Friday, June 15, 2012
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- Liverpool legend Robbie Fowler kidnapped and interrogated
- Ukrainian Prime Minister in trouble for post-match pint with Sweden fan in his office
- Swansea City appoint Michael Laudrup as new manager
- The world’s worst Mario Balotelli fans?
- Top 10 candidates to be the next Tottenham manager
- Top five memorable England vs Sweden moments
- Sky advert correctly envisages Shay Given’s night against Spain
- Everton and Wolves target Bjorn Bergmann Sigurdarson ‘mentally broken’ by Lillestrom
- Gerard Pique loses goatee, acquires backheel ball-juggling skills (Spain 4-0 Republic of Ireland)
- Mercenary Belgium fans sell their Euro 2012 support to Holland on eBay
- GIF It: Keith Andrews fouled by ref Pedro Proenca (Spain 4-0 Republic of Ireland)
- Top 10 Euro 2012 conclusions: Spain 4-0 Republic of Ireland
- Top 10 Euro 2012 conclusions: Italy 1-1 Croatia
- Video: Gary Lineker says ‘That’s sick’ on BBC’s Euro 2012 coverage
| Liverpool legend Robbie Fowler kidnapped and interrogated Posted: 15 Jun 2012 07:04 AM PDT
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| Ukrainian Prime Minister in trouble for post-match pint with Sweden fan in his office Posted: 15 Jun 2012 06:55 AM PDT Ukrainian Prime Minister Mykola Azarov is facing the wrath of opposition politicians after drinking beer with a Sweden fan after Ukraine’s victory on Monday. The PM had bet Sweden fan Ola Sjostedt that Ukraine would win the match. And his winnings amounted to a beer. Azarov invited Sjostedt to the government offices in Kiev to [...]
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| Swansea City appoint Michael Laudrup as new manager Posted: 15 Jun 2012 04:32 AM PDT Denmark legend Michael Laudrup has been confirmed as the new manager of Swansea City. Sadly, Laudrup never made it to English football as a player – check out the video above for a few reasons why any club in the land would’ve gladly had him – but he’s coming now, albeit at a Welsh team. [...]
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| The world’s worst Mario Balotelli fans? Posted: 15 Jun 2012 03:30 AM PDT While the Italy players will appreciate fans travelling hundreds of miles to watch their team play at Euro 2012, OTP isn’t sure that Mario Balotelli will appreciate the efforts of these supporters. Putting on one of his famous t-shirts, fine. Copying one of his zany hairstyles, fine. But blacking yourself with shoe polish in a [...]
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| Top 10 candidates to be the next Tottenham manager Posted: 15 Jun 2012 03:15 AM PDT 1. David Moyes The Evertonian Scotsman was seen as the obvious successor after a few moneyless seasons at Goodison. Started as odds-on favourite, but his price has drifted. While he might want a step-up, is he too much of a risk for Spurs chairman Daniel Levy? Bear in mind this man spent £8million on James [...]
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| Top five memorable England vs Sweden moments Posted: 15 Jun 2012 02:52 AM PDT Ahead of tonight’s big match, here are a few England vs Sweden moments from yesteryear that you’ll probably recall. 1. Brolin-Dahlin-Brolin (1992) This well worked one-two has come to be one of the snapshots that represents England failures over the years. Swedish pie fan Tomas Brolin put paid to England’s Euro 92 hopes with this [...]
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| Sky advert correctly envisages Shay Given’s night against Spain Posted: 15 Jun 2012 01:21 AM PDT This advert for Sky accurately portrays the rate at which Republic of Ireland goalkeeper Shay Given was forced to dive around last night, albeit the save ratio is probably slightly higher in the ad than it was during this match. Also, featured is England goalkeeper Joe Hart – who’s pounding the treadmill and teaching the [...]
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| Everton and Wolves target Bjorn Bergmann Sigurdarson ‘mentally broken’ by Lillestrom Posted: 15 Jun 2012 01:13 AM PDT Iceland international Bjorn Bergmann Sigurdarson claims he has been left “mentally broken” after his current club Lillestrom refused to let him move to England. The Norwegian side are keen to keep hold of the 21-year-old amid interest from several clubs, including Everton and Wolves. The Molineux outfit, now managed by ex-Lillestrom player Stale Solbakken, made [...]
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| Gerard Pique loses goatee, acquires backheel ball-juggling skills (Spain 4-0 Republic of Ireland) Posted: 15 Jun 2012 01:01 AM PDT Spain defender Gerard Pique treated himself to a mini paella after finding a small collection of rice secreted within his goatee. The Barcelona man has ditched his trademark facial hair for Euro 2012. The results appear to be impressive so far, with Pique unleashing some backheel ball-juggling before last night’s victory over the Republic of [...]
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| Mercenary Belgium fans sell their Euro 2012 support to Holland on eBay Posted: 15 Jun 2012 12:40 AM PDT Remember we told you about the Belgium supporters who had put their Euro 2012 allegiances up for grabs on eBay? Well, the auction has ended. The lot was won by an anonymous Dutch bidder who paid £2,400 to have the 20,000 Belgians support the Netherlands during the tournament. Unfortunately, it might be too little, too [...]
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| GIF It: Keith Andrews fouled by ref Pedro Proenca (Spain 4-0 Republic of Ireland) Posted: 15 Jun 2012 12:31 AM PDT Very little went the Republic of Ireland’s way last night. Even on the odd occasion that they did look capable of launching a counter-attack, the referee soon steeped in to break things up. On this occasion Pedro Proenca blatantly shoved midfielder Keith Andrews to the ground to stop him receiving the ball. Spain very nearly [...]
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| Top 10 Euro 2012 conclusions: Spain 4-0 Republic of Ireland Posted: 14 Jun 2012 02:23 PM PDT Spain 2-0 Rep. of Ireland (Euro 2012 – Group C) by fasthighlights-2012 1. It seemed like a pummeling at first, but it wasn’t. But then it was. 2. The ball boys caught more shots than Iker Casillas. Each. 3. Somebody should sign up this Torres boy. He looks like a bit of a player. 4. [...]
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| Top 10 Euro 2012 conclusions: Italy 1-1 Croatia Posted: 14 Jun 2012 11:53 AM PDT 1. Not many people would have predicted two 1-1 draws to start Italy’s campaign – but most of their players probably backed it. 2. This was the stereotypical game of two halves. Italy were a constant threat in the first-half and pretty blunt after the interval. 3. Mario Mandzukic’s departure on a stretcher will be [...]
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| Video: Gary Lineker says ‘That’s sick’ on BBC’s Euro 2012 coverage Posted: 14 Jun 2012 10:33 AM PDT BBC presenter Gary Lineker found himself trending on Twitter after getting down with the kids during this afternoon’s Euro 2012 coverage. The former England international responded to a video montage by noting: “That’s sick.”
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