Wednesday, August 8, 2012

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• Alex Song vs Andre Santos Arsenal penalty shoot-out
• BBC pundit Garth Crooks can’t count, gives Brazil an extra man
• It’s getting silly now – England move up to third in FIFA rankings
• Playford FC – The naked Sunday League team
• Official: Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s team-mates DO get sick of being beaten up by him
• Rapper Drake namechecks Manchester City striker Mario Balotelli on new track
• Barcelona’s Andres Iniesta: ‘Manchester United will force us to be at our best’
• Liverpool’s official TV channel accidentally break news that Luis Suarez has signed a new deal
• Death to the “long-term contract”

Alex Song vs Andre Santos Arsenal penalty shoot-out Posted: 08 Aug 2012 07:17 AM PDT When your club hasn’t won a trophy for seven seasons, as a squad you could be excused for feeling the pressure going into the new campaign. But that certainly isn’t the case at Arsenal despite the barren run of silverware, as Gunners defender Andre Santos and midfielder Alex Song enjoyed a relaxed game of penalties [...]

BBC pundit Garth Crooks can’t count, gives Brazil an extra man Posted: 08 Aug 2012 07:12 AM PDT Some football pundits make the occasional slip of the tongue, some make more mistakes a greasy-fingered goalkeeper, and then there’s Garth Crooks. You can’t fault the former Stoke and Spurs man for effort with his attempts at analysing the beautiful game, but he is prone to amaze with the odd broadcasting faux pas. This time [...]

It’s getting silly now – England move up to third in FIFA rankings Posted: 08 Aug 2012 02:34 AM PDT We are aware that it uses an intricate formula and is based on past performance as well as recent games and tournaments, but the FIFA ranking really is getting rather silly now. England have moved up to third in the world ranking this morning, above nations such as Argentina, Brazil, Holland and…. well every country [...]

Playford FC – The naked Sunday League team Posted: 08 Aug 2012 01:45 AM PDT When Suffolk Sunday League side Playford FC were struggling to afford a new kit for the forthcoming season without a sponsor, they mulled over the normal options of raffles, jumble sales or a car boot on the pitch, but have turned down all three in favour of releasing a video of them playing the game [...]

Official: Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s team-mates DO get sick of being beaten up by him Posted: 08 Aug 2012 01:16 AM PDT Strength is one of Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s biggest, well, strengths. It’s not something he can turn off and on just because he’s playing against his team-mates. Take one of his first training sessions at new club PSG, for example. On that occasion he injured a mere three of his colleagues. And now former AC Milan team-mate [...]

Rapper Drake namechecks Manchester City striker Mario Balotelli on new track Posted: 08 Aug 2012 12:46 AM PDT Drake, preferred rapper of most Premier League players, has given something back to one of his many multi-millionaire fans by name-checking Mario Balotelli on his new track. Enough Said by the late Aaliyah feat. Drake features a reference to the real-life encounter between the Canadian hip-hop star and the Manchester City striker after one of [...]

Barcelona’s Andres Iniesta: ‘Manchester United will force us to be at our best’ Posted: 08 Aug 2012 12:28 AM PDT Barcelona star Andres Iniesta says Manchester United will bring out the very best in his side when the two teams meet in Gothenburg tonight. But the midfield maestro is only interested in how United can help Barca get back to their very high standards ahead of their return to competitive action. He said: “This club [...]

Liverpool’s official TV channel accidentally break news that Luis Suarez has signed a new deal Posted: 07 Aug 2012 08:58 AM PDT Liverpool’s in-house TV channel left the Reds red-faced after jumping the gun with news of Luis Suarez’s new contract. LFC TV broadcast that the Uruguayan had signed a “long-term contract“. The channel reported: “Liverpool today confirmed Luis Suarez has signed a new long-term contract with the club. The Uruguayan forward has committed his future to [...]

Death to the “long-term contract” Posted: 07 Aug 2012 08:57 AM PDT The two biggest stories of the day in the world of football have both involved the inking of a particularly irksome new footballing cliche: the “long-term contract”. Over the last year or two, the “long-term contract” has become a favoured piece of paperwork among the Premier League elite. Today both Santi Cazorla, signing for Arsenal, [...]

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