Wednesday, September 29, 2010
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- Video: Manchester United stage their own mini Ryder Cup
- Top five England vs Spain matches in the Champions League
- Carlisle striker Gary Madine in court and bags hat-trick on same day
- Toto Schillaci becomes a mafia boss
- Asda to offer free eye tests to Uruguayans
- Landon Donovan is USA squad’s king of FIFA 11
- Arsenal suffer dressing room power cut ahead of Partizan Belgrade clash
- Shaun Wright Phillips arrives at training in his weekday runabout
- Video: Leeds United 4-6 Preston North End
- The next German superstar… and not an Ozil in sight
| Video: Manchester United stage their own mini Ryder Cup Posted: 29 Sep 2010 07:45 AM PDT It’s Europe versus Americas Man Utd got in the Ryder Cup spirit by staging their own golf tournament. Of sorts. Representing Europe were Wes Brown, Darren Fletcher and John O’Shea, while Team Americas comprised Anderson, Fabio and Rafael. Europe had a slight advantage in that it appears that none of Team Americas can actually play [...]
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| Top five England vs Spain matches in the Champions League Posted: 29 Sep 2010 07:37 AM PDT Tonight Manchester United will travel to Spain to play Valencia. Television viewers (and my mum who has got a bloody ticket!) will hope that it carries on the tradition of tasty games between clubs of the two countries. In the Champions League, games seem to consistently produce goals, initiating a top five feature. So to [...]
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| Carlisle striker Gary Madine in court and bags hat-trick on same day Posted: 29 Sep 2010 05:01 AM PDT Guilty… on three counts of goalscoring Carlisle striker Gary Madine had a bittersweet day yesterday. It began at Carlisle Crown Court, where the 20-year-old pleaded guilty to actual bodily harm. But the court appearance didn’t affect his finishing as he grabbed the first hat-trick of his career in a 0-4 win at Hartlepool. The 6ft [...]
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| Toto Schillaci becomes a mafia boss Posted: 29 Sep 2010 04:02 AM PDT Don’t worry, kids: it’s just acting Former Italy World Cup star Toto Schillachi is adding to his CV with a role as a mafia boss on Italian TV. The former Messina, Juventus and Inter Milan player is to appear as a killer in the Squadra Antimafia series. He said: “It’s a world that fascinates me, [...]
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| Asda to offer free eye tests to Uruguayans Posted: 29 Sep 2010 03:09 AM PDT In casual racism terms, they might as well have said spic-savers So where do you draw line between inciting violence, banter, and offensiveness? Asda have today had an advert cleared that offers free eye tests to Uruguayan members of the public, as a response to Frank Lampard’s disallowed goal in the World Cup. Referee Jorge [...]
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| Landon Donovan is USA squad’s king of FIFA 11 Posted: 29 Sep 2010 01:49 AM PDT And he wants the world to know it Landon Donovan has been using his Twitter account to brag about his FIFA 11 achievements. The LA Galaxy man beat ex-Hull City striker Jozy Altidore and couldn’t resist a bit of social networking bragging. He also used the opportunity to throw down the gauntlet to fellow international [...]
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| Arsenal suffer dressing room power cut ahead of Partizan Belgrade clash Posted: 29 Sep 2010 01:30 AM PDT Gunners in the dark before Champions League match Arsenal had to conduct their final preparations for last night’s Champions League victory without lights after a power cut plunged their dressing room into darkness. The Gunners squad were left using mobile phones to light up their path around the room and other parts of the stadium. [...]
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| Shaun Wright Phillips arrives at training in his weekday runabout Posted: 29 Sep 2010 01:03 AM PDT SWP’s rather nice motor Manchester City winger Shaun Wright Phillips sent out a subtle hint to the club’s hierarchy about his expectations ahead of talks on a new contract. The England international arrived at training in his £200,000 Rolls Royce Ghost. The Sun reports the car does 0-60mph in 4.7 seconds, and features night vision [...]
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| Video: Leeds United 4-6 Preston North End Posted: 29 Sep 2010 12:44 AM PDT 10-goal thriller in the Championship Ever fancied being a professional footballer? Well, now is your chance to take part in a Championship training session. Just click the video above and you will be doing exactly the same as the Leeds United squad this morning. Leeds boss Simon Grayson said: “The players are in today to [...]
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| The next German superstar… and not an Ozil in sight Posted: 28 Sep 2010 11:15 AM PDT Paul Gardner once said that "to the spiritually inclined, it (football) is a religion." Whilst this may be true, and many do travel to church on a Saturday afternoon, one of the crucial differences is that in football we are constantly searching for a new God. Innumerable players have been labelled as the new Maradona [...]
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