Friday, May 18, 2012
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- Arsenal legend Robert Pires: ‘Being subbed early in the Champions League final killed me’
- Gianfranco Zola: ‘Pain of 2008 Champions League Final will double Chelsea’s strength against Bayern Munich’
- Bosnian side NK Sloga Ljubuski perfect Arsenal’s Henry/Pires penalty cock-up
- Gianfranco Zola would “be dead” if he acted like Manchester City star Mario Balotelli
- Bet’s be ‘avin you: Football betting tips for the 19-20 May
- Aston Villa in talks with former Manchester United star Ole Gunnar Solskjaer (as predicted by Mystic Tom Cleverley)
- Match-predicting llama tips Chelsea to beat Bayern Munich in Champions League final
- The world is watching. A huge weekend for…
- Arsenal hero Robert Pires relives crunching tackle on Patrick Vieira
- Top 10 downmarket former Swansea City managers for your club
| Arsenal legend Robert Pires: ‘Being subbed early in the Champions League final killed me’ Posted: 18 May 2012 06:48 AM PDT OTP this week enjoyed a rather laidback chat with Arsenal legend Robert Pires – his opinion of Thierry Henry's mega aquarium and thoughts on Grant Holt being our main lines of inquiry. We also took the time to ask him something a little less jovial, regarding his infamous early substitution against Barcelona in the 2006 [...]
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| Posted: 18 May 2012 06:19 AM PDT Gianfranco Zola says the pain of Chelsea’s Champions League Final defeat to Manchester United four years ago will help them as they take on Bayern Munich tomorrow night. When OTP caught up with the Stamford Bridge legend, we asked him whether Chelsea can defy the odds in Europe one last time and defeat Bayern in [...]
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| Bosnian side NK Sloga Ljubuski perfect Arsenal’s Henry/Pires penalty cock-up Posted: 18 May 2012 06:11 AM PDT Players from NK Sloga Ljubuski, a second division side from Bosnia and Herzegovina, have recreated Thierry Henry and Robert Pires’ infamous penalty routine – but they managed to score. Whether they did so while keeping within the laws of the game is difficult to tell from the camera angle in the video above. Nonetheless, there [...]
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| Gianfranco Zola would “be dead” if he acted like Manchester City star Mario Balotelli Posted: 18 May 2012 05:00 AM PDT Former Chelsea player Gianfranco Zola says he would “be dead” if he got up to some of the antics of compatriot Mario Balotelli. But he says the Manchester City striker can be the star of Euro 2012 – if he manages to control himself. Zola, who briefly coached Balotelli during his time with Italy under [...]
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| Bet’s be ‘avin you: Football betting tips for the 19-20 May Posted: 18 May 2012 04:03 AM PDT The penultimate domestic Bet's be 'avin you of the season, and we have some right rollocking good games to look forward to. Four finals, four previews, four tips. More simple than The Only Way is Essex crossed with the eye-bleedingly terrible Compare the Market adverts: Champions League final Ol' Bobby Di Matteo has had a [...]
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| Posted: 18 May 2012 02:52 AM PDT Aston Villa are talking to Ole Gunnar Solskjaer about the Norwegian becoming their new manager. Solskjaer’s current club, Molde, have confirmed that Villa are ‘in talks’ with the former Manchester United hero. The 39-year-old has been in charge of the Norwegian side since November 2010. A statement on the club website said: “Molde Football Club [...]
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| Match-predicting llama tips Chelsea to beat Bayern Munich in Champions League final Posted: 18 May 2012 02:35 AM PDT Chelsea will defeat Bayern Munich to lift the Champions League trophy tomorrow. That’s the verdict of a match-predicting llama. The llama – operating very much in a similar spirit to Paul the Octopus – makes his predictions by choosing a ball to headbutt off a pole. He can pick from a red ball, sitting behind [...]
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| The world is watching. A huge weekend for… Posted: 18 May 2012 02:26 AM PDT Roberto Di Matteo A difficult predicament for Roberto Di Matteo. Although he was never expected to get the job on a full time basis, if he wins the Champions League, he will do more than Mourinho, Ancelotti, Grant, Hiddink, Villas-Boas and Scolari did for Roman Abramovich. The problem for the Italian is that should Chelsea [...]
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| Arsenal hero Robert Pires relives crunching tackle on Patrick Vieira Posted: 18 May 2012 02:15 AM PDT Robert Pires has hailed the only tackle of his football career. Gunners supporters fondly remember the Frenchman’s uncharacteristic challenge on former Arsenal team-mate Patrick Vieira, then at Juventus, during a 2006 Champions League tie. When OTP caught up with Pires this week, he was only too happy to remember the moment he ditched his trademark [...]
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| Top 10 downmarket former Swansea City managers for your club Posted: 18 May 2012 01:58 AM PDT With Swansea City managers past and present currently very much in fashion, OTP wonders whether this might filter down. While Roberto Martinez and Brendan Rodgers are being widely linked with the Liverpool job, your club might have to set its sights a little lower. Here are 10 other former Swansea bosses you could choose from [...]
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