Tuesday, February 12, 2013
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- Spanish newspaper Marca calls Manchester United’s Wayne Rooney “a freckled demon” and a “hooligan”
- Chelsea’s Fernando Torres shows off his baking skills
- Bebe scores golazo for Rio Ave
- Mansfield Town owner gives manager Paul Cox an Aston Martin
- Video: Alessandro Matri scores in his socks (Juventus 2-0 Fiorentina)
- Video: Gary Neville revels in grassing up brother Phil to Everton manager David Moyes after Manchester United defeat
- Wayne Rooney warns new Manchester United team-mate Wilfried Zaha that he’ll have to pay for MUTV
- Video: Liverpool legend Robbie Fowler kicks comedian John Bishop in the face
- GIF It: Wayne Rooney slaps Phil Neville in the balls (Manchester United 2-0 Everton)
- Video: Nigeria keeper Vincent Enyeama tries to celebrate African Cup of Nations win by picking up the ref
- GIF It: Phil Neville unleashes the world’s worst throw-in (Manchester United 2-0 Everton)
- GIF It: Jason Puncheon’s bum-wiping celebration (Southampton 3-1 Manchester City)
- Top 10 conclusions: Premier League weekend, 9-10 February
| Spanish newspaper Marca calls Manchester United’s Wayne Rooney “a freckled demon” and a “hooligan” Posted: 12 Feb 2013 04:35 AM PST Spanish sports paper Marca has branded Wayne Rooney a “hooligan” ahead of tomorrow night’s Champions League clash between Manchester United and Real Madrid. The front page is dedicated to the man they dub “a freckled demon” and talks of: “The Bad Boy — and his 5,000 'friends'". Rooney is compared to the thousands of beer-swilling, [...] |
| Chelsea’s Fernando Torres shows off his baking skills Posted: 12 Feb 2013 04:26 AM PST Fernando Torres might be struggling for goals at the moment, but that isn’t his only skill. He has been recruited by Samsung to star in their Thai television commercial. He begins by displaying some footballing tricks and skills, before returning to slightly more delicate matters, namely making some cupcakes. Torres was presumably well paid for [...] |
| Bebe scores golazo for Rio Ave Posted: 12 Feb 2013 03:24 AM PST It would be one of THE greatest sporting comebacks. Bebe’s £7.8million move to Manchester United will go down as one of the worst Premier League signings, but at last the former Portuguese homeless footballer has finally found the goals. He has been loaned to Rio Ave, where he has scored two goals in a month. [...] |
| Mansfield Town owner gives manager Paul Cox an Aston Martin Posted: 12 Feb 2013 02:41 AM PST Mansfield Town fans would have been rather pleased with their side's 8-1 home win over Barrow, but one suspects that manager Paul Cox was the happiest man at the club after owner John Radford gave him an £85,000 Aston Martin. After Mansfield beat the same side 7-0 last season, the owner told Cox that if [...] |
| Video: Alessandro Matri scores in his socks (Juventus 2-0 Fiorentina) Posted: 12 Feb 2013 02:14 AM PST Juventus’ Alessandro Matri scored a very unusual goal against Fiorentina at the weekend – finding the net without the aid of a boot. Matri’s footwear flew off just as he prepared to take a shot in the Serie A clash. Unperturbed, he turned the ball in with his sock before collecting his boot and throwing [...] |
| Posted: 12 Feb 2013 01:45 AM PST Sky Sports pundit Gary Neville had one of his most enjoyable Monday Night Football performances so far as he got to critique his brother’s positioning with Everton manager David Moyes last night. Rejoicing in the opportunity to tell Phil’s manager exactly where his younger sibling was going wrong, the elder Neville said: “I’ve waited 37 [...] |
| Wayne Rooney warns new Manchester United team-mate Wilfried Zaha that he’ll have to pay for MUTV Posted: 12 Feb 2013 01:24 AM PST "@_ryancook: Wonder if @waynerooney pays 6 quid a month for MUTV?!" Yeah i do — Wayne Rooney (@WayneRooney) February 11, 2013 @wilfriedzaha u will have to aswell mate haha. — Wayne Rooney (@WayneRooney) February 11, 2013 "@waynerooney: @wilfriedzaha u will have to aswell mate haha."thought we’d get that free to be honest lol — Wilfried [...] |
| Video: Liverpool legend Robbie Fowler kicks comedian John Bishop in the face Posted: 12 Feb 2013 01:04 AM PST Fans who sat through a drab opening 45 minutes in last night’s Premier League match between Liverpool and West Brom were at least treated to some entertainment at half-time. As part of a one-off shirt sponsorship with Seeing Is Believing, a charity that aims to tackle avoidable likeness, there was a blindfolded penalty shootout during [...] |
| GIF It: Wayne Rooney slaps Phil Neville in the balls (Manchester United 2-0 Everton) Posted: 11 Feb 2013 09:27 AM PST Wayne Rooney and Phil Neville got a bit touchy-feely during yesterday’s match between Manchester United and Everton. The United striker celebrated playing against his former club by giving Neville a tap to the genitals. The Toffees skipper, also playing against his old club, responded almost simultaneously by touching Rooney’s backside. |
| Posted: 11 Feb 2013 08:50 AM PST Winning a major international tournament should always be a cause of celebration, not a time for getting into bother. But Nigeria goalkeeper Vincent Enyeama did his best to get himself in trouble in the aftermath of his side’s African Cup of Nations win by trying to pick up the referee. An overjoyed Enyeama’s initial response [...] |
| GIF It: Phil Neville unleashes the world’s worst throw-in (Manchester United 2-0 Everton) Posted: 11 Feb 2013 08:40 AM PST Everton skipper Phil Neville showed Manchester United fans just what they had been missing as he returned to his former club. Neville delivered possibly the worst throw-in ever to grace a Premier League match during yesterday’s 2-0 defeat. |
| GIF It: Jason Puncheon’s bum-wiping celebration (Southampton 3-1 Manchester City) Posted: 11 Feb 2013 08:25 AM PST Southampton’s Jason Puncheon showed he can take a joke after his recent mid-match toilet break. The Saints star’s extended convenience break against Everton caused much hilarity and a few spin-off chants. But Puncheon answered back with a toilet-inspired goal celebration during the victory over Manchester City on Saturday. |
| Top 10 conclusions: Premier League weekend, 9-10 February Posted: 11 Feb 2013 08:22 AM PST 1. Last season, a beautifully placed finish from Sergio Aguero won the title for Manchester City. It looks like a similarly well-placed finish from Gareth Barry has lost them the title this season. 2. Ryan Giggs is a machine. The man is 40 this year and he’s still capable of winning Premier League matches. 3. [...] |
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