Friday, May 13, 2011

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• Video: Swansea’s Neil Taylor sent-off less than a minute into play-off against Nottingham Forest
• Ex-Blackpool keeper Lloyd Scott finishes the London Marathon after 26 days
• Online football streaming hits the big time
• Top 10 fat football managers
• The world is watching. Huge weekend for…
• Hotel cancels Stoke’s reservation at FA Cup final hotel to host Manchester City
• Video: Diego Maradona plays a match in Chechnya, scores free-kick
• Video: Morelia fan has a sneaky boob grope during match

Video: Swansea’s Neil Taylor sent-off less than a minute into play-off against Nottingham Forest Posted: 13 May 2011 07:33 AM PDT Quick-fire red Last night’s Championship play-off tie between Swansea and Nottingham Forest sparked into action very early with a red card for Neil Taylor inside the first minute. The Welsh international was giving his marching orders just 52 seconds into the match for a studs up challenge on Forest’s Lewis McGugan. The 10-men of Swansea [...]

Ex-Blackpool keeper Lloyd Scott finishes the London Marathon after 26 days Posted: 13 May 2011 05:39 AM PDT But he had a good excuse Former Blackpool, Watford and Leyton Orient goalkeeper Lloyd Scott has completed the London Marathon in a time of 26 days. Scott crawled a mile every day dressed as Brian, the snail from The Magic Roundabout. He hopes to have raised £200,000 for children’s charity Action for Kids during his [...]

Online football streaming hits the big time Posted: 13 May 2011 04:55 AM PDT Sponsored Post Watching football online has become a key part of the life of the modern football fan. A backlash against the subscription fees of some broadcasters, coupled with the fact that UK TV audiences have very limited football viewing options compared to the rest of the world, has stoked massive interest in viewing football [...]

Top 10 fat football managers Posted: 13 May 2011 03:20 AM PDT We celebrate some of the beautiful games tubbiest gaffers 1. Barry Fry Never has the term ‘you are what you eat’ been more appropriate than in the case of ex-Southend, Birmingham and Peterborough boss Bazza. The current Posh director of football is larger than life in every sense of the phrase. 2. Diego Maradona As [...]

The world is watching. Huge weekend for… Posted: 13 May 2011 02:32 AM PDT The FA Cup, relegation worries and getting your fill Manchester City Yours truly spent a short while this morning trying to work out who the cup final was 'bigger' for, in the general scheme of things. I shall state my case for both. City have not won a trophy for 35 years, and they share [...]

Hotel cancels Stoke’s reservation at FA Cup final hotel to host Manchester City Posted: 13 May 2011 12:54 AM PDT Angling for Mario’s tips? A hotel that both FA Cup finalists wanted to stay in ahead of Saturday’s match has cancelled a prior reservation with Stoke City so that Manchester City can stay with them instead. The Potters stayed at the luxury five-star hotel The Grove in Watford ahead of their semi-final victory over Bolton, [...]

Video: Diego Maradona plays a match in Chechnya, scores free-kick Posted: 13 May 2011 12:38 AM PDT And he still knows how to cheat Chechnya is currently a place where even the wealthiest football figures in the world are enticed to turn up for a kickabout. Following a game against a Brazil XI in March, Chechnyan president Ramzan Kadyrov has now laid on a match against a World XI. The World XI [...]

Video: Morelia fan has a sneaky boob grope during match Posted: 12 May 2011 09:36 AM PDT Bust-ed We reckon fans of Mexican outfit Monarcas Morelia must be just about the randiest football supporters in the world. Just days after we brought you footage of one of their female fans taking it upon herself to flash the rest of the crowd, Pies has uncovered this footage from a couple of months ago. [...]

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