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David Seaman sets a Guinness World Record

He caught a purple ball thrown at him from a height of 105 metres.Gavin Henson and David Seaman entered...
Soccer Players

João Fernando Nelo takes out an assistant referee

Baiano made short work of an assistant referee who got in his way in a friendly game between Rio...
Soccer Humor, Soccer Players

Benzema Hat Trick

Karim Benzema’s hat-trick against Auxerre.C Ron was the other scorer.Mourinho could not join in the celebrations because he was...
Soccer Players, Soccer Teams - Club

Alan Pardew “absolutely rapes him” is new Magpies manager

Alan Pardew became a TV celebrity when he characterized Michael Essien’s tackle on Ched Evans during a Chelsea vs...
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Chelsea fall to Marseille

Didier Drogba’s return to the club he considers “home” was not exactly a scintillating one. His club continued its...
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Blatter and blather: More lies and lip service

Sepp Blatter is peeved that the English are not too happy with the results. Nor are the Australians, Spaniards,...
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Arsenal take care of Partizan, 3-1

Great clip showing Abou Diaby’s reaction to Eboue’s warm up on the bench. The match was a mixed bag....
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Arsenal meet Partizan in crucial CL encounter

Arsenal might have conceded the top spot to Shakhtar with that shocking loss to Braga but there is the...
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Boschker’s botch up marks his CL debut

Spurs finish on top of Group A as they tie FC Twente, 3-3 in a cracking game. But this...
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Inter’s ordeal continues against Werder Bremen

A weakened Inter team is spanked by Werder Bremen and finishes second to Spurs in Group A. Goals from...
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Mike Ashley needs mental help

“He’s out there operating without any decent restraint” Chris Hughton who took Newcastle back to the Premiership in an...
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African Awards shortlists….

Time to listen to the African theme song again… The shortlisted Nominees…. Didier Drogba (Côte D’Ivoire/Chelsea) Salomon Kalou (Côte...
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Eric Cantona: Leading the Revolution?

Is he kidding? See: http://www.bankrun2010.com >>
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Barcelona tidal wave in Ballon D’Or

Xavi, Iniesta, and Leo Messi are the three nominees for FIFA’s Ballon D’Or award for player of the year....
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Lazio send Inter into purgatory

Rafa Benitez’s days are numbered. Today, the Serie champions fell to Lazio, 1-3 as Giuseppe Biava, Mauro Zarate, and...
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The FA wants respect? Nix David Beckham

Oh! F**k, is he going to throw a cleat? According to a NOTW report David Beckham is being primed...
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Messi and Ronaldo score two each

It’s a bit weird.They are scoring an identical number of goals .Three goals each last week and now two...
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Nasri’s weaves his magic against Fulham

Samir Nasri is unmistakably transforming into the most influential French footballer since Zinedine Zidane. This is his second goal,...
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Dorel Stoica’s amazing free kick..

Dorel Stoica’s freekick will make Cristiano Ronaldo sit up and maybe wonder if he needs to practice a bit...
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Ronaldo’s tete a tete with Pep Guardiola

In case you missed this. Cristiano Ronaldo decided to leave a mark on the Clasico after failing to do...
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Reina blooper gives Steaua Bucharest the equaliser..

Liverpool took the lead with a goal from a Milan Jovanovic and Ryan Babel combination. Reina gave Steaua Bucharest...
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Neither England nor Sepp Blatter come off looking good

The “simple football player” made a passionate and successful case for his country The BBC is getting a lot...
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Cristiano Ronaldo: The Push

Remember the wink Now we have The Push.
Soccer Players

Michael Chopra’s Indian debut? He faces citizenship requirements

The All India Football Federation is decidedly ambivalent to the idea of Michael Chopra representing India. “Michael Chopra is...
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AS Roma’s stunning comeback sinks Bayern

Two goals by Mario Gomez had Bayern sitting pretty at half time. However, the Rome side had other ideas...
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Real Madrid make short work of Ajax, 4-0

Karim Benzema gets the ball rolling as he niftily finishes off Mesut Oezil’s nice little layback. Alvaro Arbeloa scorches...
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Arsenal’s Europe campaign runs afoul against Braga

Another frustrating evening as Braga scored two late goals through Matheus, the second one a superb individual effort. The...
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Ancelotti is not quitting

Recent reports of Carlo Ancelotti’s authority being undermined by the recent elevation of Michael Emenalo as assistant coach sparked...
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Ronaldo Messi Face Off

The race for the Pichichi is getting intense.Ronaldo with 14 goals this season is ahead of Messi by one...
Soccer Players

Eto’o resurrects Materazzi as Inter go south

Samuel Eto’o barges into Chievo’s Cesar head first as Inter’s frustrating season boils over. This should have been a...
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A New York touch to Colorado’s maiden MLS title

Macoumba Kandji, the erstwhile Red Bulls striker forced the issue in extra time when he pushed through a nutmeg...
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Fabregas handball typifies Arsenal’s implosion

Fool me once, shame on you: Howard Webb fails to spot Cesc’s handball against Liverpool. Phil Dowd did not...
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Cristiano Ronaldo and Messi score respective hat tricks…

It’s raining goals in the La Liga. Real Madrid beat Athtletic Bilbao 5 -1 with Cristiano Ronaldo scoring 3...
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The Special One on the pressure on managers..!

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N Ireland goalie passes the ball to Chamakh

He didn’t mean to pass the ball to Chamakh but that’s what N Ireland goalie’s Alan Blayney’s attempted clearance...
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England fall to France, 1-2

France were superb in the first half, stroking the ball around with ease, not allowing England any sort of...
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Video tech would have allowed this C Ron goal to stand..

C Ron scored this marvellous goal against Spain in a friendly yesterday.An offside Nani got the final touch and...
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USA vs SA: Juan Agudelo scores on debut

Today’s winning goal over Bafana Bafana had a local flavour. Juan Agudelo of the Red Bulls scored on his...
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FC Dallas stun LA Galaxy, 3-0

In case you missed this. FC Dallas are going to their first MLS final after shocking the pre-abortive favourites...
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FIFA Puskas best goal award nominees…

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Chelsea adrift? Hardly

Carlo Angstalotti after the Sunderland defeat: A course correction or something deeper? After the stunning loss to Sunderland the...
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Barca vs Villareal: A match to be savoured

A match for football purists. The Barca vs Villareal match unveiled end to end football between two clubs committed...
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Chamakh brace

A goal at either end of the game against Wolves.In the first minute and in the 94th minute.
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Fastest own goal in the world

Levski Sofia defender Ivo Ivanov claimed the dubious honour after scoring against his own team within a breathtaking 14...
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Rooney takes on some tyres

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Fortress Emirates no more: Arsenal slump again

Andy Carroll joins a merry band of Arsenal killers Arsenal is once again in schizophrenic mode. The season opener...
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Brilliant Torres brings Anfield to its feet

The man is back! Liverpool’s premier marksman long dogged by injury, loss of form, and persistent rumours of wanting...
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Rooney in flames

An effigy of poor old Rooney was set on fire on bonfire night by fans who are yet to...
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Ji Sung Park sneaks in a 93rd minute winner

Ji Sung Park struck twice like the proverbial bolt of lightning.Not exactly in the same place but near enough.The...
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C Ron tries for an Oscar Nomination again…

Sublime diving skill. This latest attempt came in the game against AC Milan.Ignazio Abate made contact with him around...
Soccer Players

Man City make it 3 losses in 3

Emmanuel Adebayor equalised against Lech Poznan early in the second half but two late goals in the last five...
Soccer Coaches & Coaching, Soccer Players, Soccer Teams - Club

Super Sub Gerrard’s hat trick against Napoli

Napoli led 1-0 at half-time but Steven Gerrard came in as a sub and scored 3 goals and Liverpool...
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Arsenal go down to Shakhtar Donetsk

Eduardo scored the winning goal but did not celebrate…
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Amazing Bale takes the game away from Inter

Rafael van der Vaart, Peter Crouch and Roman Pavlyuchenko grabbed the goals but Bale grabbed the headlines again.Inter’s Maicon...
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