Monday, July 30, 2012

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• Olympics Football Photo Special: Great Britain 3-1 UAE
• Are QPR trying to form the greatest ever veterans team?
• Manchester United star Ryan Giggs and his imaginary long, successful Team GB career
• Rivaldo shows he still has it with classy hat-trick
• Arsenal could do worse than bringing back Thierry Henry (again)
• Manchester City assistant coach David Platt scores spectacular overhead kick in training
• Manchester United players celebrate as coach driver avoids arrest
• Video: Team GB 3-1 UAE
• Why does Liverpool’s Charlie Adam hate Tottenham’s Gareth Bale?

Olympics Football Photo Special: Great Britain 3-1 UAE Posted: 30 Jul 2012 07:28 AM PDT Like most people, OTP tickled our overdraft gag reflex by applying for a shedload of Olympic tickets last year. Apart from the promise of a few eastern Europeans smothering each other in their own sweat (Greco-Roman wrestling), we also snaffled a pair of tickets to the Great Britain v United Arab Emirates match. The match [...]

Are QPR trying to form the greatest ever veterans team? Posted: 30 Jul 2012 03:48 AM PDT Just what are QPR up to? They have clearly been backed by a great deal of money, and yet have seemingly ignored the idea that teams need young fresh players. Instead, they are working on the principle of ‘experience is key’. At the end of last season they had 32 players in their first team [...]

Manchester United star Ryan Giggs and his imaginary long, successful Team GB career Posted: 30 Jul 2012 03:19 AM PDT Goal Ryan Giggs for Great Britain!!! by stvolfd Poor old Ryan Giggs. There comes a time in a footballer’s life when they start to become a bit old and confused. The mind starts playing tricks. That time appears to be upon 38-year-old Ryan Giggs. Speaking after he scored his first goal for Great Britain in [...]

Rivaldo shows he still has it with classy hat-trick Posted: 30 Jul 2012 02:58 AM PDT In the last five years, Rivaldo has embarked on something of a world tour. His last four clubs were in Brazil, Greece, Uzbekistan and Angola. He joined Angolan club Kabuscorp earlier this year, but his advancing years (the man is now 40!) have meant that he only appears on an irregular basis, taking to the [...]

Arsenal could do worse than bringing back Thierry Henry (again) Posted: 30 Jul 2012 02:31 AM PDT After Arsene Wenger’s close season signings of Lukas Podolski and Olivier Giroud, things were beginning to look up at the Emirates. But then came Robin Van Persie and his earth-shattering ‘message’ for the fans on his personal website revealing his desire to leave north London. Suddenly optimism turned to gloom, frowns remaining upside down for [...]

Manchester City assistant coach David Platt scores spectacular overhead kick in training Posted: 30 Jul 2012 02:08 AM PDT David Platt showed he’s still got as he rolled back the years during a Manchester City open training session. The former England international, now an assistant to Roberto Mancini, showed great skill as he found the net with an incredible overhead kick. OTP would be happy enough to scoring those aged 46.

Manchester United players celebrate as coach driver avoids arrest Posted: 30 Jul 2012 12:57 AM PDT Manchester United’s players dedicated a chant to their coach driver after he smooth-talked his way out of trouble with Chinese police. United’s coach was stopped on a busy road in Shanghai by police after reportedly using the wrong lane. Officers hauled the driver away for questioning. The coach was surrounded by fans while the driver [...]

Video: Team GB 3-1 UAE Posted: 30 Jul 2012 12:47 AM PDT Great Britain eventually eased to victory against the United Arab Emirates… but not before the skillful Middle East side had given them a few scores. Team GB took the lead when targetman Ryan ‘Big Ry’ Giggs nodded in a trademark header at the back post. Rashid Essa equalised after an hour, before GB coach Stuart [...]

Why does Liverpool’s Charlie Adam hate Tottenham’s Gareth Bale? Posted: 30 Jul 2012 12:29 AM PDT Liverpool’s Charlie Adam continued his mysterious personal crusade to obliterate the ankles of Tottenham’s Gareth Bale during a pre-season friendly in America. The Scotsman may have just been unhappy at the Welshman’s refusal to turn out for Team GB at this summer’s Olympics, but given the pair’s previous something sinister could be lurking underneath the [...]

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