Friday, August 17, 2012
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- Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand fined £45,000 over ‘choc ice’ tweet towards Chelsea’s Ashley Cole
- Manchester United complete signing of Arsenal captain Robin Van Persie
- Who Are Ya? Oussama Assaidi (Liverpool)
- Watch the all-new FIFA 13 advert
- Russian drug smuggler stars for Chilean second division side
- Bet’s be ‘avin you: Football betting tips for the 18-19 August
- Video: Sao Paulo keeper Rogerio Ceni scores six-yard punched own goal
- Removal Van (Persie) arrives at Arsenal
- Huge weekend for… Arsenal fans, Brendan Rodgers, Steve Clarke and Jermain Defoe
| Posted: 17 Aug 2012 06:13 AM PDT Rio Ferdinand has been handed a £45,000 fine and warned about his future comment over a ‘racist’ slur aimed at Ashley Cole. The England international was found guilty of improper conduct by the Independent Regulatory Commission over a tweet which referred to the Chelsea left-back as a ‘choc ice’. Ferdinand retweeted a tweet from a [...]
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| Manchester United complete signing of Arsenal captain Robin Van Persie Posted: 17 Aug 2012 03:32 AM PDT Arsenal skipper Robin Van Persie has officially completed his transfer to Manchester United. The 29-year-old passed a medical and has now put pen to paper on a four-year contract. Van Persie told United’s website: "It's an honour to sign for Manchester United. I am looking forward to following in the footsteps of so many great [...]
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| Who Are Ya? Oussama Assaidi (Liverpool) Posted: 17 Aug 2012 01:44 AM PDT Your whistle-stop guide to the latest Premier League arrivals Name: Oussama Assaidi Age: 24 Position: Winger Signed from: Heerenveen Fee: £3 million Did you know? He’s nicknamed Roi Lion D’Atlas – the Atlas Lion King. What's the deal? The goalscoring winger – he bagged 20 goals in 68 appearances for Heerenveen – has sealed his [...]
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| Watch the all-new FIFA 13 advert Posted: 17 Aug 2012 01:17 AM PDT Sponsored video The latest installment of the always hotly anticipated EA Sports FIFA series is just over a month away. That means it’s time for a commercial to whet your appetite ahead of the release date (which is 25 September in North America and 28 September in Europe). And you’ll be able to get your [...]
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| Russian drug smuggler stars for Chilean second division side Posted: 17 Aug 2012 01:09 AM PDT Former Dinamo St Petersburg player Maxim Molokoedov’s football career appeared to be over when he was jailed for drug smuggling two years ago – but he’s back playing in the country where he’s imprisoned. Chilean second division side Santiago Morning have welcomed Molokoedov to their squad. The Russian was caught at Santiago airport in 2010 [...]
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| Bet’s be ‘avin you: Football betting tips for the 18-19 August Posted: 17 Aug 2012 01:02 AM PDT Always slightly difficult to gamble on the first weekend of the season, as clubs are very often still finding their feet. However, I think I have found value by choosing a game from each league. Firstly, Arsenal should see off essentially strikerless Sunderland, whilst Leicester will be amongst the favourites for Premier League promotion and [...]
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| Video: Sao Paulo keeper Rogerio Ceni scores six-yard punched own goal Posted: 17 Aug 2012 12:54 AM PDT Goalkeeper Rogerio Ceni is no stranger to finding the net, having scored more than 100 career goals. But he’s more accustomed to blasting in free-kicks and penalties at the other end of the pitch than scoring embarrassing own goals. On this occasion the goal won’t be added to his tally after he got a punch [...]
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| Removal Van (Persie) arrives at Arsenal Posted: 17 Aug 2012 12:41 AM PDT Arsenal fans knew that their captain really was on his way to Manchester United yesterday when his removal van arrived at the Emirates Stadium. The prank by bookmakers Coral saw a Removal Van Persie parked outside the stadium and a lifesize model of the departing Dutchman bundled into the back.
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| Huge weekend for… Arsenal fans, Brendan Rodgers, Steve Clarke and Jermain Defoe Posted: 17 Aug 2012 12:39 AM PDT Arsenal Fans Of course they have every right to be worried. They have lost the Player of the Year and their captain. Without Van Persie last season they would have finished 12th. But there are reasons for optimism. Olivier Giroud was the top scorer in Ligue Un last season and Lukas Podolski has only four [...]
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