Never before have we seen a team score all five of their penalties and still manage to lose a penalty shoot out. Valencia’s youngsters were wrongly dumped out of the UEFA Youth League, when the referee failed to spot that Alberto Gil’s spot kick had crossed the line in their penalty shoot out with Chelsea. Having clearly crossed […]

11 years ago

Freak accident

11 years ago

Fiery cauldron

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50-50 collisions are an everyday occurrence in football but we’re always told that it’s the person who pull out of tackles that comes out worse. Try telling that to Newell’s Old Boys ‘keeper Ezequiel Unsain. He’s currently facing a month and a half on the sidelines after this horrific accidental collision with the former Man Utd, Man City […]

11 years ago

Finally, it seems things are looking up for Gary Neville. The difficult start to his managerial career has been well documented, and having waited so long for his first La Liga victory it was no surprise that the stress was beginning to show. After his Valencia side followed up their victory over Espanyol with a […]

11 years ago

You’ve got to admire their confidence. Barcelona may be world-renowned as one of the finest sporting entities on the planet, but these Arsenal fans believe they have the perfect man to stop one of their prime orchestrators. According to a number of bolshy Gooners, the great Andres Iniesta will struggle to live with Francis Coquelin during their Champions […]

11 years ago

Mesut Ozil might well have had a memorable season so far, but according to one Manchester United star, the German lacks consistency. Ander Herrera won’t be playing any more Champions League football this season (and probably won’t be next season, either), but the Spaniard is looking forward to the last 16 meeting between Barcelona and […]

11 years ago

F*ck it anyway

11 years ago

Have we got a competition for you! We’ve teamed up with Greene King and Carlsberg to bring you the chance of winning the ultimate prize at Euro 2016. We’re giving one lucky Greene King Season Ticket holder a once-in-a-lifetime experience – presenting the Man of the Match award at the end of England vs Wales […]

11 years ago

Sacha Baron Cohen introduced his football hooligan alter ego, Norman ‘Nobby’ Grimsby to the world wearing pants and arriving in a Volkswagen van. In a turtle neck, socks and hotel slippers and clasping at a beer at the global premiere for his new film ‘Grimsby’ on Monday, he got up on the podium and paid, ermmm […]

11 years ago

What an athlete!

11 years ago

It’s not your teens or twenties…

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It’s fair to say that Manchester United’s visit to Shrewsbury was one of the biggest football games to come to the town in quite some time. With this in mind, you might expect those on turnstile duty to be quite rigorous when checking the tickets. Somehow, one supporter managed to gain access to New Meadow using a […]

11 years ago

Given the continuing speculation about his future, these days, camera lenses are trained on Louis van Gaal whenever there’s a break in play in a Manchester United game. During the first half of the match against Shrewsbury Town, the United boss was captured nearly taking his eye out with a pencil as he tried to take […]

11 years ago

Deeply unpleasant

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Juan Mata doubled Manchester United’s lead at Shrewsbury just before half-time. Despite scoring directly from the set-piece, BT Sport commentator Michael Owen suggested the goal could have been ruled out for offside. Look at the three United players blocking the goalkeeper’s view. Are they interfering with play? Juan Mata goal Nice free kick and well […]

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Manchester United dominated possession for the opening half hour of their fifth round clash at Shrewsbury, and were eventually rewarded with the opening goal courtesy of Mike Chris Smalling. A but of a relief for his manager. Maybe now he’ll get his name right. https://twitter.com/JuanMataTouch/status/701865050110296068

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Given their performance in Denmark last week, there was a genuine feeling ahead of Manchester United’s game against Shrewsbury that Louis van Gaal’s team could be in for another embarrassing defeat. One of those bold enough to predict a win for the League One side was Emmanuel Frimpong, but it seemed the former Arsenal man […]

11 years ago

Manchester United face League One Shrewsbury Town in the FA Cup Fifth Round, with a home tie against West Ham the reward for the winners. Any hopes of the home side springing a cup shock at New Meadow have been boosted by the news that Louis van Gaal is again without several of his first team […]

11 years ago

This is like something that would happen in a school classroom. Except it wasn’t in a school classroom, it was in Parliament across the pond in London today, where Jeremy Corbyn was addressing the audience about David Cameron’s recent EU negotiations. When speaking about his own experience of meeting heads of Government in Brussels last […]

11 years ago

With the visit of Barcelona a matter of hours away, Arsenal fans will welcome their side on to The Emirates pitch with a special mosaic. It was revealed over the weekend that one Gunners supporters’ group had something lined up for the Champions League last 16 clash, and now more details have emerged. Home supporters […]

11 years ago

Ali G, Borat, now Nobby. Sacha Baron Cohen is unveiling his latest character for his new film ‘Grimsby’, with the first premiere taking place in London tonight. Nobby is described as a ‘sweet, slightly dimwitted English football hooligan’ who reunites with his long-lost brother Sebastian (Mark Strong), a deadly MI6 agent, to prevent a massive […]

11 years ago

Huge loss

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Former Sunderland footballer Adam Johnson has begun giving evidence at his trial at Bradford Crown Court, where he is accused of sexual activity with a child. Johnson has admitted kissing the teenager at the centre of the case and an offence of grooming, but has denied two other counts of sexual activity with a child. […]

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Disgraceful

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Back together…

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Disney is spending £3million hiring 600 guards and a squadron of drones to prevent ‘Star Wars: Episode VIII’ secrets being leaked. Following the success of ‘Star Wars VII: The Force Awakens’, the film studio is allegedly so desperate to ensure details of the upcoming motion picture are kept undisclosed that it is enlisting drones to […]

11 years ago

Donald Trump is a ruthless leader on a perilous journey of world domination. That’s not our statement, that’s how he’s been depicted in this new and brilliant parody. (Although, given the recent South Carolina win by the Republican, not too far from the truth…) Titled ‘Winter is Trumping’, the mash-up sees the billionaire, who is […]

11 years ago

Chocolate tastes so good that we’re programmed to think eating it is detrimental to our health. However, a new study published in reserch journal Appetite says eating chocolate can lead to improved brain activity. Brought to our attention by Medical Daily, the research established a link between ‘ longer-term chocolate eating and brain function’. For the research, […]

11 years ago

Holy Hell!

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Gutted…

11 years ago

Louis van Gaal gets the vote of confidence

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Facebook has created a series of tools for users to notify the company if they see a Facebook friend exhibiting worrying behaviour on the site. The tools have been built with the help of Samaritans and will be rolled out in the UK following successful trials in the United States and Australia. According to Wired UK, once you […]

11 years ago

This is going to be brilliant…

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Like a boss…

11 years ago

Ugly scenes during Millwall’s 3-0 win…

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The question changed a while back. It went from ‘Will he, won’t he’ to ‘How quickly can he start?’ Only this week, Jose Mourinho expressed his deep fondness for Inter Milan President and former boss Massimo Moratti, but stressed that he would not be returning to Serie A any time soon. But it seems that the […]

11 years ago

It’s just a more highbrow approach to the magic water. Get a physio to pull at your arm. James Rodriguez looked in awful pain during Real Madrid’s Champions League win over Roma. He was pointing to his shoulder, he wasn’t moving his left arm and he seemed to be signalling that there was something wrong […]

11 years ago

Conspiracy theorists everywhere. We’ve all heard the suggestions that some Chelsea players simply didn’t contribute their maximum efforts under Jose Mourinho in order to get him the sack. In fact a few of the squad were referred to as ‘rats’ for a fair while. But now there’s a new theory gathering momentum – that born winner […]

11 years ago

How much now?

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A cracking day ahead. Whether you’re a fan of Serie A, La Liga, FA Cup or even Welsh football, there’s something for you on the box today. In fact, you could quite feasibly spend the whole day glued to the screen watching wall-to-wall games. Below is a full schedule of live games on UK television from Arsenal […]

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Samuel Eto’o has stopped the release of a kiss and tell ‘Revenge Porn’ book, written by his former mistress, being sold in France. The 34-year-old former Barcelona, Inter Milan and Chelsea striker is reportedly furious that the details of his seven-year affair with Nathalie Koah were set to be made public. According to The Mirror, […]

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So, Jose Mourinho will be managing the home team at Old Trafford very soon. Unfortunately for those Manchester United supporters that want him to replace Louis van Gaal, this isn’t the announcement they’ve been waiting for. Instead, Mourinho is wanted to manage the England team in this year’s Soccer Aid on June 5. The charity event, which sees […]

11 years ago

It’s still a good few months before the transfer window reopens, but with Pep Guardiola’s move to Manchester City now confirmed, there’s plenty of speculation regarding some of the players he’s intending to bring to The Etihad. Earlier on Friday, we told you about a report from Spanish publication, SPORT, which linked Borussia Dortmund’s Ilkay […]

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Manchester United might not wait until summer to give Jose Mourinho Louis van Gaal’s job. In fact, it’s now being claimed that Ed Woodward has already made the call to the former Chelsea boss’s agent to see if he would be willing to take over from van Gaal before the end of this season. According to […]

11 years ago

Fast food lovers across the land – rejoice: Burger King is about to launch its very own home delivery service. According to The Daily Star, the chain will be experimenting with the service from a small number of its UK restaurants before a wider trial is launched later in the year. Burger King delivery? […]

11 years ago

Almost as soon as Jose Mourinho left Chelsea in December, he’s been linked with a return to football management. With Manchester United struggling under Louis van Gaal, many have tipped Mourinho’s next job to be the one at Old Trafford – but according to the man himself, he’s far from certain where his future lies. […]

11 years ago

Jose Mourinho may have left Chelsea in December, but to suggest he’s not on the best of terms with his former club might be wide of the mark. According to The Telegraph, Mourinho has received a letter from Stamford Bridge thanking him for his achievements in his second spell with the club, along with replica versions […]

11 years ago

Just when we thought we’d heard the last about Lionel Messi’s penalty, this happens… Arsenal youngster Trae Coyle has imitated the Barcelona star, passing his penalty to a team-mate in the same way that Messi presented Luis Suarez with a chance to score against Celta Vigo recently. The 15-year-old certainly executed it more successfully than […]

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iNteresting

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