Monday, September 26, 2011

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• Backheel penalty exponent Awana Diab killed in car crash
• Video: Espanyol striker Walter Pandiani gives the sweatiest press conference ever
• Video: Norwegian player scores from his own half… with a header!
• Video: Unconscious Portuguese striker dropped from stretcher
• Rock on, with Manchester City first team coach David Platt
• Groggy Arsenal defender Laurent Koscielny wants to hold hands
• Three Word Match Reports: Premier League weekend 24-25 September
• ‘Do Are Ya? Spurs’ Sandro rocks the crazy hair and gumshield look
• QPR manager Neil Warnock calls Armand Traore “thick and naive”
• Top 10 conclusions Premier League weekend 24-25 September

Backheel penalty exponent Awana Diab killed in car crash Posted: 26 Sep 2011 06:03 AM PDT RIP United Arab Emirates player Awana Diab (aka Theyab Awana) – scorer of this summer’s most famous penalty – has died in a car crash. The 21-year-old star came to the attention of the world’s media and won many plaudits with his cocky penalty against Lebanon in July, despite being substituted and given a public [...]

Video: Espanyol striker Walter Pandiani gives the sweatiest press conference ever Posted: 26 Sep 2011 05:47 AM PDT Back to black Not all footballers like the glare of media attention, but few quite as literally as Espanyol striker Walter Pandiani. The ex-Birmingham City man is a sweaty chap and the bright lights of television only exacerbate this problem. Watch as the Uruguayan’s light grey shirt magically turns black over the course of this [...]

Video: Norwegian player scores from his own half… with a header! Posted: 26 Sep 2011 02:45 AM PDT Old big head Meet Jone Samuelsen: a man with neck muscles to put your average giraffe to shame. The Odd Grenland player secured victory in his side’s Norwegian league clash against Tromso by scoring a header from inside his own half. Is that a first? Any other halfway headers spring to mind?

Video: Unconscious Portuguese striker dropped from stretcher Posted: 26 Sep 2011 02:25 AM PDT Stretcher FAIL Striker Salvador Agra, of Portuguese side Olhanense, found out the true meaning of a double blow yesterday. The 19-year-old was knocked unconscious after sickeningly taking an opponent’s knee to the temple. There was a nine-minute delay while medical teams worked on Agra before deciding he needed to be rushed to hospital. Rushed being [...]

Rock on, with Manchester City first team coach David Platt Posted: 26 Sep 2011 02:14 AM PDT Platt Sabbath We mentioned in our Top 10 conclusions that Mario Balotelli had provided the most unwanted sweaty hug of the weekend after finding the net against Everton. City’s first team coach David Platt launched into his own celebration nearby, taking inspiration from your embarrassing uncle at a wedding reception. He may or may not [...]

Groggy Arsenal defender Laurent Koscielny wants to hold hands Posted: 26 Sep 2011 02:07 AM PDT Under the Kosc Arsenal defender Laurent Koscielny had a nasty clash of heads with Bolton striker David Ngog during Saturday’s match. The confused Frenchman needed to be comforted and, in his dazed state, discovered that he wanted to hold hands with the Gunners’ physio Colin Lewin. Lewin was only too happy to oblige and nuzzled [...]

Three Word Match Reports: Premier League weekend 24-25 September Posted: 26 Sep 2011 01:58 AM PDT Manchester City 2-0 Everton Mario makes statement Arsenal 3-0 Bolton Wanderers Like old days Chelsea 4-1 Swansea City Fernando’s back! Oh… Liverpool 2-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Back on track Newcastle United 3-1 Blackburn Rovers Demba hit trips. West Bromwich Albion 0-0 Fulham Roy Hodgson Reunion Wigan Athletic 1-2 Tottenham Hotspur ‘Arry ‘olds on Stoke City 1-1 [...]

‘Do Are Ya? Spurs’ Sandro rocks the crazy hair and gumshield look Posted: 26 Sep 2011 01:03 AM PDT Turning the ‘air blue Possibly the craziest hair of the new season so far goes to Tottenham midfielder Sandro. He seems to be experimenting with different shades of blue in this very interesting style. He is also topping the look off with a very fetching fluorescent gumshield. All of which makes for a very attractive [...]

QPR manager Neil Warnock calls Armand Traore “thick and naive” Posted: 26 Sep 2011 12:52 AM PDT Must Traore harder Recent QPR signing Armand Traore got an early insight into Neil Warnock’s unique management style following his sending off against Aston Villa yesterday. The ex-Arsenal player was given his marching orders for a second bookable offence for lunging in to win possession as the Hoops chased a 0-1 deficit. Despite the left-back’s [...]

Top 10 conclusions Premier League weekend 24-25 September Posted: 26 Sep 2011 12:40 AM PDT 1. Stoke proved that, once Wayne Rooney is out of the way, there are not that many Manchester United players to kick your way through to give yourself half a chance. 2. Another big Fernando Torres miss… this time it’s the next three matches. 3. That ought to be good news for Daniel Sturridge and [...]

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