Tuesday, April 19, 2011

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• Video: ITV commentator Clive Tyldesley’s really bad Oasis impression
• FA to bill Manchester United over hole in Wembley dressing room wall
• Exposé: Inappropriate statues coming to a football ground near you
• Video: Roma coach Vincenzo Montella has still got his skills
• Despite retiring, Original Ronaldo still having nearly as good a season as Lionel Messi
• Ex-Liverpool owner George Gillett thought Steven Gerrard was gay
• J-League pulls plug on floodlights
• Video: Brazilian player takes a pee on the pitch

Video: ITV commentator Clive Tyldesley’s really bad Oasis impression Posted: 19 Apr 2011 05:35 AM PDT You can wait for a lifetime… We don’t know about you, but we missed this during Manchester City’s FA Cup semi-final victory over Manchester United. It turns out that commentator responded to Noel Gallagher’s appearance on our screens after Yaya Toure’s goal by doing the worst Oasis impression you are ever likely to hear. Last [...]

FA to bill Manchester United over hole in Wembley dressing room wall Posted: 19 Apr 2011 01:49 AM PDT FA Cup DIY Manchester United are expecting an invoice from the FA to arrive in the post following damage to a Wembley dressing room wall. The hole in the wall is believed to have been caused by a kick and was discovered after United’s defeat to Manchester City in last Saturday’s FA Cup semi-final. The [...]

Exposé: Inappropriate statues coming to a football ground near you Posted: 19 Apr 2011 01:23 AM PDT Premier League sculpture frenzy At the start of April, a truly horrific, jaw-dropping sight for sore eyes pitched up outside Craven Cottage: the massive erection of Michael Jackson. Less a statue and more a 6ft tall marzipan birthday cake your nan proudly rolled into the room on your birthday after three months hard labour.  OTP [...]

Video: Roma coach Vincenzo Montella has still got his skills Posted: 19 Apr 2011 12:47 AM PDT Little Aeroplane makes emergency landing Vincenzo Montella showed Roma fans that he has skill got the ball control he had during his playing days during their match against Palermo at the weekend. The former Italy international brought some deftness of touch to the dugout when the ball dropped out of the sky tantalisingly in front [...]

Despite retiring, Original Ronaldo still having nearly as good a season as Lionel Messi Posted: 19 Apr 2011 12:37 AM PDT Originaldo: prolific since hanging up his boots It’s things like this that really don’t help American broadcasters trying to prove that they take their ‘soccer’ seriously. Ahead of Saturday’s El Clasico, ESPN showed this graphic comparing the respective seasons of Barcelona star Lionel Messi and retired Brazil legend Ronaldo, who hasn’t played for Real Madrid [...]

Ex-Liverpool owner George Gillett thought Steven Gerrard was gay Posted: 19 Apr 2011 12:17 AM PDT Stevie G-A-Y Former Liverpool co-owner George Gillett thought the club’s captain Steven Gerrard was gay. The revelation is made in a new book about Gillett and Tom Hicks’ reign at Anfield. An Epic Swindle: 44 Months With A Pair Of Cowboys, by Brian Reade, is currently being serialised in the Mirror. Today’s instalment gives some [...]

J-League pulls plug on floodlights Posted: 18 Apr 2011 11:56 AM PDT Energy-saving footy Japan’s J-League is set to resume this coming weekend after an enforced break as a result of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. But all games will be played during daylight hours to conserve electricity as the country battles an energy shortage. April league fixtures are to kick-off by 2pm, with the measure [...]

Video: Brazilian player takes a pee on the pitch Posted: 18 Apr 2011 08:32 AM PDT Sly tackle This Brazilian player is brave in more ways than one. Not only does he quite happily whip out his manhood during a match in order to urinate, he also shuns the grass and surrounding wasteland to pee on the only electrical item in the vicinity. Palmeiras midfielder Jorge Valdivia is the man who [...]

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