Wednesday, August 17, 2011

Off The Post

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• Watch the FA Cup live on Facebook
• Video: Manchester United legend Sir Bobby Charlton dancing to Beyonce
• Arsenal striker Robin Van Persie reveals he has a bespoke pre-match motivational song
• Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp gets increasingly desperate in hunt for new striker
• OTP Podcast: Episode 1 – Up and Running
• ‘Brainiest’ footballer Clarke Carlisle charged with drink driving
• Tottenham’s Europa League plans hit by Edinburgh Fringe festival

Watch the FA Cup live on Facebook Posted: 17 Aug 2011 04:01 AM PDT Social media soccerball Farmville crops are set to be left to their own devices for 90 minutes this Friday when a sports broadcasting first takes place. New FA Cup sponsors Budweiser and the Football Association are broadcasting the opening match of this season’s competition live on Facebook. Alas, they seem to be branding as the [...]

Video: Manchester United legend Sir Bobby Charlton dancing to Beyonce Posted: 17 Aug 2011 03:22 AM PDT Yes, sir, Bob can boogie An early contender for strangest video of the season comes in the form of this footage of Sir Bobby Charlton dancing to a Beyonce track at a charity event. The Manchester United legend and World Cup winner, now aged 73, showed off his moves as he joined in with a [...]

Arsenal striker Robin Van Persie reveals he has a bespoke pre-match motivational song Posted: 17 Aug 2011 02:25 AM PDT Robin Van Persie has been back to his roots in Rotterdam to recall his early days of playing football. He reveals that before all his matches he listened to a track composed for him by Dutch freestyle footballer and musician Soufiane Touzani. He said: “Because he was inspired he made that song and that song [...]

Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp gets increasingly desperate in hunt for new striker Posted: 17 Aug 2011 01:31 AM PDT Harry Redknapp has become so frustrated at his inability to lure a new striker to White Hart Lane that he has begun running scouting missions on retired footballers. The Tottenham boss ran the rule over former Holland forward Patrick Kluivert at very close quarters yesterday evening. Filed under: ‘If I haven’t got anyone else in [...]

OTP Podcast: Episode 1 – Up and Running Posted: 17 Aug 2011 01:12 AM PDT Gervinho’s hair: more questions than answers Ep 1 – Up and Running by Off The Post on Mixcloud Just like the new season, the Off The Post podcast is back, full of (most probably short-lived) optimism and hope for the campaign ahead. Ben is away this week on his own money-spinning pre-season tour of America, [...]

‘Brainiest’ footballer Clarke Carlisle charged with drink driving Posted: 17 Aug 2011 12:37 AM PDT Clarke of the court Football’s cleverest player Clarke Carlisle has been charged with drink driving. The Preston defender, who made the headlines with his appearances on Question Time and Countdown, was stopped by police and breathalysed last month. A spokesman for Greater Manchester Police said: “A 31-year-old man has been charged with driving with excess [...]

Tottenham’s Europa League plans hit by Edinburgh Fringe festival Posted: 17 Aug 2011 12:26 AM PDT If Europing to stay here, think again Have you heard the one about the football club with no hotel? Tottenham have been forced to base themselves an hour away from the stadium for their Europa League qualifier against Hearts tomorrow. Every Edinburgh hotel is currently fully booked for the Edinburgh Fringe comedy and arts festival, [...]

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