Sep
30
So, BBC reports that referee Rob Styles apologized to Bolton for awarding Ronaldo a phantom penalty kick which resulted in the team’s loss to Manchester United last weekend. As it was obvious to most during the game, Ronaldo put his diving skills to work to earn the call from Styles who somehow committed a major [...]
Sep
27
Dangerous kick
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Sparta Prague defender Kladrubský knocks down Teplice attacker Jun with a high kick in the head while trying to clear the ball from a cross. This is the stupidest play from a defender that I have ever seen. He could have easily and safely headed the ball. Kicking kung fu style without looking is just [...]
Sep
23
Exploding balloon scares Ferguson
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This is one of those moments. Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson (the team’s most successful manager in terms of trophies won) was recently scared while at the bench enjoying his team’s game against Chelsea when Mike Phelan burst a stray balloon right next to him. Check out the video and have a laugh on [...]
Sep
22
Greek Super League defending champions Olympiacos have wasted no time topping the league again this year after the first 3 matches. The Piraeus club is currently in top place after winning all 3 of their games since league play started in late August. Rival clubs AEK and Panathinaikos, both from Athens, are currently in 2nd [...]
Sep
16
Chelsea shuts out Bordeaux, 4-0
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Chelsea started out their Champions League quest on a very bright note with an expected, but still stunning victory over Bordeaux. A goal by Frank Lampard during the 19th minute only began the domination by the Blues. The momentum continued to build throughout the game and culminated into very happy celebration once the game went [...]
Sep
12
Manchester City has made quit a splash in the news recently after being taken over by the very-rich Abu Dhabi United group. The takeover has sparked speculation that City will be a big competitor in the near future due to the huge amount of resources it now has at its disposal. As with any new [...]
Sep
11
Robinho ready to play Chelsea
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Manchester City is expected to feature Robinho in the line-up for their game against Chelsea this Saturday. The Brazilian superstar who will be just returning from his international duties will need to have a full check-up before being listed in the line-up. There we’re no signs of any injuries in Robinho’s 90 minute appearance against [...]
Sep
10
Petrov enjoying himself at Villa Park
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Stiliyan Petrov is a Bulgarian midfielder who has been one of Villa’s best players, and the team is looking to tie him down to a longer-term contract. Villa Park has been doing there best lately to get all of their best players tied down to longer contracts. It shows that they are very confident and [...]
Sep
9
Theo Walcott the next Ronaldo?
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Theo Walcott is well known in the soccer world and was most famously known at as young age for being taken to the World Cup and not used at all. Now Theo is a bit older and more experienced after spending two-and-a-half years with Arsenal. Theo who is only nineteen years old is looking to [...]
Sep
8
Gerrard will miss next match
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Liverpool has suffered a major letdown as their captain, Steven Gerrard, told the team today that he won’t be able to suit up for the game against Manchester United this Saturday. The reason behind the decision is because he is still recovering from surgery he had due to a groin injury. He had previously not [...]