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31
Jul
09

Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough

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Athletes are always taught to play until the whistle, what happens when the referee falls and can’t whistle? Japanese soccer team Sagan Tosu found out the hard way.

Deep in Sagan’s zone, Kim Tae-yeon, playing for Mito Hollyhock — it feels almost silly having to say that considering the HUGE Japanese soccer fans that visit — ignored the referee tripping over himself and scored a nifty goal. The Sagan players were more sensitive to the plight of the official, to their detriment.

Let this be a lesson to the kids out there. Damn the man.

[Sports Rubbish]

30
Jul
09

eBay Really Does Have Everything

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_44936633_tranmere_226The Tranmere Rovers, who reside in Prenton area of Birkenhead, England play in League One, two divisons down from the English Premier League and are currently for sale. Club Chairman Peter Johnson however is none too pleased for the manner in which the sale is being handled. He awoke yesterday to find out that Dornoch Capital, the US firm he had hired to facilitate the sale had placed the team on eBay with a starting bid of $10m.

We were appalled,” Johnson told BBC Radio Merseyside.

It’s totally inappropriate. We immediately e-mailed them and said ‘take it off right away’. You can imagine how shocked we were to wake up this morning to find out we were on eBay. We’ll be considering [Dornoch Capital’s] mandate. It’s not a second-hand bike we’re selling.

I don’t think we want this sort of publicity and I think a lot of people knew it was for sale because the local paper mentioned it at the beginning of last season.

If they can find the right buyer then he can take over at Tranmere but its got to be the right buyer and I don’t think putting it on eBay is going to find the right buyer.

Interesting about the Rovers, they are also nicknamed the Super Whites, leading their fans to call themselves the Super White Army, which isn’t terrifying in any way…

[BBC Sports]

30
Jul
09

I Have GOT to Get Rich

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Categories: Hot Women, Other Sports, Random and Soccer
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article-1203217-05E4694B000005DC-747_224x600article-1203217-05E4693B000005DC-973_224x600Flavio Briator is a 59 year old Italian billionaire who made much of his money from the franchising of Benneton stores spends much of his time these days involved in various sports. He is the managing director of Renault F1 racing and also is part owner of the Queen’s Park Rangers, a London-based soccer team that just missed on promotion to the Premier League last season.

He also looks like this (left). Last year he married 29 year old Elisabetta Gregoraci. She looks like this (right). He must be really funny. Or you know, crazy rich.

Sigh. I bet being a billionaire is pretty fun.

[Daily Mail]

27
Jul
09

He’s a Long-Range Assassin

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You simply have to love a good long-range soccer shot. Now, my only question is the goalie actually hurt or just laying on the ground in embarrassment at having let in a goal from the half-line?

Vodpod videos no longer available.

[With Leather]


21
Jul
09

Brazilian Cheerleaders Make the World Better

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Categories: Awesome, Hot Women and Soccer
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Brazil exports many goods around the world, and it was about time that the US gets our trade deficit more in order by sending them something of great value back, cheerleaders! Do you know what happens when you take the hottest national population and then add cheerleaders into the mix? Well, here’s the answer.

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Have I mentioned how much I love Brazil?

[Fleshbot] (link NSFW)

10
Jul
09

Ooh, Ball in Your Face

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Categories: Awesome, Baseball, Other Sports, People Hurting Themselves, Random and Soccer
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In honor of Erin Andrews taking a ball off the face on Wednesday, here’s a gallery assembled by Bula Pictures of other people taking a ball, or foot, or dog to the face. Enjoy!

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[Bula Pictures]

07
Jul
09

Somewhere Over the Rainbow

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In the same way that Arena Football isn’t real football, indoor soccer isn’t REAL soccer; but when you make an awesome move, it’s awesome everywhere. For example, here’s some unknown — to me — Brazilian player helping himself out by serving up a rainbow to himself and then heading it home. Not too shabby.

You’re certainly allowed some preening after making such an incredible shot, but at the same time, I like how he tempers himself, after all, if he were REALLY good he’d be out on a real field…

30
Jun
09

His Balls are Deadly Accurate

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The best video you’ll see of a Frenchman kicking a soccer ball into random objects that you’re likely to see ALL week; it’s a little long, but it’s all enjoyable.

22
Jun
09

You Were Told to Be QUIET

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On the 5-year anniversary of an attempted attack on the Dutch royal family that instead killed 6 innocent bystanders, fans at a soccer game between FC Utrecht and Feyenoord on May 3 rose for a moment of silence.

One fan though started shouting during the silence. According to FC Utrecht chairman Jan Willem van Dop, other fans helped identify the man.

“We made it clear to him we will not tolerate this in our stands,” van Dop said in a statement. “The man expressed his regret for his actions and apologized to the club.”

On Friday, the fan learned exactly how the club will not tolerate his actions, when he received a ban on attending any events at the stadium for 5 years.

[Sports Illustrated]

15
Jun
09

I Keep Feeling Like We Forgot Something…

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rengifoThe Peruvian soccer team traveled to Columbia over the weekend to play another game in the South American World Cup qualifying group. They lost 1-0 to the Columbians but that wasn’t all that they lost in Columbia. When the team arrived back in Lima they realized that they had left behind one of their players, Hernan Rengifo!

The team it turns out left Medellin and their hotel early, somehow forgetting to let Rengifo know. Oops!

“What happened with the team and the journey will remain on the consciences of the directors. They know their responsibilities,” Rengifo said. “The directors know what they did, they’re responsible for everyone in the team. Many things have happened in Peruvian football that it’s not surprising that unusual situations keep happening.”

Peru remains in last place for qualifying for the Cup.

[Sports Rubbish]

11
Jun
09

That is a Long-Distance Goal

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I agree with Punte over at With Leather, goals this far out should count extra. I guess this is what was going on out on the field while the fans were getting all riled up.

[With Leather]

11
Jun
09

Face Meet Fist

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Not content with letting England get all the credit for soccer hooliganism, one Mexican soccer fan does his best to make sure his home country gets its due too by punching a woman sitting next to him in the face. If there are classy things than that, I don’t know them.

(Since I can’t stop the video from auto-playing, after the jump check out the video) Continue reading ‘Face Meet Fist’

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