Tuesday, April 20, 2010

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Franck Ribery caught up in child prostitute scandal
Pep Guardiola: ‘Arsenal uncompetitive and Arsene Wenger not a good coach’
Video: Fenerbahçe’s Bilica digs up penalty spot to win match against Besiktas
Video: Newcastle win title, Plymouth relegated
Terry Venables singing Elvis’ If I Can Dream
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Franck Ribery caught up in child prostitute scandal

Posted: 20 Apr 2010 02:36 AM PDT

France star quizzed on sex raid Bayern Munich star Franck Ribery was summoned before a judge to be questioned over claims he had paid for an underage hooker. The married France international was called as a witness after a dawn raid on the Zaman cafe in Paris, which doubled up as a legal brothel. Chelsea target Ribery [...]

Pep Guardiola: ‘Arsenal uncompetitive and Arsene Wenger not a good coach’

Posted: 20 Apr 2010 02:12 AM PDT

Read between the lines Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola has taken an inadvertent swipe at Arsenal and Arsene Wenger ahead of his side’s Champions League semi-final clash with Inter Milan. The Gunners were the - probably unintended - victims of Guardiola’s mind-games with Jose Mourinho as the Barca boss effectively said that Arsenal were not as competitive as [...]

Video: Fenerbahçe’s Bilica digs up penalty spot to win match against Besiktas

Posted: 20 Apr 2010 01:03 AM PDT

When gamesmanship pays off Fenerbahçe player Bilica managed to find an unusual way to secure victory for his side against Besiktas. The Brazilian showed Fernando Torres how it is done by digging up the penalty spot before the kick was taken, just like the Liverpool striker attempted to against Manchester United. Unlike Torres’ failed attempts to put [...]

Video: Newcastle win title, Plymouth relegated

Posted: 20 Apr 2010 12:45 AM PDT

Contrasting fortunes The full range of footballing emotions were on display at Home Park last night. Newcastle’s 2-0 victory ensured they return to the Premier League as champions while also confirming Plymouth’s relegation to League One. The Toon Army took 2,500 supporters on the mammoth away trip and they did not end up disappointed. Indeed, most of [...]

Terry Venables singing Elvis’ If I Can Dream

Posted: 19 Apr 2010 10:51 AM PDT

El Tel croons for England Ex-England boss Terry Venables has led a choir including Harry Redknapp and Ian Wright in a performance of Elvis Presley’s If I Can Dream in a bid to sing the Three Lions to World Cup glory while simultaneously promoting The Sun. Were the choir needed to drown out ‘Arry? We suspect so. [...]