A bizarre fan handcuffed himself to the goal post during Everton's 1-0 win over Manchester City on Tuesday night thus stopping play for several minutes. Related posts:Video: Maynor Figueroa Handball Wigan 0-1 Manchester City VIDEO: "Fuck Them!" Carlos Tevez Caught Cursing & Mocking Manchester City! VIDEO: Tim Howard Goal Everton vs Bolton Related posts:

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They say that play acting and feining injury has become rife in football and when videos like this emerge it is no wonder why. We at In The Stands can only shake our heads and laugh. For the record his name is Narcisse Ekanga Amia, a 24-year-old Cameroonian-Equatoguinean midfielder who currently plays for TP Mazembe [.

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Roberto Mancini is dead nuts on getting the oppositions players sent-off!
Two weeks ago Mancini was looking for Martin Skrtel to be dismissed after a clumsy tackle on Yaya Toure in City's 3-0 win over Liverpool in the League, he then wanted Glenn Johnson red carded for his two-footed tackle on Johnson in Liverpool's 1-0 win in the Carling Cup semi-final first leg at the Etihad and last night he wanted Wigan's Maynor Figueroa for a hand-ball on thew half way line and although they may all have warranted a red card, Mancini's attitude towards red card offences seem's hypocrytical to say the least.

Wigan midfielder Maynor Figueroa sent Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini's blood boiling after he inexplicably handled the ball thus denying Sergio Aguero and clear run on goal. City were leading 1-0 at the time with just two minutes left on the clock before a hopeful punt up field by Nigel De Jong was about to [.

Fed-up of a night of Sergio Aguero running in behind the Wigan defence, Latics left-back Maynor Figueroa came up with a new way of defending Manchester City's counter attacks. After misjudging the flight of the ball, Figueroa opted for a leaping handball to deny Aguero a clear run on goal. Referee Chris Foy opted to [.

szólj hozzá: Wigan 0-1 Manchester City

Edin Dzeko sighting once again. This time he flew high over the Wigan defense to head the ball home of a David Silva free kick. The 1-0 win established a three point lead over Utd at the top of the table.

Roberto Mancini reignited his feud with Wayne Rooney as he brandished an imaginary red card against Maynor Figueroa for a handball.

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Patrick van Aanholt is off once again. Vitesse announced today that the 21-year-old fullback will be joining the Dutch club on loan for the remainder of the season.

In need of games

This is pretty good news. While the Eredivisie is a clear step down in competition from the Premier League, van Aanholt should have a chance to receive significant minutes after an egregious loan spell during the first half of the season.

By Richard Nash

After starting the season with their customary 4-3-3 formation, Wigan have now lined up in a 3-4-3 system ever since their 3-3 draw with Blackburn on November 19th. Roberto Martinez trialled the system in a 2-0 defeat to Aston Villa on October 1st, but then reverted back to his familiar 4-3-3 for their following game against Bolton.

Fulham playing Wigan means one thing: Clint Dempsey will score a goal. Those of us bold enough to put money where our mouth is were able to turn £3 into £13.38. Thanks, Clint; thanks Wigan!

Perhaps the result was a bit hard on Wigan, who had most of the ball and spent much of their time in Fulham's half, but when you've lost six on the spin you need a spot of luck, and that was missing today.

By Alan Duffy

Easily one of the best buys of the summer, midfielder Yohan Cabaye was the difference between the two sides in a tight game at St James' Park.

The French international rifled home on 81 minutes after a Sylvain Marveaux pull-back. However, Wigan will feel more than a little hard done by after putting an impressive display that will give the Premier League strugglers some hope for the future.

Honduras released their roster for the October 8th friendly against the United States and the October 11th friendly against Jamaica. GK: Donis Escober (Olimpia), Donaldo Morales (Motagua) DEF: Osman Chávez (Wisla Krakow), Bryan Beckeles (Olimpia), Mauricio Sabillón (Marathón), Erick Norales (Marathón), Johnny Leverón (Motagua), Maynor Figueroa (Wigan Athletic) MID: Oscar García (Olimpia), Julio César León (Shandong Luneng), Wilson Palacios (Stoke City), Roger Espinoza (Sporting Kansas City), Alfredo Mejía (Real España), Mario Martínez (Real España), Marvin.

STARTERS
Stuart Holden has suffered an injury setback in his recovery from the badly broken and lacerated knee he incurred last spring. No word on the exact nature of the new injury but it will require surgery and another 6 weeks of rehab. Damn!
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Since its 2011/12 season kicked off in all competitions on Aug 1 Bayern Munich has won 11 and lost 1, and only conceded 1 goal!

By Alan Duffy

Wigan Athletic 1-2 Tottenham Hotspur Premier League 24 September 211

Wigan produced a first-half display of utterly dismal defending to hand visitors Tottenham a two-goal lead after just 23minutes.

Honduran defender Maynor Figueroa was at fault for Tottenham's first, with his sloppy pass allowing Emmanuel Adebayor to set up Rafael van der Vaart.

Buenos Aires, septiembre de 2011 – Maratón Ciudad de Buenos Aires, organizado por la Fundación Ñandú y el Gobierno de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires.

El domingo 09 de octubre a las 7:30 horas de la mañana, se realizará el Maratón Ciudad de Buenos Aires, con esta actividad adidas refuerza el mensaje de su campaña global "adidas is all in" en la que se destaca la inconfundible presencia de la marca en diferentes disciplinas, culturas y estilos de vida, y fusiona los mundos del deporte, la música y la moda.

An impressive Jamaica side beat Grenada 4-0 Monday night at the Home Depot Center while an unimpressive Honduras side could only manage a 0-0 draw against rival Guatemala.

Jamaica was simply too good for Grenada as they dominated the natch from the opening whistle, peppering the Grenadian goal with shots.

Liverpool has been rebuffed in their first move for Spanish defender Jose Enrique.
However, his club, Newcastle, is resigned to losing the highly-rated full-back, after he indicated he will not sign a new contract and wants a move from St James' Park.
Reds boss Kenny Dalglish is a big admirer of Enrique, who has made a huge impression on the Premier League this season.

Real talk, no chasers: it's time for the big guns.

Don't let the happily-go-lucky lead pic mislead you: this contest is not made for the meek. In our third week of commitment to the carved legs, we aim to empower you with a wide-open, no holds barred look at the Herculean hammies of Mario Gomez (Vintage) and Maynor Figueroa (Virgin, obvs).

Liverpool's search for a left back has lead them back to Osasuna's Spain international Nacho Monreal.
Director of football strategy Damien Comolli watched the 26-year-old in action last week and was suitably impressed.
Monreal, who has four full caps, suffered a bad knee injury in December but has come back strongly.

If you wanted a hint that Kenny Dalglish is no longer just for the short term it came when the Liverpool manager was debating the impact of the midweek friendlies on his side's performance. Dalglish was arguing that the late-night flights carrying his players back to John Lennon Airport from Wednesday's internationals had dulled Liverpool's edge.

Wigan Athletic manager Roberto Martinez has dismissed speculation linking Charles N'Zogbia with a move to Liverpool and insists the club is not in a position where they need to sell.
N'Zogbia had reportedly been subject of interest from the Anfield club, but Martinez claimed rumours of a £15 million deal were "a lie".

Lineups are in:

Arsenal: Starters: Wojo, Sagna, Koscielny, Djourou, Clichy, Song, Wilshere, Cesc, Nasri, Theo, Van PersieBench: Shea, Denilson, Arshavin, Eboue, Gibbs, Chamakh, Bendtner.

Wigan: Starters: Al Habsi, Gohouri, Gary Caldwell, Steven Caldwell Figueroa, Thomas, Diame, Stam, Watson, N'Zogbia, Rodallega Bench: Pollitt, McCarthy, Di Santo, Gomez, McArthur, Boyce, McManaman

No surprises for us there, it's exactly the team I, and everyone else, predicted.

Stephen Warnock is poised to return to Liverpool after accepting he has little future at Aston Villa, according to a report.
The England left-back has lost his place in the Villa first team and manager Gerard Houllier has indicated he is free to leave.
Blackburn Rovers were keen to sign the 29-year-old but it now seems that his destination will be Liverpool, reports the Daily Mail.

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BY ADAM SERRANO

Bob Bradley's annual January camp does not open until next week, but the U.S.

GK: Paulo Garcés (Universidad Católica), Raúl Olivares (Colo Colo) Def: Eugenio Mena (Universidad de Chile), Sebastián Toro (Colo Colo), Paulo Magalhaes (Colo Colo), José Pedro Fuenzalida (Colo Colo), Carlos Labrín (Huachipato), Fernando Meneses (Universidad Católica) Mid: Felipe Seymour (Universidad de Chile), Francisco Silva (Universidad Católica), Luis Pedro Figueroa (Unión Española), Felipe Gutiérrez (Universidad Católica), Lucas Domínguez (Audax Italiano) For: Edson Puch (Universidad de Chile), Esteban Paredes (Colo Colo), Daud Gazale (Colo Colo)

Stellar...

Chile, with both it's coaching situation unsettled as well as its roster, brings an exclusively national league collection of players to face Bob Bradley's crew January 22nd at HDC in Carson, California.

It's a small squad with only 16 players currently named, with six of those players coming from the famed Club Social y Deportivo Colo-Colo which probably has one of the best team emblems you've seen (right) named after a legendary chief of the Mapuche tribe.