also out with a broken ankle. Through sheer force of manliness and aided by the blinding sparkle of his smile, Gaston bulldozed through the /3/ defense, scoring three goals in the last 16 minutes of regulation and clinching the game for his team 6-5. Not one to go down in after such a triumph, Gaston singlehanded carried /co/ through the championship game vs. /v/ to the tune of 3-1, and he hoisted /co/'s first trophy over his head. Since then it has become unimaginable to think of /co/ without Gaston! (Ignoring his brief, one-season transfer to /fit/ in 2003) The comics crew and their seven stars are a feared force indeed, with Gaston ever-present playing striker, midfielder, defender, or goalie, sometimes all at once! No one shoots like Gaston! No one bloots like Gaston! No one gores like Gaston! No one scores like Gaston!
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May
Thursday, 7th of May - CRT
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CRT 
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| Build: 186cm, 99kg
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| Player Skills: P07, P19
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| Playing Style: N/A
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| What's the best television set for your gaming needs? A 72" True-Color flatscreen with surround sound? Or perhaps a more conservatively tasteful 40" LCD on a wall-mount? As any /vr/ gamer will tell you, what you REALLY want is that piece of shit Magnavox CRT from 1990 if you want the true, pure way to display those pixels. Whether it's sitting down for some quality time with Crystalis, or demolishing the defense of your divegrass opponents, CRT has served /vr/ well. Historically playing several different positions including GK and DMF, he is now a silver-ranked Center Forward for the team. His first goal ever was during last year's 2014 4chan Autumn Babby Cup in 90+ minutes against /pol/, but that would be just a rumble compared to a thunderous performance so far in this year's Spring Babby. So far, CRT has scored 5 goals as well as granting 5 assists. He has undoubtedly been essential in making /vr/ one of the most successful teams of this cup, in addition to being the first team to secure their spot into the knockout rounds. As /vr/ strives to win a babby cup, CRT has reportedly been training by playing Nintendo World Cup and FIFA 94.
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Tuesday, 19th of May - Brendan Fraser
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Brendan Fraser 
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| Build: 183cm, 69kg
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| Player Skills: C03, P05, P10
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| Playing Style: Fox in the Box
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| "Mr. Fraser, what is it you desire most?"
"Looney Toons: Back in Action only made $20 million domestically on an $80 dollar budget. It nearly ruined me. I want revenge!"
"Then sign this contract. Play for /tv/ and you may get your vengeance on /co/."
And thus Brendan Fraser began his divegrass career, and his wrath was terrible. This silver Center Forward is a brand new addition to the team for the 2015 4chan Spring Babby Cup. Just as he can act the gambit from a romantic in The Quiet American to complaining about sugar pills in Brain Candy, he can also play all which the pitch demands from striker, to assisting, or sweeper. While teammates Real Human Being and For You each have scored one more goal than Fraser's 5 this cup, they have Brendan and his 6 assists to thank for it. He has exploded onto the scene as /tv'/s MVP. This Summer, /tv/ returns to their first elite cup in many moons, and expectations will be high for /tv/ and Brendan Fraser alike. Good luck!
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June
Wednesday, 3rd of June - Rippletits
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Rippletits 
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| Build: 182cm, 101kg
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| Player Skills: P07, P13, P19
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| Playing Style: Creative Playmaker
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| Mark Rippletoe, or better-known around /fit/ as simply Rippletits, is a veteran of the 4chan Cup dating all the way back to the days of the GSBB system. At one time he was captain for /fit/ but has since stepped down for newer players such as Scooby to get their time in the limelight. But Rippletits is far from done contributing to his team. He is now a silver-ranked LWF who, despite his guilty pleasure for curls, has not skipped leg day. Rippletits specializes in fighting hard for the ball, powerfully driving it up the pitch, and crossing it to his midfield teammates with surprising grace. As far as the record sheets are concerned, he is mostly a quiet player with a mere 4 career goals and a handful of assists each season. Yet still, his presence is always felt on the pitch, and he was certainly a key factor in /fit/ having their most successful season since the team's fall from elite status in Summer 2013. /fit/ and Rippletits will move onto the next Summer Cup to make sure there isn't a repeat of that episode.
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Tuesday, 30th of June - Slavshit
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Slavshit 
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| Build: 189cm, 68kg
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| Player Skills: C05, P15, P18
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| Playing Style: Build Up
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| Another longstanding 4CC veteran, Slavshit has loyally played /k/'s defensive line for nearly innumerable seasons now. Like the cheap, near-disposable guns of his namesake, he's seemingly everywhere on /k/'s rear line. For the 2015 Spring Babby Cup the /k/ommandos decided to go with a more defensive strategy than normal by granting Slavshit silver status. His new, rigorous training regiment focused on specializing on long, low punts in the hopes of delivering the ball straight from the rear line all the way up /k/'s strikers. He is also notorious for sticking to his marked opponents like Bulgarian gypsy. At 18th place, /k/ just barely missed advancement to the 2015 4chan Summer Cup. When they try again in Autumn, Slavshit's continued silver status is in question, but without question he will still return as a starter because, as stated, Slavshit is everywhere!
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July
Friday, 24th of July - Sadfrog
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Sadfrog 
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| Build: 179cm, 72kg
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| Player Skills: P07, P09, P12
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| Playing Style: Prolific Winger
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| “Sadfrog... his name was Pepe and he was usually happy, then he got to 4chan, and it went downhill from there.” Thus said then-commissioner Germanbro during /hr/'s inaugural game against /r9k/. Sadfrog's position as a silver LWF has been set for several years now, with a mixed strategy of crossing to his fellow strikers, or scoring himself when the opportunity presents itself. While occasionally scoring in the past, Sadfrog's performance noticably picked up with /r9k/'s game against /3/ in the 2014 Spring Babby Cup. Starting with that game, Sadfrog has scored in seven out of the past eleven games. 11 career goals currently ties him as /r9k/'s 2nd most prolific scorer. Thanks to him, his team beat /x/ and /out/ in the 2015, but Group D ended up being so tight those two wins still only put /r9k/ 4th in the group. While he waits for his next cup, Sadfrog will return to fight his endless crusade against the FUCKING NORMIES. REEEEEEEEEE!
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August
Friday, 7th of August - Youd Be Suprise
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Youd Be Suprise 
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| Build: 180cm, 80kg
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| Player Skills: P11, P12
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| Playing Style: Build Up
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| A non-starter Center Back becoming featured player? Youd Be Suprise! While off the field, Youd Be Suprise is a spoiler tag and metaphorical box of chocolates for /s4s/, promising untold wonders behind every hidden image. But during game time, he normally warms the bench cheering on his team with ebin may mays :^). Should one of his fellow Center Backs be too low on keks, he'll sub in and bring a special brand of controlled passing and dank defense. He proved to be a pivotal player in his team's recent game vs. /mu/ when /mu/ striker MC Ride had a clear shot at the net. You'd think it would have been a goal, but youd be suprise! YBS slipped in and blocked the shot with his calf just enough to send it wide, ultimately preventing an /s4s/ loss and making sure both teams walked away from the game with 1 point. Youd be suprise shows that you shouldn't be surprised when even a benchwarmer makes a vital difference.
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