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German Stopper Robert Enke Dead at 32

WDKF | Qualified Football Arm Chair Managers Slash Pundits 10 November @ 03:40 PM EST
Top German goalkeeper Robert Enke has passed away this afternoon at the age of 32. The Hannover number one has just returned to practice after battling with a minor intestinal disease. The former Barcelona and Benfica stopper has been tipped to be a sure shot for one of the goalkeeping spots for the Nationalmannschaft in [. Click to continue reading...

Three P's

The Fullback Files 15 October @ 08:56 AM EST
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Worst. Game. Ever.

Dirty Tackle 08 September @ 05:39 AM EST

Kakha Kaladze's pair of own goals against Italy on Saturday may have seemed horrible at the time, but the truly tragic fate suffered by 31-year-old Czech regional league defender Michal Jezek on the same day should put things in perspective. Reports the AFP:

Nine minutes into the game between two villages northwest of Prague, defender Michal Jezek slammed the ball into his own net, then "collapsed on the pitch," CTK [news agency] quoted another player as saying.

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Galliani is…insanely creepy

Dirty Tackle 07 August @ 02:47 PM EST

Holy Lord that is frightening.

[Photo: REUTERS/Paolo Bona]

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Wow, I Thought I Was Disappointed

The Offside: Manchester United 28 May @ 05:28 PM EST

Perhaps an insensitive title, but this is shocking. It's been reported on most news networks that a Nigerian Man Utd fan killed four Barcelona fans last night! He was obviously so disappointed after our loss to the Catalonia club that he couldn't take it but really, killing four people? That's fucking insane.

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Death in the Family

Advantage Played 19 May @ 05:09 PM EST
Hey ya'll, I have to head out of a town because of a death in the family. I will check back with ya'll in exactly one week.
Don't forget to go vote for the All-Star game. Remember that you should totally vote for David Beckham and Schellas Hyndman. Click to continue reading...

Chelsea fan killed in Rome

The Offside - Chelsea 05 November @ 11:17 PM EST

Tuesday may have been a terrible day for Chelsea FC. It was tragic for a young supporter.

A flock of Blues fans, on their way to the Stadio Olympico in Rome for Tuesday's Champions League tie against AS Roma, were caught in a torrential thunderstorm. A 13-year-old boy was killed when a tree in which he took shelter under was struck by lightning.

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Join The Fight For Al Bangura

Ziga Zoga 15 December @ 12:55 AM EST

If you have not heard about Al Bangura's heart wrenching story, my good friends over at SoccerLens.com posted a riveting article offering a petition to the British Parliament . With all the media craze in the UK, Ahmed and his team are offering up at least a solution to the troubling situation Al is in.

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Glasgow Rangers UEFA Champions League Group E Fixtures

A Funny Old Game 30 August @ 06:56 PM EST
Home                         Away Sep 19, Stuttgart (h)       Oct 2, Lyon (a) Oct 23, Barcelona (h)      Nov 7, Barcelona (a) Dec 12, Lyon (h)              Nov 27, Stuttgart (a) Rangers first game in the group of death sees Walter Smith and Ally McCoist prepare their men for the visit [... Click to continue reading...

Players suddenly collapsing...

The Back Four 29 August @ 06:55 PM EST
The NY Times takes an in-depth look into the death of Antonio Puerta and also examines two other collapses that occurred yesterday and in the past:

Late yesterday another player — the Zambian striker Chaswe Nsofwa, 27, who plays for Hapoel Beersheva in Israel — collapsed during a scrimmage.

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