Monday, February 10, 2014

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• Arsenal in talks to sign Viktoria Plzen striker Martin Graiciar
• Photo: Liverpool goalkeeper’s shirt makes an appearance in the Egyptian Premier League
• Fulham defender Dan Burn compares Man Utd’s tactics to non-league football
• Liverpool fan stabbed to death by Arsenal supporter after 5-1 win
• Kitman: England 2014 World Cup home shirt leaked
• Video: Southampton manager Mauricio Pochettino’s excellent chest and knee control vs Stoke
• Play the app that helps to fight cancer
• Chelsea’s Eden Hazard eats more than Aston Villa’s Christian Benteke and Everton’s Romelu Lukaku
• Man Utd striker Javier Hernandez’s cryptic Instagram update
• Top 10 conclusions: Premier League weekend, 8-9 February
• Video: Man Utd flop Bebe’s hilarious free-kick (Porto vs Pacos de Ferreira)
• Video: Tottenham’s Jermain Defoe fears he’s going the way of Arsenal’s Steve Morrow
• Video: Wayne Rooney’s passionate goal celebration (Man Utd 2-2 Fulham)
• Video: Man Utd’s 81 useless crosses vs Fulham
• GIF It: Fulham’s Steve Sidwell scores vs Man Utd, assist from Spurs loanee Lewis Holtby
• Video: Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger points out it’s ‘mathematically possible’ to win the league

Arsenal in talks to sign Viktoria Plzen striker Martin Graiciar Posted: 10 Feb 2014 06:49 AM PST Arsenal are in talks with Viktoria Plzen to sign wonderkid Martin Graiciar. The Gunners are hoping to a tie-up a deal that will seen the Czech outfit’s highly-rated striker move to north London. He arrived at Arsenal for a trial just before Christmas – and scored a hat-trick for the Gunners’ under-16 side. That has […]

Photo: Liverpool goalkeeper’s shirt makes an appearance in the Egyptian Premier League Posted: 10 Feb 2014 06:16 AM PST Is this Liverpool’s new goalkeeper declaring his love for fast food? No, it’s Ghazl Mahalla goalkeeper Mahdi Soliman, who donned the Reds’ goalkeeper kit for his side’s 1-0 defeat to Al Ahly at the weekend. Mahalla’s kitman reportedly forgot to pack the keeper’s shirt ahead of the game. He was forced to head to a […]

Fulham defender Dan Burn compares Man Utd’s tactics to non-league football Posted: 10 Feb 2014 06:06 AM PST Fulham centre-back Dan Burn has been talking about dealing with the aerial bombardment from Manchester United during yesterday’s 2-2 draw at Old Trafford. The hosts put no fewer than 81 crosses into the box over the course of the match. Burn, who as one of the tallest players in the Premier League was well equipped […]

Liverpool fan stabbed to death by Arsenal supporter after 5-1 win Posted: 10 Feb 2014 05:12 AM PST A Kenyan-based Arsenal fan enraged by his side’s 5-1 defeat to Liverpool at the weekend stabbed a Reds fan to death. The killing happened outside a pub in Meru where fans of both teams had gathered to watch the game. The victim has been named as Anthony Muteithia, who has been described in the Kenyan […]

Kitman: England 2014 World Cup home shirt leaked Posted: 10 Feb 2014 04:53 AM PST This appears to be the shirt England will wear at the 2014 World Cup. It’s a simple but stylish effort from Nike. The shirt features a v-neck collar and subtle pinstripe detailing. There are also some perforated chevron panels down the side of the shirt, which are reminiscent of the Aertex shirts England wore at […]

Video: Southampton manager Mauricio Pochettino’s excellent chest and knee control vs Stoke Posted: 10 Feb 2014 03:42 AM PST Southampton boss Mauricio Pochettino showed he’s still got the technique that made him an Argentina international during his side’s draw with Stoke on Saturday. The Saints manager showed fantastic touch to control a high ball on his chest and knee. Sadly, he then handled the ball rather than adding a volleyed pass to his routine.

Play the app that helps to fight cancer Posted: 10 Feb 2014 03:41 AM PST A slight departure from football, but it’s all in aid of a good cause, so please bear with us. The video above will tell you about Play to Cure™: Genes in Space, a free app that combines a fun space-themed adventure with some serious work in the fight against cancer. Cancer Research UK were joined […]

Chelsea’s Eden Hazard eats more than Aston Villa’s Christian Benteke and Everton’s Romelu Lukaku Posted: 10 Feb 2014 01:26 AM PST Chelsea star Eden Hazard eats far more than bulkier compatriots such as Aston Villa’s Christian Benteke and Everton’s Romelu Lukaku, according to the Belgium team chef. Wim Casteleyn has branded Hazard the greediest member of the squad, saying the 5ft 8in puts away more food than his 6ft-plus team-mates. He told The Sun: “It’s not […]

Man Utd striker Javier Hernandez’s cryptic Instagram update Posted: 10 Feb 2014 01:05 AM PST Javier Hernandez stirred things up at Manchester United – as if they needed stirring up – with a strange post to his Instagram account yesterday. Following the 2-2 draw at home to Fulham, Chicharito uploaded a photo of himself accompanied by a message suggesting that all is not well at Old Trafford. He wrote: “The […]

Top 10 conclusions: Premier League weekend, 8-9 February Posted: 10 Feb 2014 01:00 AM PST Why does Mick Hucknall look older than Sir Alex? pic.twitter.com/gMEbxt9YcD — Arsène's Sön (@hughwizzy) February 9, 2014 1. When Ar5en1 get whipped, they do have an unfortunate habit of losing by a scoreline that lends itself to a reworking of their name. 2. Liverpool’s SSAS stikeforce (Skrtel, Sterling and Sturridge) are deadly. 3. The only […]

Video: Man Utd flop Bebe’s hilarious free-kick (Porto vs Pacos de Ferreira) Posted: 10 Feb 2014 12:37 AM PST Manchester United’s £7m signing Bebe has been doing pretty well in recent weeks, scoring a couple of nice goals on loan at Pacos de Ferreira. But he was back to the Bebe we know and love at the weekend by launching this hilarious free-kick into orbit against Porto. Going for goal, the 23-year-old very nearly […]

Video: Tottenham’s Jermain Defoe fears he’s going the way of Arsenal’s Steve Morrow Posted: 10 Feb 2014 12:31 AM PST Spurs striker Jermain Defoe said goodbye to White Hart Lane after yesterday’s 1-0 win over Everton. That was his final home game before he joins new side Toronto at the end of the month. While the farewells were emotional, the England international was in fear that they were about to get very painful. Team-mates Emmanuel […]

Video: Wayne Rooney’s passionate goal celebration (Man Utd 2-2 Fulham) Posted: 10 Feb 2014 12:24 AM PST There are two ways of looking at this Wayne Rooney celebration: 1. Look how much at least one Manchester United player cares about putting things right after their terrible run. 2. Look how far Manchester United have fallen that they now celebrate taking the lead against the Premier League’s bottom side at Old Trafford like […]

Video: Man Utd’s 81 useless crosses vs Fulham Posted: 10 Feb 2014 12:17 AM PST Manchester United’s 2-2 draw at home to Fulham yesterday set a new Premier League record for the most crosses in a game. There were 85 crosses it total, and 81 of them belonged to United. The champions kept whipping the ball in from wide areas despite no evidence that anything would ever come from their […]

GIF It: Fulham’s Steve Sidwell scores vs Man Utd, assist from Spurs loanee Lewis Holtby Posted: 09 Feb 2014 09:37 AM PST Fulham’s Steve Sidwell got on the end of a wonderful ball from Lewis Holtby to put his side into the lead against Manchester United.

Video: Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger points out it’s ‘mathematically possible’ to win the league Posted: 09 Feb 2014 07:11 AM PST Arsenal can still win the league this season as long as it is mathematically possible, according to manager Arsene Wenger. The Gunners’ title credentials were brought into question following yesterday’s 5-1 hammering at Liverpool. But their long-serving boss says it is how they respond to that defeat that will determine whether they continue to challenge […]

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