When it comes to helping out the police with a manhunt, this lot made it looks like child’s play. Surrey Police had deployed a helicopter as they pursued two fleeing men recently, and were given an unexpected point in the right direction from this quick-thinking group of kids. The children were on an Easter egg hunt […]

10 years ago

When it comes to carrying out drug raids, police officers don’t tend to knock on the door a couple of times and wait for someone to answer. This is demonstrated here by South Wales Police, who can be seen using a chainsaw to speed up proceedings when carrying out a raid on a house at the crack […]

10 years ago

When it comes stand-up comedy, recent terror attacks are definitely not something to base your material on. Yet, according to a report in The Mirror, a comedian made jokes about ISIS and the Brussels bombing at a comedy club in Nottingham at an event on March 25. Roger Monkhouse was the last act to perform at The Best […]

10 years ago

Don’t get too carried away

10 years ago

He’s really gone to town on United here…

10 years ago

Every now and then, you might hear the odd tale of someone capping a memorable holiday with a commemorative tattoo which they later come to regret, but *this* really does take it to a whole new level. A man known only as Carl, who heralds from the North East of England, returned from a holiday […]

10 years ago

Ronnie Corbett’s legacy will be his status as a king of one-liners.

10 years ago

“Batman & Robin” link up once again.

10 years ago

Beauty is on the inside…

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By now, we’re all more than aware of Kim Kardashian’s penchant for ‘breaking the internet’. Having roped in Emily Ratajkowski for a topless selfie on Wednesday, the image made waves across social media when both women shared it from their Twitter accounts. When we're like…we both have nothing to wear LOL @emrata pic.twitter.com/j52pX8ihOz — Kim Kardashian […]

10 years ago

Gary Neville’s first venture into the world of football management is over, after just 28 games. The former Manchester United captain, who was announced as Valencia’s manager at the start of December, left the club on Wednesday. Reacting in a statement released shortly after his dismissal, Neville politely thanked those connected with the club for his brief […]

10 years ago

The odd American dentist aside, very few people get any real kind of enjoyment out of seeing animals shot. Unfortunately, in these circumstances, there was very little alternative. Having already attacked and injured a man, a lion was shot and killed after straying from a wildlife park on the outskirts of Nairobi. Kenyan rangers were forced […]

10 years ago

Aside from being quite possibly the greatest person to have ever graced a football pitch, Lionel Messi loves nothing more than proving that he’s a thoroughly nice bloke. Only recently, the Barcelona star was widely praised for taking the time to send a shirt and a football to a young Afghan boy, after a picture of […]

10 years ago

Unsurprisingly, she’s not too impressed…

10 years ago

NOT an April Fool

10 years ago

We’re not sure this would work in the pub though…

10 years ago

He’s still going on about it…

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The Football Association have charged Manchester City defender over alleged betting offences. The 35-year-old Argentine is accused of committing 12 breaches which relate to football matches played between January 22 and 28 this year. Demichelis, who was recently substituted in the derby defeat to Manchester United has until 5:00 PM on April 5 to respond […]

10 years ago

Shame on you, Pep.

10 years ago

America just can’t get enough of England’s 2006 World Cup squad. With Frank Lampard, Steven Gerrard and Ashley Cole already plying their trade in The Land of Opportunity, it now appears Joe Cole is set to make the move across the Atlantic. The former West Ham, Chelsea and Liverpool midfielder is expected to leave Coventry […]

10 years ago

Finally, Nemanja Vidic appears to have found himself a job where he won’t break his nose every other week. By his own admission, the injuries had taken their toll on the big Serbian and prompted him to call time on his playing career in October. Fortunately, it seems Vidic is keeping himself busy since leaving […]

10 years ago

As far as meaningless international friendlies go, England’s 4-2 defeat at the hands of Sweden is one of the more memorable ones. Of course, this was the night that a bang in form Zlatan Ibrahimovic took the p*ss out of the English defence, capping his four goal-haul with a stupendous long-range bicycle kick. Stoke City’s […]

10 years ago

After reading through enough reports about Louis van Gaal’s future to make our eyes bleed in recent months, perhaps this is the proof that the Dutchman is on the cusp of being given the boot by Manchester United? On Wednesday, United announced plans for their money-spinning pre-season tour to China. They will face Borussia Dortmund […]

10 years ago

An American teenager caught up in the Boston and Paris terrorist atrocities has been seriously injured in Tuesday’s attacks in Brussels. 19-year-old Mason Wells was just feet away from one of the explosions at Zaventem airport, one of three explosions which claimed the lives of over 30 people in the Belgian capital. Here is Mason Wells, […]

10 years ago

Since moving to Juventus a few years back, Paul Pogba has proven that he’s bloody good at playing football. But when the ridiculously-talented Frenchman isn’t smashing home an absolute thunderb*stard of a shot from 30 yards or making some poor defender look like they’ve downed six pints as they try to deal with his dazzling footwork, […]

10 years ago

Any surprises here?

10 years ago

Gary Lineker aside, Barcelona and Leicester City haven’t had too much in common down the years. Now though, with the football season rapidly approaching its climax, Leicester appear destined to join Barca in next season’s Champions League. And while the thought of the two sides meeting in Europe’s elite club competition might well be a […]

10 years ago

As if the El Clasico fires needed stoking, Lionel Messi warmed up for the April 2 clash by ‘deliberately’ breaking the wrists of a Real Madrid supporter over the weekend… or at least that’s what she claims. The diminutive Argentine failed to register as Barcelona tossed away a two goal lead in their 2-2 draw […]

10 years ago

Can you see why?

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Facebook has drawn criticism for failing to activate its Safety Check feature immediately after the Brussels attacks. The tool, which allows users to indicate that they are safe if they are thought to be in an area of danger, had yet to be switched more than an hour after the first reports of explosions at Zavantem airport […]

10 years ago

It was hardly the finest goal of his career, but his tap in against Sevilla on Sunday night was enough to earn Gareth Bale a place in the record books. The close-range finish saw him eclipse Jonathan Woodgate Gary Lineker as La Liga’s highest scoring Brit, a record that had stood for over 27 years. Such a momentous […]

10 years ago

Already this season, we’ve seen Manchester United stars past and present nestled in among supporters for the club’s two trips to Anfield – and now it seems that the players’ partners are getting their fix of the away end atmosphere. Following the win over City in the Manchester derby, Camille Sold, girlfriend of Morgan Schneiderlin, shared […]

10 years ago

In this world that we live in, it’s undeniable that the news can be a bit depressing from time to time. Having said that, bad news has never been directly blamed for making anyone’s hair fall out… Until now. Over in Russia, a Moscow resident is blaming his disappearing barnet on reading too many negative news […]

10 years ago

Noel Gallagher and his High Flying Birds landed in Argentina this week ahead of a weekend gig in the country’s capital, Buenos Aires. While in town, the ex-Oasis man took time out to visit La Bombonera – the legendary home ground of Boca Juniors. As shown by Boca’s official Twitter page, Gallagher was greeted by former […]

10 years ago

So, after weeks of speculation and inaccurate ‘leaks’, the world finally got a glimpse of the kits England will be wearing at Euro 2016. As images of the new kits circulated online, it soon became clear that people weren’t quite sure what to make of the new designs. Having noticed this, we challenged JOE readers […]

10 years ago

He might well be the subject of the odd bullsh*t transfer story once in a while, but very few of would bet on Lionel Messi ever leaving Barcelona. This week, the Argentine has given another pretty big clue that he has no intention of leaving Catalunya any time soon, unveiling plans for a his own restaurant […]

10 years ago

Being one third of the greatest attacking trio club football has ever known, you might think life is pretty good for Neymar at the minute. Along with his all-conquering Barca team-mates, he looks set to complete another clean sweep of trophies as the season nears its climax, but a report from his native Brazil suggests that […]

10 years ago

After riding Don Cossack to victory in the Cheltenham Gold Cup, the adrenaline must have been pumping for jockey Bryan Cooper. As Channel 4 approached the breathless Cooper for his reaction to the triumph, the jockey turned the Cheltenham air blue with his sweary response. “F**king unbelieveable,” he replied, prompting Channel 4 to later apologise […]

10 years ago

It might have been comfortable in the end, but for large spells of the first half at Old Trafford, many Liverpool supporters would have been anxious that their two goal first leg lead was in danger of being swallowed up. With his former side trailing to Anthony Martial’s penalty on the night, Jamie Carragher vented […]

10 years ago

Harsh

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After all the hype and all the wildly inaccurate internet ‘leaks’, we now know what the new England kits look like. But it now seems that Englishmen didn’t need to wait until March 17 to get a glimpse of the shirts that Danny Drinkwater et al will wear en route to Euro 2016 glory in […]

10 years ago

The wait is over. After countless ‘leaked’ images (all of which appear to have been wrong), the kits that England will wear as they march to glory at the European Championships this summer has finally been unveiled. Obviously, the home strip is predominantly white – but the latest offering from Nike is far from the traditionally ‘safe’ England strip […]

10 years ago

Danny Drinkwater has been handed his first England call up by Roy Hodgson ahead of friendlies against Germany and Holland. While Jamie Vardy and Riyad Mahrez have grabbed the headlines in Leicester City’s incredible title push, Drinkwater has been one of the most consistent performers for the Foxes. The midfielder is joined by Vardy in […]

10 years ago

It’s barely been a couple of months since Manchester City confirmed what the world already knew and announced that Pep Guardiola would be taking over from Manuel Pellegrini in the summer. Since then, pretty much every half-decent player under the sun has been linked with a switch to The Etihad. In the aftermath of Bayern Munich’s […]

10 years ago

If Donald Trump does find himself sitting behind a desk in the Oval Office in the months ahead, we can’t say we weren’t told to expect it. Trump’s bid to be President of the Land of Opportunity was predicted in an episode of The Simpsons, ‘Bart to the Future’, which aired nearly 16 years ago. Now one of its writers, […]

10 years ago

Snoop Pog

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Aside from establishing himself as one of the world’s greatest strikers in recent years, Luis Suarez has been known to sink his fangs into the odd opponent every now and then. Recognising that, in the wake of his stunning volley against Arsenal, former Chelsea man Marcel Desailly took to his Twitter account to share a special […]

10 years ago

Mohamed Elneny had raised the slimmest of hopes that Arsenal could salvage their Champions League tie with Barcelona. The Egyptian bagged a memorable first goal for the club, leaving them in sight of an unlikely comeback. .@ElNennyM curls in a beauty at the Nou Camp to score his first @Arsenal goal. #UCL #FCBvAFC https://t.co/SNSbxM1viH — […]

10 years ago

Apart from sprouting a moustache, Alexandre Pato hasn’t done anything particularly newsworthy since arriving at Chelsea in January. When the former Milan star agreed a deal at Stamford Bridge, it was expected that he’d take a few weeks to get up to speed with his fitness. A couple of months later, and there’s still no sign […]

10 years ago

As his ‘sweeper-keeper’ nickname suggests, Manuel Neuer has made a bit of a habit of vacating his goal line. Most of the time, the German international times it to perfection, but as his Bayern Munich side hosted Juventus, Neuer made a right old mess of things. Although some of the blame can be shared with […]

10 years ago