Friday, February 11, 2011

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• Top five game-changing games
• James Beattie lines himself up as Blackpool’s substitute goalkeeper
• Video: Nike takes you up close and personal with Barcelona star Andres Iniesta
• Bet’s be ‘avin you: Football betting tips for 12-13 February
• Manchester City groundsman forced to close Facebook account over offensive comments
• Mark Lawrenson’s Comedy Column
• Kitman: New Sierra Leone shirt worst football kit ever?
• Warning: Lionel Messi will not have his photo taken with you if your trousers are round your ankles
• Newcastle find Andy Carroll replacement in the shape of… Shefki Kuqi? Are you kidding?
• Video: Ebbsfleet United goalkeeper Preston Edwards sent-off inside 10 secs, gets angry

Top five game-changing games Posted: 11 Feb 2011 04:41 AM PST OTP looks at matches that changed football’s laws 1. England 1-0 Argentina (1966) This is the match where Argentina captain Antonio Rattin refused to leave the pitch after being sent-off. Suggestions that his dismissal had been lost in translation might sound like sour grapes, yet England defender Jack Charlton phoned the Wembley press office to [...]

James Beattie lines himself up as Blackpool’s substitute goalkeeper Posted: 11 Feb 2011 03:13 AM PST Beatts running Some footballers of a certain age of accused of being happy to sit on their bench and collect their pay packet, but not Blackpool’s James Beattie. The Seasiders’ new star striker has volunteered to forego his attacking duties and be the team’s substitute keeper instead. With Matt Gilks and Paul Rachubka out injured, [...]

Video: Nike takes you up close and personal with Barcelona star Andres Iniesta Posted: 11 Feb 2011 02:30 AM PST Sponsored post If you have ever wondered what it would be like to be Andres Iniesta’s world for a day, the answer – it seems – is fish-eyed and a bit dizzying. This cool viral from Nike takes you to the heart of the action, where Iniesta is always to be found. Taking control with [...]

Bet’s be ‘avin you: Football betting tips for 12-13 February Posted: 11 Feb 2011 01:45 AM PST Lower league punts, foreign predictions, and Valentine’s plans in our sports betting round-up Last week Punter Dan returned a profit of 23 of your English pounds. More this week, he promises: Another week of footy, and after the crazy mental eff-up of last weekend's Premier League it was back to Earth with the bump of [...]

Manchester City groundsman forced to close Facebook account over offensive comments Posted: 11 Feb 2011 01:40 AM PST Carlos Tevez likes this A Manchester City employee has been ordered to shut-down his Facebook account by the club after a series of foul-mouthed outbursts towards Manchester United hit the headlines. Ged Coyne, City’s groundsman for 15 years, was told to remove his ‘Ged Coyne MrManchestercity’ account amid fears his comments could stoke up yet [...]

Mark Lawrenson’s Comedy Column Posted: 11 Feb 2011 01:24 AM PST Boring as hell, Mr Obvious, and Kenny using all his squad Boring, boring Lawro Last week we suggested that predicting no team to score more than two goals might be a tad negative of our man. Think it is fair to say that after a record goalscoring week the point was valid! Anyway it flagged [...]

Kitman: New Sierra Leone shirt worst football kit ever? Posted: 11 Feb 2011 01:17 AM PST It’s got to be up there There really is no excuse for a shirt like this to be made in this day and age. OTP can only assume that Hummel wasn’t really taking the Sierra Leone kit contract very seriously and decided to give the Acid house-loving work experience day free-rein on his first day. [...]

Warning: Lionel Messi will not have his photo taken with you if your trousers are round your ankles Posted: 11 Feb 2011 12:54 AM PST It’s just one of his rules This chap must have thought it was his lucky day. Not only did he happen to be leaving Aeropuerto de Barcelona El Prat at the same time as Lionel Messi, but the Barcelona star was also being shadowed by a camera crew so his autograph hunting antics were certain [...]

Newcastle find Andy Carroll replacement in the shape of… Shefki Kuqi? Are you kidding? Posted: 10 Feb 2011 10:11 AM PST He no speak English Alan Pardew doesn’t take any messing around, least of all from ne’er do well, lardy owners. That’s why when he found out his star striker was being shipped out to Liverpool he set Mike Ashley straight. As he said the day after transfer deadline day: “The one thing I said to [...]

Video: Ebbsfleet United goalkeeper Preston Edwards sent-off inside 10 secs, gets angry Posted: 10 Feb 2011 09:46 AM PST Schoolboy defending, toddler tantrum Preston Edwards reluctantly entered the record books this week as he picked up the fastest red card ever. The Ebbsfleet United keeper was sent-off after 10 seconds of his side’s match against Farnborough. The ex-Millwall man brought down Kezie Ibe, who was clean through on goal after a woefully underhit backpass [...]

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