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Lampard didn’t get a smack from Adebayor

March 1st, 2007

Emmanuel ‘Evander Holyfield’ Adebayor apparently DIDN’T punch Frank ‘Looks a bit like KD Lang’ Lampard. Pity. After Arsene Wenger started spouting off and shouting "THE LINESMAN IS A BIG FAT LIAR!" to just about anyone who would listen, and then called for Fat Frank to come forward and save his striker. Lampard’s agent Steve Kutner [...]

Miscellaneous

Classic Moment: Wales 2, Italy 1 (Euro 2004 qualifier)

March 1st, 2007

To celebrate St David’s Day, here is a YouTube vid of one of the greatest moments in Welsh football history. Bellamy’s second-half winner at Cardiff’s Millennium Stadium gave Wales a famous victory against Italy in the Euro 2004 qualifying campaign; they still didn’t qualify for the finals though. Doh.

Man Utd

Bulgarian fan tries to legally change name to ‘Manchester United’

March 1st, 2007

For the past two years, Bulgarian Man Yoo fan Marin Levidzhev (that’s not him) has been fighting in his country’s courts to have his name legally changed to ‘Manchester United’. Magistrates in Bulgaria have just ruled that he can call himself Manchester Levidzhev but not Manchester United. Which kind of defeats the object. Can he [...]

Miscellaneous

Pele soccer skills video

February 28th, 2007

Pele is not just the ambassador for erectile dysfunction. He is also one of the greatest players who ever lived, if not the greatest. I think we’ve been avoiding Pele videos on here for fear of being too obvious… however, this video is probably the best on the web at showing his dazzling skills and [...]

Transfers & Rumours

PM calls for cheaper tickets for footy fans

February 28th, 2007

Bandwagon hopping anyone? Right this way… Tony Blair has joined in the ticket pricing debate and backed calls for Premiership clubs to lower their ticket prices to make sure fans can afford to attend matches. He said countless empty seats at top-flight grounds in recent years were a clear indication that prices needed to come [...]

Miscellaneous

The Mark Viduka song, by Alistair Griffin

February 27th, 2007

‘The baffled keeper can’t stop Mark Viduka…’ This tribute song to the rotund ‘Boro/Aussie hitman, written and performed by singer-songwriter Alistair Griffin, is possibly the best football song I’ve heard since New Order’s World in Motion, at least in terms of lyrics. It’s a cover of Hallelujah by Leonard Cohen (and others, including Rufus Wainwright), [...]

Miscellaneous

Diego Maradona steals bottle of Coke from small child

February 27th, 2007

In this Coca-Cola ad from 1982, Maradona, the most gifted cheat of all time, proves that he is also a shit actor.

Miscellaneous

Bum-to-bum action in the Madrid derby

February 27th, 2007

In the recent incident packed Mardrid derby, something unusual happened. It involved some buttock to buttock action… and… well… I’ve no idea why. It all seems very sporting though.

Miscellaneous

Football blooper reel: Always look on the bright side of life, part 2

February 27th, 2007

I’m sure most of you have seen part one of this series. Here’s part two:

Arsenal

Big Bouncy News Ball: FA charges Arsenal and Chelsea over Carling Cup brawl, plus Eboue and Adebayor

February 27th, 2007

As expected, the FA have charged both Arsenal and Chelsea over this unsavoury brawl, which took place near the end of a drama-packed Carling Cup final. Arsenal’s Emmanuel Eboue (horrible little man) has been charged with violent conduct for striking Wayne Bridge (glass jaw). Emmanuel Adebayor (My Little Pony hair) has also been charged – [...]

Miscellaneous

Pies vs Lawro: Premiership & Carling Cup final predictions: THE RESULT

February 27th, 2007

SATURDAYFulham v Man UtdLawro: 0-2Pies: 1-1Actual: 1-2 (damn you Ronaldo!) Charlton v West HamLawro: 2-1Pies: 1-1Actual: 4-0

WAGs & Babes

WAG of the week: Martina Colombari

February 27th, 2007

Name Martina ColombariNationality ItalianWAG of… Alessandro Costacurta, AC Milan’s veteran centre-back. Costa is now 40 years old and he’s still registered as a player, although this will almost certainly be his last seasonFame ranking 7/10 – Not well-known in the UK, but she is very big news in her native Italy; she’s a former Miss [...]

Transfers & Rumours

Guus Hiddink fined for not paying his taxes

February 27th, 2007

Ladies and gents, we have a new Lester Piggott. Tax irregularities are now known as ‘doing a Guus Hiddink‘ now that the Russia football manager has been handed a six-month suspended sentence and fined £30,000 after being found guilty of tax evasion. The 60-year-old Dutchman was accused of evading more than £900,000 (bloody hell!) in [...]

Miscellaneous

Well ace Saint Etienne goal

February 27th, 2007

Do you want to see a goal that my mate alerted me too? His words were "this is well ace!" It’s a recent goal by Saint Etienne against PSG, and in fairness, the only way to describe it is WELL ACE! Pick that out!

Arsenal

Obscene season ticket prices to be slashed?

February 26th, 2007

News reaches us that Premiership chairmen are going to be forced into cutting ‘obscene’ ticket prices because fans have just about had enough of being the victims of daylight robbery every weekend, and as a result, football has reached a tipping point. Two top-flight chairmen have expressed the same view, both of whom predict price [...]

Miscellaneous

Super Gol! c/o Martin Palermo

February 26th, 2007

Do you want to know how to win a match with skill, guile and drama? Check out Martin Palermo’s 94th minute winner for Boca Juniors versus Independiente. Now that’s how you win a match!

Transfers & Rumours

QPR hit with misconduct charge

February 26th, 2007

Rather unsurprising news this, but QPR have been charged by the FA after the fracas against the China under 10′s Olympic side ended up with blood spillage and a smashed up jaw. QPR have been charged with misconduct after the friendly match against the Chinese side and assistant boss Richard Hill, who has been suspended [...]

Miscellaneous

Classic Moments: Monty Python’s Philosophers’ World Cup sketch

February 26th, 2007

Confucius he say, ‘Name go in book…’

Liverpool

Rob Hulse puts the ouch into Peter Crouch

February 26th, 2007

Q: Who put the ‘ouch’ in Crouch? A: Blades striker Rob Hulse, whose stray boot connected with the blonde giraffe’s face during Liverpool’s 4-0 defeat of Sheffield United on Staurday. There goes Peter’s catwalk career… The injury to Crouch was the only downer of the game for Liverpool, although I’ve read several reports claiming that [...]

Miscellaneous

Dive of the week: Steven Gerrard, Liverpool vs Sheffield Utd

February 26th, 2007

Roughly 14 seconds in to this video, watch Stevie G go down and win one of the softest penalties I’ve seen this season. Very poor show Steven.

Man Utd

Cult Hero: Mark ‘Sparky’ Hughes

February 26th, 2007

Bad hair, big ankles, brilliant goalscorer – that just about sums up Sparky.

Miscellaneous

Ronaldinho is getting fat: the photographic evidence

February 26th, 2007

Indisputable evidence that Ronaldinho is following in the footsteps of Ronaldo. (First pic taken in November 2003, the second after Liverpool’s 2-1 win last Wednesday.) He must have put on at least a stone of fat in that time. Is this what happens when you believe your own hype?

Chelsea

Brokeback Chelsea: Frank Lampard and John Terry make a lovely couple

February 25th, 2007

I bet Frank is delighted that his bestest mate JT is feeling better. How would he cope without him?

Miscellaneous

Classic Moment: Jimmy Greaves tackles a dog at the 1962 World Cup

February 23rd, 2007

Greavsie hypnotises a lovable little dog, which then pisses on his shirt. Simple.

Miscellaneous

Ray Stubbs sings Peter N’Lurve

February 23rd, 2007

We’ve already featured a fair bit of Fantasy Football on here, but there really doesn’t need to be an excuse to post more. Check this video out, and watch Ray Stubbs singing Peter N’Lurve at the close. Genius. [Mof Gimmers]