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Greg Akcelrod: footballing con man

Dirty Tackle 30 June @ 08:56 PM EDT

Last week, CSKA Sofia one of the biggest clubs in Bulgaria flew a Frenchman named Greg Akcelrod in for a trial (video) where they're training in Austria. Ackelrod boasted of time in PSG's reserve squad and interest from a laundry list of clubs across Europe over the last few years interest he generated through a level of lies and fakery that make him the world's foremost footballing con man.

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Computer Hacker Sends Luca Toni to Dortmund

The Offside 24 July @ 10:21 AM EDT
Luca Toni's move from Bayern Munich to Borussia Dortmund was announced this week, much to the surprise of everyone involved. Including Luca Toni, Bayern and BVB. Seems a computer hacker managed to get access to the BVB website and post the fake news story. There was a photo of Toni in a BVB shirt along with [. Click to continue reading...

Weekend Quiz: Let’s Create Our Own News. No Skill Required.

The Offside 17 January @ 11:00 AM EDT
I am bored with our standard quiz format, so we're going to try something different this week. Remember MadLibs? Those little booklets your mom gave you in the car to keep you from pummeling your sister on the way to grandma's, where you come up with a noun, a verb, etc. and then [...] Click to continue reading...

Weekend Quiz Answers: How Your Responses Fit Into Our (Completely, Totally and Unquestionably True) Fake News Story

The Offside 18 January @ 05:45 PM EDT
First off, if you haven't given your responses to our Completely, Totally, Unquestionably True Fake News Story, stop by this post to see what we're up to. Then come back here and leave your own answers. Thanks to everybody for getting into the spirit of things. You are a very creative [...] Click to continue reading...

Giorgio Chiellini Is Not For Sale

English Premier League Transfer Rumors & News 28 December @ 05:23 PM EDT

According to ESPN Soccernet, Juventus are not going to sell defender Giorgio Chiellini. Sporting director Alessio Secco told the club's official website,

"We are used to reading of possible interest in our players from other clubs .

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