NB. Turn your phone off before attending Ipswich press conference Roy Keane's latest press
conference proved to be rich pickings for the journos in attendance. Not only was he very outspoken
in his criticism of the Republic of Ireland's protests over Thierry Henry's handball, he also took
the opportunity to petrify some of the hacks.
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Should Georgia get a replay? Roy Keane reckons the Republic of Ireland could not have expected
their game against France to be replayed on the grounds of Thierry Henry's handball. The Ipswich
manager launched a scathing attack against the Football Association of Ireland for their protests
following the match, and accused them of hypocrisy on the [.
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Winger offends his own boot suppliers as he clutches at straws Damien Duff has claimed that the
Republic of Ireland's controversial World Cup qualification play-off defeat to France was the
result of a conspiracy between FIFA and Adidas. The Fulham man, who picks up £100,000 a year for
wearing Adidas boots (for now at least), reckons [.
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The new spaghetti legs This goalie thought he could give his side, Hartford, the edge in their
penalty shootout against Stony Brook Sea Wolves by rolling out his party trick. The crazy keeper
cartwheeled back and forth along his goal-line as the opposition prepared to take their spot-kicks.
Unfortunately for him the antics had little effect, and [.
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Offside and handball, but the goal stands If I was Irish I would be waking up this morning a very
bitter man. The Republic of Ireland had a place at next year's World Cup snatched away from them by
this horrendous piece of refereeing. Despite the fact that two players were offside, at least one
very [.
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It's time for those Gooners to give again Arsenal's highly commendable 'Be a Gooner. Be a Giver'
campaign is about to kick-in. Just like last season, Arsenal's squad will donate a day's wages to
their charity, which is the Great Ormond Street Hospital this year. But to drum up extra support
the club sent Cesc Fabregas, Bacary [.
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Citeh striker might feel more at home at Rovers Manchester City striker Carlos Tevez is improving
his notoriously dodgy linguistic skills with the help of ITV soap Coronation Street. The Argentina
international has recently come under fire from team-mate and compatriot Pablo Zabaleta for his
poor English, but Tevez seems eager to step up to the [.
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You just don't get this action in the Premier League Bury's match against Notts County ended 3-3
last weekend, but Magpies keeper Kasper Schmeichel was beaten four times. Danny Nardiello was
denied a certain goal by a puddle on the line!
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When football pitches explode Australia's Asian Cup qualifier against Oman was pretty bad-tempered
throughout, so when a firecracker went off just metres away from players from both sides it didn't
really help to cool the situation. Spotted on World Cup Blog
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Arsenal star hopes to save himself from glue factory with unusual treatment Robin Van Persie has
revealed he will have horse placenta applied to his ankle injury in a bid to speed-up his recovery.
The Arsenal striker damaged ankle ligaments while representing Holland at the weekend. Van Persie
said: "I am going to receive treatment from a [.
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Meet Darrinho Darren Bent ensures his return to international football was a success by switching
his allegiance from England to Brazil. He may well bite his nails: OTP reckons the good people of
Umbro won't be overly impressed by his choice of clothing.
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Another fan forgets that these goals don't count Previous pitch invader goals have included a
sweetly struck penalty and a nice team move. This looked more like a Gaelic football goal than
anything. Also, if OTP was partaking in such tomfoolery we don't think our venue of choice would be
in Morocco.
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Becks has the X Factor David Beckham celebrated LA Galaxy's victory over Houston Dynamo in the
Western Conference Championship by unveiling a new haircut, which appears to be in his team's
colours. The brand new Beckham barnet also comes with optional bald patches. And it puts Beckham in
contention to become the third member of controversial X [.
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We're guessing the buyer wasn't Pepe Reina The red beach ball which helped Sunderland to a shock
victory against Liverpool has sold for £411.77 at auction. The inflatable, which deflected Darren
Bent's shot past Pepe Reina, was auctioned to raise money for the Alder Hey Imagine Appeal. It is
not known who won the auction, but the [.
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