Thursday, May 30, 2013
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- Video: Mark Hughes unveiled as Stoke manager
- Bulgarian player transfer listed for crying after denying rivals Levski Sofia the title
- Racing Club fans in Argentina ask team to lose to relegate rivals Independiente
- Video: Formula 1 star Fernando Alonso scores a tasty Panenka penalty
- Moroccan pitch invader pinches manager’s glasses
- FAIL! Ex-Chelsea manager Claudio Ranieri mocked by L’Equipe multiple choice quiz
- WTF: Tim Howard not impressed at conceding against Everton team-mate Kevin Mirallas
- Mark Hughes appointed as Stoke City manager
- Liverpool’s Daniel Sturridge stretchered off during England vs Republic of Ireland
- Video: England 1-1 Republic of Ireland
- Video: Arsenal striker Lukas Podolski scores after 6 seconds (Germany vs Ecuador)
- Jose Mourinho signs Chelsea deal
- Video: Arsenal trio Alex Oxlade Chamberlain, Kieran Gibbs and Carl Jenkinson land a plane
- Ferguson’s retirement caps a crazy season on the Premier League managerial merry-go-round
| Video: Mark Hughes unveiled as Stoke manager Posted: 30 May 2013 06:35 AM PDT Stoke City have unveiled Mark Hughes as their new manager. Hughes was confirmed as the Potters’ new boss by chairman Peter Coates at a press conference this morning. The Welshman said: “I have listened to what people have said about my managerial ability and I can assure you I will use that as a motivation. [...] |
| Bulgarian player transfer listed for crying after denying rivals Levski Sofia the title Posted: 30 May 2013 06:15 AM PDT When Levski Sofia lost the title at the weekend after only drawing against Slavia Sofia, their fans were understandably distraught after the dropped points allowed Ludogorets Razgrad to sneak in and claim the league. However, one man may be more annoyed than even them, and that man is Dimo Atanasov, a midfielder for Slavia Sofia. [...] |
| Racing Club fans in Argentina ask team to lose to relegate rivals Independiente Posted: 30 May 2013 06:06 AM PDT We are all aware that match fixing is football’s armageddon. If fans know the result of a match then football loses its principal quality, the unexpectedness of results. However, the supporters of Racing Club in Argentina are happy to forgo their morals, because they are actively campaigning for their own team to lose. It’s largely [...] |
| Video: Formula 1 star Fernando Alonso scores a tasty Panenka penalty Posted: 30 May 2013 04:59 AM PDT Given that he’s a championship-winning Formula 1 driver, you might think Fernando Alonso’s penalty-taking style would be to get as close as possible to the corners. Or maybe just drive it. But, no, it turns out he’s a Panenka kind of guy. Here he is chipping a spot-kick past Gianluigi Lentini, once the world’s most [...] |
| Moroccan pitch invader pinches manager’s glasses Posted: 30 May 2013 03:25 AM PDT This is a quite brilliant video Normally during a pitch invasion people rather lose their heads. Having the freedom of a football field tends to turn people drunk, leading to them running around like an idiot before eventually climbing back into the stands like a rabbit returning to its hutch even after the door had [...] |
| FAIL! Ex-Chelsea manager Claudio Ranieri mocked by L’Equipe multiple choice quiz Posted: 30 May 2013 03:11 AM PDT Claudio Ranieri is probably rather loving life at the moment, given the fact that his newly-promoted Monaco side are pulling up trees by signing James Rodriguez, Joao Moutinho and Falco for over £100m. However, French magazine L’Equipe have taken the former Chelsea manager down a peg or two through the rather unusual method of multiple [...] |
| WTF: Tim Howard not impressed at conceding against Everton team-mate Kevin Mirallas Posted: 30 May 2013 03:08 AM PDT USA goalkeeper Tim Howard let out a scream of “What the f**k!” after Everton team-mate Kevin Mirallas scored past him during yesterday’s match between USA and Belgium. The Toffees goalie was far from happy with the defensive efforts of those in front of him. His yelled f-bomb was captured loud and clear by the broadcast [...] |
| Mark Hughes appointed as Stoke City manager Posted: 30 May 2013 12:56 AM PDT Stoke fans hoping that the departure of former manager Tony Pulis might lead to a more exciting brand of football being played at the Britannia Stadium have been hit by the news that Mark Hughes has been appointed as their new boss. Hughes will be officially unveiled as the new Potters manager at 11am this [...] |
| Liverpool’s Daniel Sturridge stretchered off during England vs Republic of Ireland Posted: 30 May 2013 12:45 AM PDT Daniel Sturridge will miss England’s match against Brazil after picking up an injury during last night’s draw with the Republic of Ireland. The Liverpool striker was stretchered off with an ankle injury after 38 minutes. England manager Roy Hodgson said: “He’s not going to Brazil. He had a good start and we were sad to [...] |
| Video: England 1-1 Republic of Ireland Posted: 30 May 2013 12:33 AM PDT E_I footyroom.com by footyroom England drew 1-1 with the Republic of Ireland in an underwhelming friendly at Wembley. Giovanni Trapattoni’s side took the lead when Shane Long took advantage of some dubious positioning from Glen Johnson to angle an excellent header into the net. Frank Lampard bagged an equaliser when he took advantage of some [...] |
| Video: Arsenal striker Lukas Podolski scores after 6 seconds (Germany vs Ecuador) Posted: 30 May 2013 12:20 AM PDT Arsenal’s Lukas Podolski opened the scoring after just six seconds as a second-string Germany side beat Ecuador 4-2. He nipped in to pinch the ball off defender Gabriel Achilier and stroke it into the far corner of the goal to grab one of the fastest goals of the year and the fastest of his career. [...] |
| Jose Mourinho signs Chelsea deal Posted: 29 May 2013 11:49 PM PDT Jose Mourinho has signed a contract and will become the new Chelsea manager, according to reports in The Sun. The Special One is said to have put pen to paper on the deal during his two-day visit to the UK earlier this week, when he was spotted attending the Championship play-off final. The newspaper quotes [...] |
| Video: Arsenal trio Alex Oxlade Chamberlain, Kieran Gibbs and Carl Jenkinson land a plane Posted: 29 May 2013 11:45 PM PDT Alex Oxlade Chamberlain, Kieran Gibbs and Carl Jenkinson have got potential careers as pilots when they hang up their boots. The Arsenal trio are more accustomed to being on the wing than in the cockpit, but they practiced flying the Airbus A380 in a flight simulator session. The players took it in turns to bring [...] |
| Ferguson’s retirement caps a crazy season on the Premier League managerial merry-go-round Posted: 29 May 2013 08:12 AM PDT It is almost impossible to believe that come June 1, Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers will be the fifth longest serving manager currently working in the Premier League! Rodgers will have been in the Anfield hot seat for one year but given the nature of the modern Premier League, he has overtaken 15 rivals in the [...] |
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