Friday, April 15, 2011

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• Beckham and Messi delivered safely in Peru
• Bet’s be ‘avin you: Football betting tips for 16-17 April
• Mark Lawrenson’s Comedy Column
• Ex-babyface Kaka lets his beard do the negotiating
• Top 10 players to represent both Manchester United and Manchester City
• Video: Raul leads Schalke fans in a song and dance
• Indonesia Premier League brings ‘cricketisation’ of football a step closer
• Video: Portuguese striker scores 3secs after kick-off
• ‘Do Are Ya? Bas Savage (Dagenham and Redbridge)
• Chris Smalling and Micah Richards play Manchester United v Manchester United on Pro Evo

Beckham and Messi delivered safely in Peru Posted: 15 Apr 2011 07:57 AM PDT Someone turns the table on Becks’ kid-naming skills Meet Beckham and Messi, two of three triplets who were born yesterday in the Peruvian city of Trujillo. While you will already be familiar with Cruz Beckham, the newborn is improbably-named Beckham Cruz. That makes his brother Messi Cruz, which sounds like a night out with Stan [...]

Bet’s be ‘avin you: Football betting tips for 16-17 April Posted: 15 Apr 2011 04:51 AM PDT And it’s a fifty pound week It is fair to say that Blackpool have been shocking of late, and if I'm honest Ian Holloway is really starting to p*ss me off (wasn't a fan anyway). It's fine being all media darling and Captain Quote when things are going well, but with a team that has [...]

Mark Lawrenson’s Comedy Column Posted: 15 Apr 2011 04:45 AM PDT Guess who’s back Stating the bleeding obvious"The Latics’ biggest problem is that they are far too sloppy at the back without being clinical enough at the other end." So they defend badly and attack badly? Insightful "Out of the two clubs, you worry a lot more about West Ham’s survival prospects than you do about [...]

Ex-babyface Kaka lets his beard do the negotiating Posted: 15 Apr 2011 01:57 AM PDT Smooth operator Real Madrid and Brazil star Kaka has been appearing with a new look of late: scruffy. The usually clean-shaven midfielder has been spotted sporting a visible shadow something like a three-day growth. According to Spanish financial paper El Economista, the facial growth is a ploy to remind shaving goods manufacturer Gillette that it [...]

Top 10 players to represent both Manchester United and Manchester City Posted: 15 Apr 2011 01:23 AM PDT We celebrate this weekend’s Manchester/Wembley derby by looking at 10 players who sit on both sides of the rivalry. 1. Denis Law Traditionally the definitive answer to any question involving players to play for both Manchester clubs. Law had two spells at City, but it was an 11-year stint at United spanning his heyday for [...]

Video: Raul leads Schalke fans in a song and dance Posted: 15 Apr 2011 12:22 AM PDT These outstanding scenes comes from Wednesday night and Schalke completing their demolition of Inter Milan to book their place in the Champions League semi-final. Hero of the hour Raul was drafted in by the fans to assist with the post-match celebrations. The Spanish star was handed a microphone and encouraged to lead the Schalke faithful [...]

Indonesia Premier League brings ‘cricketisation’ of football a step closer Posted: 14 Apr 2011 11:29 AM PDT Indie-onesia I know. We’re within a rag-sniff of the end-of-season polishing of trophies and here I am about to demand your attention with a piece on the Indonesia Premier League (the what?!). Bear with me, there is indeed a point to all this. To set the scene here is a brief chronology of events that [...]

Video: Portuguese striker scores 3secs after kick-off Posted: 14 Apr 2011 10:23 AM PDT Now that’s a quick goal Don’t you try to tell us there is no skill in the fifth tier of Portuguese football. Just look at this strike from FC Oliveira do Hospital forward Carlos Almeida. Opponents Arganil didn’t know what had hit them and never recovered, as they went on to lose the match 3-0. [...]

‘Do Are Ya? Bas Savage (Dagenham and Redbridge) Posted: 14 Apr 2011 09:49 AM PDT Savage haircut Dagenham and Redbridge striker Bas Savage decided he was going to make the biggest impression at Brighton’s promotion party. He sported a new Spiderman haircut as the Seagulls, one of Savage’s former clubs, beat the Daggers 4-3 to seal Championship football for next season. The 29-year-old and his team-mates could yet be playing [...]

Chris Smalling and Micah Richards play Manchester United v Manchester United on Pro Evo Posted: 14 Apr 2011 09:29 AM PDT Virtual Manchester derby You know when the personalised player features came out on video games and you thought it would be amazing if you already on the game to begin with and didn’t have to lie about your stats? Well, it looks like it’s even more fun you imagined. Manchester United centre-back Chris Smalling and [...]

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