Tuesday, April 3, 2012

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• Random 1990s Footballer Tuesday: #28 Scott Oakes
• Bari match-fixer Andrea Masiello in prison hospital to avoid violent attacks
• David Beckham unleashes his smooth side for new Burger King advert
• Video: Wayne Rooney and Ryan Giggs’ clumsy free-kick routine (Blackburn 0-2 Manchester United)

Random 1990s Footballer Tuesday: #28 Scott Oakes Posted: 03 Apr 2012 04:46 AM PDT Name: Scott Oakes In his 90s prime for: Sheffield Wednesday Lowdown: After beginning his career with Leicester City, Oakes left the Midlands club aged 19 to join Luton Town, then in the top division of English football. He soon gained a reputation as an exciting winger, even gaining an England Under 21 cap whilst at [...]

Bari match-fixer Andrea Masiello in prison hospital to avoid violent attacks Posted: 03 Apr 2012 02:29 AM PDT Italian defender Andrea Masiello, who yesterday admitted scoring an own goal to help throw a match, is being kept in a prison hospital amid fears he will be attacked by fellow in-mates. Masiello has confessed to his part in fixing a match between Bari and local rivals Lecce last year. He admits he was offered [...]

David Beckham unleashes his smooth side for new Burger King advert Posted: 03 Apr 2012 02:18 AM PDT He’s so dreamy, isn’t he? That’s the premise this new Burger King commercial plays up to at least. Make eye contact with David Beckham and that’s it: you’re under his spell. While that has its advantages, it does make it difficult to get decent service at Burger King. Unfortunately, his LA Galaxy team-mates seem to [...]

Video: Wayne Rooney and Ryan Giggs’ clumsy free-kick routine (Blackburn 0-2 Manchester United) Posted: 03 Apr 2012 02:08 AM PDT Most 37-year-old men don’t have jobs that involve deliberately bumping into colleagues in their mid-twenties in an attempt to mislead a competitor. But Ryan Giggs does. The Welshman worked this oh-no-look-how-clumsy-we-are free-kick routine with Manchester United team-mate Wayne Rooney during last night’s victory at Blackburn. Do these silly free-kick routines ever work? Give us a [...]

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