Thursday, February 21, 2013

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• Dalai Lama sends Bradford City a League Cup good luck letter
• Arsenal loanee Andre Santos scores in his second game for Gremio
• Tottenham fans attacked in Lyon by masked gang
• Pardew: Newcastle away performances will improve, starting with Metalist
• Video: Jamie Redknapp wrestles with Stephan El Shaarawy’s name after AC Milan vs Barcelona
• Video: Portsmouth Old Boys 2-0 Barcelona
• Manchester City’s players attempt the Harlem Shake
• Video: Mario Balotelli and Robinho quite enjoy AC Milan’s win over Barcelona

Dalai Lama sends Bradford City a League Cup good luck letter Posted: 21 Feb 2013 03:11 AM PST The Dalai Lama has sent a good luck letter to Bradford City ahead of their League Cup final fixture against Swansea City on Sunday. His holiness has been a fan of the club after visiting Yorkshire last summer. A supporters club Friends of Bradford City made him their honorary President and the Dalai Lama is [...]

Arsenal loanee Andre Santos scores in his second game for Gremio Posted: 21 Feb 2013 03:00 AM PST With Arsenal’s current slump causing news reports to mention the amount of success former players have had since leaving the club, supporters won’t be too pleased to learn that Andre Santos has already started scoring after moving to Brazil on loan. It was the full-back’s second game for Gremio, and in the Copa Libertadores against [...]

Tottenham fans attacked in Lyon by masked gang Posted: 21 Feb 2013 02:55 AM PST After Spurs fans were attacked during their trip to Rome three months ago, they probably deserved a break on their trip to Lyon for the second leg of their Europa League last-32 tie. However, three fans have been hospitalised after ugly scenes when 150 Spurs supporters were attacked whilst having a drink in one of [...]

Pardew: Newcastle away performances will improve, starting with Metalist Posted: 21 Feb 2013 01:12 AM PST Newcastle’s away performances will improve between now and the end of the season, according to manager Alan Pardew. He reckons that that his new signings, coupled with key players returning from injury, will lead to an upsurge in the Toon’s fortunes. And he expects that to start this evening for the Europa League clash against [...]

Video: Jamie Redknapp wrestles with Stephan El Shaarawy’s name after AC Milan vs Barcelona Posted: 21 Feb 2013 01:08 AM PST Meet AC Milan’s new star: El Jaharwee. Ruud Gullit was reduced to fits of laughter as his fellow Sky Sports pundit Jamie Redknapp attempted to pronounce Stephan El Shaarawy’s name. As Redknapp casually slipped “El Jaharwee” into his analysis, Gullit decided he wasn’t going to let it go. The Dutchman jumped in with an immediate: [...]

Video: Portsmouth Old Boys 2-0 Barcelona Posted: 21 Feb 2013 12:49 AM PST Portsmouth fans scarcely needed a reminder of their fall from grace this week, what with their club hitting the headlines for charging their opponents to park the team bus. But just to really rub it in, two of their former players were on the scoresheet at AC Milan defeated Barcelona 2-0 at the San Siro [...]

Manchester City’s players attempt the Harlem Shake Posted: 21 Feb 2013 12:40 AM PST The internet’s latest dance craze is something called the Harlem Shake. Those social media savvy so-and-so’s at Manchester City couldn’t risk missing out on a piece of the action. So, they inevitably produced their own version. Pablo Zabaleta, Micah Richards, Joleon Lescott, James Milner, Edin Dzeko, Scott Sinclair and Aleksandar Kolarov were the players fortunate [...]

Video: Mario Balotelli and Robinho quite enjoy AC Milan’s win over Barcelona Posted: 21 Feb 2013 12:30 AM PST AC Milan striker Mario Balotelli barely cracked a smile during his time at Manchester City. But he made up for that last night as he watched his new team-mates record a surprise 2-0 win over Barcelona. Balotelli and Robinho were having a ball, especially when Milan scored their second goal. The sidelined players and their [...]

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