Wednesday, September 2, 2009

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• One way of avoiding a transfer to Stoke…
• Crystal Palace forced to apologise over Preston ‘Lancashite’ jibe
• Dimitar Berbatov warned by gangster over flirty texts
• Video: Clarence Seedorf’s flip-flops get Gennaro Gattuso sent-off in Milan derby
• Sky Sports in mysterious search for passionate fans from all 92 league clubs

One way of avoiding a transfer to Stoke… Posted: 02 Sep 2009 01:06 AM PDT … go into hiding Bayern Munich defender Christian Lell came up with an ingenious plan to avoid a move to Stoke City. The 25-year-old went into hiding until the transfer window was safely shut and his proposed move to the Potteries scuppered. Tony Pulis was keen to meet Bayern’s £3 million asking price, but the player himself [...]

Crystal Palace forced to apologise over Preston ‘Lancashite’ jibe Posted: 02 Sep 2009 12:42 AM PDT Eagles sorry for press release blunder Crystal Palace have issued an apology after dubbing Championship rivals Preston a “Lancashite outfit” in a press release. The Eagles’ press office were so eager to tell the world they had signed Claude Davis from Derby County that they neglected to check their press release for typos, and allowed an absolutely [...]

Dimitar Berbatov warned by gangster over flirty texts Posted: 02 Sep 2009 12:26 AM PDT Man Yoo striker’s mobile could threaten his mobility Dimitar Berbatov has got himself on the wrong side of a Bulgarian gangster by sending suggestive text messages to his girlfriend, according to The Sun. The 28-year-old is reported to have received unexpected replies to his flirty messsages to Playboy model Nikoleta Lozanova from mob boss Georgi ‘The Head’ [...]

Video: Clarence Seedorf’s flip-flops get Gennaro Gattuso sent-off in Milan derby Posted: 02 Sep 2009 12:01 AM PDT Comfy footwear + fiery temperament = red card Milan captain Gennaro Gattuso was sent-off in peculiar circumstances during their 0-4 derby defeat to Inter at the weekend. With the score still at 0-1, Gattuso took the interesting decision to carelessly haul down Samuel Eto’o just inside the penalty area. Gattuso was booked for his efforts. He then [...]

Sky Sports in mysterious search for passionate fans from all 92 league clubs Posted: 01 Sep 2009 10:47 AM PDT What for? We have no idea Like an Arsenal attacking move circa 2007, this new advert from Sky Sports meanders around all sorts of exciting places and at the end you are still not sure of what the point was. Rupert Murdoch and co are on the hunt for stark, raving, mad passionate fans from England’s [...]

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