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Important info on DT RSS feed

Dirty Tackle @ 4:10 AM EDT

One last note on the old DT: Turns out we won't be able to redirect the old RSS feed to the new one (the URL will redirect, but the RSS won't), so if you currently subscribe, you'll have to switch to the new one here. I offer sincere apologies and a bushel of used batteries for the inconvenience, but making the switch will certainly be worth it.

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Btw — The Yahoo! move just happened

Dirty Tackle @ 3:57 AM EDT

We're in the process of packing up and moving everything over to the Yahoo! blog right now. All the new posts are over there and this URL will soon redirect there, too.

The archive of old posts will take a little time to migrate over, but you don't have to worry your pretty little heads about that stuff.

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If it continued…

Dirty Tackle @ 5:19 AM EDT

Leg one of the Manchester Derby Carling Cup semifinal truly lived up to the hype, with Carlos Tevez getting his revenge, Gary Neville getting fingery, and Mancini getting the best of Sir Alex. But as great as it was, we really can't help but ask...what if it continued?

97′ Sir Alex Ferguson chews his gum so hard that it actually starts to bleed.

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DTotD: He’s flying

Dirty Tackle @ 4:35 AM EDT

This kid gets taken. Out. Wow.

#8 in blue paid the price for his whiff at the ball/sweep of the leg, too he ends up on the ground longer than the kid he launched into the air.

But, yeah...I really don't know what else to say about this because I'm too busy watching it over and over.

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Links! And announcements!

Dirty Tackle @ 7:41 PM EDT

All the stuff being covered outside the unfriendly confines of the award winning Dirty Tackle...

Ahhhhhhhhhhhh he broke free from the restraints!!!!!!! [Globoesporte]

The longest throw-in ever. [The Offside]

Are two Englishmen actually venturing outside the country?

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Gattuso is a fishmonger

Dirty Tackle @ 2:47 PM EDT

If I told you Rino Gattuso opened a shop near Milan and asked you to guess what kind of shop it is, the smart guess would be one that sells various weapons, torture devices, and rabies medication.

Well, Rino actually did have a grand opening for his new shop in the town of Gallarate, which was attended by thousands of people including Davey Becks and Ronaldinho.

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DT Exclusive: Babel’s apology

Dirty Tackle @ 2:12 PM EDT

After his recent Twitter rant about being left out of Liverpool's squad for last weekend's draw with Stoke, Ryan Babel has taken it upon himself to apologize to Rafa Benitez in order to get back in the manager's good graces. The following is a transcript of that apology.

Babel: Boss?

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DTotD: Glass Man v Tiny Man

Dirty Tackle @ 3:02 AM EDT

Bayern Munich's Arjen Robben got all bent out of shape when teammate Philipp Lahm went in for a hard challenge on the fragile Dutchman during training. Robben was quick to shove Lahm after the tackle that probably almost shattered his entire body and stand over him as would only dare against a li'l guy like Philipp.

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‘I hope we lose today’ is a bad footballer Facebook status

Dirty Tackle @ 2:51 AM EDT

Portsmouth youth player and England U-17 captain learned a valuable lesson on football Facebook etiquette. Namely, don't state how you want your own club to lose.

From The Mirror:

James Hurst, 17, who plays for bottom club Portsmouth, posted on his wall on the social networking site before last month's 4-1 defeat to Arsenal.

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Third time really is the charm

Dirty Tackle @ 6:24 PM EDT

You really can't accuse NAC Breda's Ellery Cairo of getting a cheap goal in his side's 1-1 draw with Ajax on Sunday. As you can see at the start of the video above, Cairo found himself one-on-one with the goalkeeper after an NAC breakaway. The keeper got the best of him on his sliding shot, but Cairo's teammate quickly crossed the ball back to him just as he got his feet.

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Becks Blogoire: Back in Milan

Dirty Tackle @ 11:23 AM EDT

I am Becks. You know this. Welcome to my blog, again. I write it for myself (I call it a blogoire because it sounds European and intelligent), as it allows me to chart my glorious return through the tales of European football before I journey to South Africa for the World Cup under St George's cross.

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DTotD: Witsel strikes again

Dirty Tackle @ 2:01 AM EDT

You remember when Standard Liege's Axel Witsel ruined the life of Anderlecht's Marcin Wasilewski and gave us all night terrors forever by breaking his leg in half? Of course you do because it probably still makes you scream at randoms points in the day.

Well, these two teams met again on Sunday and, once again, Witsel got sent off, but this time on a far more questionable call (he got the ball first and you can't even see Roland Juhasz in frame when he starts sliding) and a whole hubbub ensued.

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New developments in WAG protection

Dirty Tackle @ 9:25 PM EDT

If you plan on kidnapping any WAGS, I'm gonna have to go ahead and warn against it. Not just for the moral and legal problems such an activity would present, but also because now they have this panic alarm disguised as an iPod that sounds like it would thoroughly ruin any WAG-napping plans.

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Vagner Love REALLY Loves Flamengo

Dirty Tackle @ 8:28 PM EDT

After getting attacked outside a bank by angry Palmeiras fans back in December, Vagner Love was released from his loan with the club and has now joined Flamengo on a temporary basis from CSKA Moscow.

Love called the move "the dream of a lifetime" and, as you can see, he wasn't just being nice.

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Most generous referee ever

Dirty Tackle @ 8:14 PM EDT

See that? How the ball bounces off the crossbar and then play stops and MSV Duisburg's Christian Tiffert shrugs as his teammates congratulate him? Yeah that was a goal. Well, the officials declared it a goal, even though it clearly hit the bar and then bounced a full meter in front of the goal.

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