Wednesday, March 21, 2012

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• Video: Watch all 234 of Lionel Messi’s goals for Barcelona
• Video: Comercial striker Elionar Bombinha celebrates goal scored by opponents Corinthians
• Athletic Bilbao wonder-dribble gets the Ray Hudson orgasmic commentary treatment
• Video: David James rolls back the years with hilarious own goal (Bristol City 0-2 Watford)
• OTP Podcast: Episode 30 – Fernando Scorres
• Police arrest 10-year-old boy for kick to the head in Hong Kong youth match
• Fabrice Muamba’s first concern after regaining consciousness: did Bolton lose to Spurs?

Video: Watch all 234 of Lionel Messi’s goals for Barcelona Posted: 21 Mar 2012 06:54 AM PDT You can have too much of most good things in life, but this video might be the exception to that rule. Lionel Messi broke a 60-year-old Barcelona goalscoring record against Granada last night. He reached the milestone in style with a hat-trick, naturally. As if you need reminding, the Argentine star is just 24 years [...]

Video: Comercial striker Elionar Bombinha celebrates goal scored by opponents Corinthians Posted: 21 Mar 2012 06:47 AM PDT In the past we’ve had referees celebrating goals and claiming that it was because they had played a good advantage. But we’re not sure what the excuse is for a playing celebrating a goal for the opposition. That’s exactly what appears to happen here when Comercial striker Elionar Bombinha celebrates Corinthians successfully converting a penalty [...]

Athletic Bilbao wonder-dribble gets the Ray Hudson orgasmic commentary treatment Posted: 21 Mar 2012 03:02 AM PDT Ray Hudson, do your wonders never cease? The Geordie commentator, who plies his eclectic linguistics on an American sports channel, is a fan of football first and a describer of football matches second. We expect he requires a bib in the gantry given his habit of salivating like a hyena at a barbecue during his [...]

Video: David James rolls back the years with hilarious own goal (Bristol City 0-2 Watford) Posted: 21 Mar 2012 02:52 AM PDT There was a time when David James’ flapping and disastrous ability in the air led to him being called Calamity James. In recent years, including his stint as England’s number one, James did plenty to repair his reputation. But it was back to old tricks for the Bristol City keeper in last night’s defeat to [...]

OTP Podcast: Episode 30 – Fernando Scorres Posted: 21 Mar 2012 02:44 AM PDT Ep.30 Fernando Scorres by Off The Post on Mixcloud Not for the first time this season, events in the world of football have transcended the sport for the worst possible reasons. Here at the OTP Podcast we are the first to admit our irreverant tone is not best suited to discussing such heartbreaking occurrences, however [...]

Police arrest 10-year-old boy for kick to the head in Hong Kong youth match Posted: 21 Mar 2012 01:50 AM PDT A 10-year-old player of Hong Kong-based English Schools Federation Lions has been arrested by police for kicking an opponent in the head during a match. Footage of the incident shows the youngster lining up what appears to be a big hoof upfield… before opting to clear the skull of a Kitchee Escola player rather than [...]

Fabrice Muamba’s first concern after regaining consciousness: did Bolton lose to Spurs? Posted: 21 Mar 2012 01:37 AM PDT Bolton midfielder Fabrice Muamba wanted to know if his side had lost to Spurs in the FA Cup after regaining consciousness following his cardiac arrest. Family friend Aime Esalo said that Muamba responded to dad Marcel asking if he knew who he was by asking about the match. He told The Sun: “Fabrice said ‘Yes’ [...]

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