Thursday, September 22, 2011
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- Arsenal get last laugh in Cesc Fabregas saga by signing Joan Laporta’s son
- Top five rejuvenated crocks
- Video: Swedish sides AIK and Djurgardens hold silent protest
- Video: Linesman hit by till roll
- Newcastle defender Danny Simpson sets dubious targets for Newcastle’s season
- Video: Owen Hargreaves plays a match, scores a goal! (Manchester City v Birmingham)
- Video: Phil Neville scores a goal (Everton v West Brom)
| Arsenal get last laugh in Cesc Fabregas saga by signing Joan Laporta’s son Posted: 22 Sep 2011 05:05 AM PDT Gone fishing It is not a great time to be an Arsenal, but here’s a humorous little straw for downtrodden Gooners to cling to. The club has signed the son of the man who spearheaded part one of the campaign to bring Cesc Fabregas back to Barcelona. Guim Laporta, son of ex-Barca president Joan, is [...]
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| Posted: 22 Sep 2011 04:46 AM PDT In a week when both Michael Owen and Owen Hargreaves found the net (having found the pitch), OTP celebrates players who have made a triumphant return from the footballing glue factory. 1. Ronaldo Yes, his injuries and weight issues got the better of him in the end, but his career could have been over in [...]
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| Video: Swedish sides AIK and Djurgardens hold silent protest Posted: 22 Sep 2011 01:46 AM PDT Swedishhhhh football Swedish rivals AIK and Djurgardens spent the first 10 minutes of the Stockholm derby in silence in protest at the state of modern football. The main point of the period of quiet was to demonstrate the importance of fans. To demonstrate this further, all the fans went absolutely mental as soon as 10 [...]
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| Video: Linesman hit by till roll Posted: 22 Sep 2011 01:02 AM PDT Kerching! The Copa Sudamericana clash between Nacional and Universidad de Chile had to be abandoned after a linesman was hit on the head by a till roll thrown from the crowd. While throwing toilet rolls is a grand tradition, one heavy-handed shopkeeper decided to raid his cash register in search of some ammunition for his [...]
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| Newcastle defender Danny Simpson sets dubious targets for Newcastle’s season Posted: 22 Sep 2011 12:48 AM PDT Iceberg ahoy! Newcastle might be over-performing at the moment, but right-back Danny Simpson is following a dangerous template for the season. The ex-Manchester United man wants the Magpies to emulate Birmingham City’s achievements last season. He told the Mirror: "We think we can go far in the Carling Cup – look at Birmingham last season. [...]
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| Video: Owen Hargreaves plays a match, scores a goal! (Manchester City v Birmingham) Posted: 22 Sep 2011 12:35 AM PDT Once in a Blue Moon No way. Would you credit it? Owen Hargreaves not only avoided a trip to Manchester Royal Infirmary on his Manchester City debut, he only went and scored a bloody goal as well. Talk about running before you can, well, run for sustained periods, Roberto Mancini is now touting his new [...]
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| Video: Phil Neville scores a goal (Everton v West Brom) Posted: 22 Sep 2011 12:13 AM PDT Phil your boots Phil Neville’s getting prolific in his old age. He bagged his second goal this year with the winner in last night’s Carling Cup match against West Brom. The Everton skipper curled in a left-footed effort from the edge of the box to secure a 2-1 win for the Toffees. It’s come to [...]
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