Monday, October 15, 2012

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• Asian Football Confederation apologises for calling UAE ‘sand monkeys’
• A solution to diving: Senora Suarez, we’ve got a job for you
• Video: Falcao does little to deter Manchester City and Chelsea’s interest (Colombia 2-0 Paraguay)
• Fulham’s Stephen Kelly refused to board Republic of Ireland plane after a row with Marco Tardelli
• Video: Brazilian players wipes his blood on opponent
• Manchester United youngster charged with drink-driving
• Video: Oldham’s Lee Croft accused of racially abusing Sheffield United ball-boy

Asian Football Confederation apologises for calling UAE ‘sand monkeys’ Posted: 15 Oct 2012 08:32 AM PDT The Asian Football Confederation has apologised to the United Arab Emirates for using an inaccurate nickname taken from Wikipedia on its official website. The UAE’s team were nicknamed the ‘Sand Monkeys’ by the AFC after the moniker was copied blindly from a hacked Wikipedia page. The apology reads: “The AFC apologises for an editorial mistake [...]

A solution to diving: Senora Suarez, we’ve got a job for you Posted: 15 Oct 2012 04:04 AM PDT A few high-profile diving incidents followed by the vacuum of the international break put ‘simulation’ at the top of the footballing agenda in recent days. Perhaps the most attention-grabbing piece of analysis on the subject was provided by Alan Hansen, who noted that Liverpool’s Luis Suarez “goes down too easily”. What the BBC pundit thinks [...]

Video: Falcao does little to deter Manchester City and Chelsea’s interest (Colombia 2-0 Paraguay) Posted: 15 Oct 2012 02:20 AM PDT Falcao spent the start of last week filling the voids created in newspaper columns by the international break, and finished the week showing why he’s the hottest striker in world football at the moment. The Atletico Madrid man has been tipped to move to Manchester City or Chelsea in January or, more likely, next summer. [...]

Fulham’s Stephen Kelly refused to board Republic of Ireland plane after a row with Marco Tardelli Posted: 15 Oct 2012 02:10 AM PDT Republic of Ireland manager Giovanni Trapattoni’s relations with the squad appear to have soured even more, with defender Stephen Kelly initially refusing to board a flight to the Faroe Islands. The Fulham player wouldn’t get on the plane after arguing with assistant manager Marco Tardelli in the final training session before the squad was due [...]

Video: Brazilian players wipes his blood on opponent Posted: 15 Oct 2012 01:36 AM PDT This pretty disgusting footage comes the match between Brazilian sides Santa Cruz and Fortaleza. Santa Cruz’s Esley is pretty angry that a robust challenge from Fortaleza’s Chicao caused a cut on his face. He demonstrates his disapproval at having blood all over his face by chasing after Chicao and wiping the blood on his face. [...]

Manchester United youngster charged with drink-driving Posted: 15 Oct 2012 12:56 AM PDT Manchester United star Ryan Tunnicliffe has been charged with drink-driving. The 19-year-old midfielder was arrested after a car collided with a van in Heywood, Greater Manchester, on Saturday afternoon. Police said a Range Rover was involved in a collision with a van and then the wall of a house. Tunnicliffe was charged with driving with [...]

Video: Oldham’s Lee Croft accused of racially abusing Sheffield United ball-boy Posted: 15 Oct 2012 12:46 AM PDT Oldham Athletic winger Lee Croft has denied he racially abused a ball-boy during a mid-game row on Saturday. Croft was seen ranting at the Sheffield United youngster after he petulantly kicked the ball away to waste time before a Latics throw-in. The 27-year-old denied his rant included any racist language. He said: “I’ve run over [...]

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