Off the Post 12 November @ 04:57 PM EST
Crunch match gets crunchier Algeria's World Cup qualifier against Egypt on Saturday will have extra
bite (as if it needed it) after their team bus was attacked by Egyptian fans. The coach had not
even left the airport when rocks were thrown threw the windows, injuring three players. Rafik
Saifi, who was hit on his hand, and [.
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Off the Post 05 November @ 04:02 AM EST
Any Liverpool fan would remember the skills and talent of Danish turned honorary Scouser, Jan
Molby. Voted in at no. 16 on the list of 100 Players Who Shook The Kop, he was a player with as
immense a talent as was his waistline. Before the elegant Xabi Alonso, Liverpool fans marvel at the
sublime passing skills and long range shooting of Jan Molby.
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Off the Post 02 November @ 04:12 AM EST
Bringing the beautiful game to music video games Rock band Kasabian have called upon a group of
freestyle footballers to help produce this nifty viral promoting their new single. The freestylers
set to work producing a giant football version of Guitar Hero to incorporate their balls skills.
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Off the Post 27 October @ 02:30 AM EST
It's gone over his head Stuttgart keeper Jens Lehmann is desperate to get play re-started quickly
as his side chase Hannover's 1-0 lead. That is why he greets the ballboy at the advertising
hoardings like a slobbering Alsatian expectantly awaiting the arrival of the postman. But the
little so-and-so has his own ideas about protecting Hannover's lead.
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Off the Post 20 October @ 07:44 AM EST
That's my cue to leave... Paul Gascoigne headbutted a bouncer who ticked him off for smoking in a
snooker club. The former England star was caught on CCTV thrusting his head towards bounce Paul
Hindle. A row had started after Gazza was caught sparking up in the toilets after being told he
couldn't smoke in the [.
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Off the Post 17 October @ 10:21 AM EST
Sunderland striker benefits from inflatable toy Sunderland took the lead against Liverpool thanks
to this bizarre incident involving a beach ball. The big inflatable was apparently thrown onto the
pitch by Scouse supporters, so they cannot have any complaints on that front. Darren Bent's shot
deflected off the beach ball, which was on the edge of [.
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Off the Post 09 September @ 05:54 AM EST
Official suspends match to talk to police The Spanish third division match between Jumilla and
Puente Tocinos last weekend was halted when the referee answered a tannoy announcement about his
car. The official waited for a break in play before heading to the touchline to talk to police.
According to reports, the ref's Audi had its windows [.
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Off the Post 03 September @ 05:03 AM EST
No clean sheet and dirty temperament No goalkeeper likes to concede a goal, but most take a more
philosophical view of the situation than DC United's Josh Wicks. The keeper was not best pleased at
conceding the opening goal in the US Open Cup final against Seattle Sounders. As the ball nestled
in the back of the [.
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Off the Post 21 August @ 02:35 AM EST
The referee has indicated a minimum of minus two minutes of injury time The Europa League game
between Romanian's Dinamo Bucharesti and Slovan Liberec of the Czech Republic was abandoned last
night after a pitch invasion. When Jan Blazek's late goal gave Liberec a potentially crucial second
away goal, the Dinamo fans decided to take action.
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Off the Post 20 August @ 01:45 PM EST
Just ink it Arsenal and England star Theo Walcott has visited a tattoo parlour for this new viral
for Nike and Foot Locker. The speedy forward is filmed getting inked wearing his Nike Air Max 90s,
which apparently makes the whole process run a lot more smoothly. So now you know: if you want a
tattoo, buy [.
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Off the Post 19 August @ 03:29 AM EST
Who needs to warm up after that? When Roman Abramovich's kids told him that they had started taking
the walking bus to school he could barely contain his jealousy and knew he had to get one for
himself immediately. So here are Chelsea arriving in style at the Stadium of Light last night in
their new walking [.
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Off the Post 12 August @ 08:10 AM EST
Retro Euro 96 joy Here's your chance to watch England v Holland in a match that isn't blighted by a
host of substitutions and a serious a feigned injuries by Big Four players hoping to shirk as much
as possible ahead of the new Premier League season.
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Off the Post 12 August @ 02:38 AM EST
When fans get stabby This video features a goalkeeping howler (which OTP has featured plenty of)
and an attempted knife attack on a player (which thankfully are a little thinner on the ground).
The Copa Sudamericana tie between Argentina's River Plater and Blooming of Bolivia was called off
last night after a fan attacked River's Henry [.
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Off the Post 09 August @ 01:37 PM EST
First silverware of the season goes to the Blues Chelsea sent out a signal of intent to their
Premier League rivals by lifting the first trophy of the season after defeating Manchester United
in the Community Shield. The Blues won 4-1 on penalties after the match ended in a 2-2 draw. Awful
penalties from Ryan Giggs and [.
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If you can't reach the ball with your overhead clearance, try the attacker's face There was brief
panic in Tuesday's Champions league match between Azerbaijani champions FK Baku and Bulgaria's
Levski Sofia. Baku striker Felipe Felix took a boot to the face as he tried to race onto a loose
ball in the Levski penalty area [.
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Seeing red in more ways than one I don't recall Jose Mourinho-era Chelsea starring in any Benny
Hill films, but if they had it would probably look a lot like this. This Chinese team did not take
too kindly to having two of their players dismissed and chased the referee out of the stadium. But
not [.
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Football Association in sense of humour shocker! The FA has produced a spoof of a Nike viral to
encourage more people to take up 11-a-side football. They reckon the full size version of the
beautiful game is facing dwindling numbers at grassroots level (presumably because it is easier to
haul your beer gut around a five-a-side [.
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Two in two for Little Mickey At least if his Old Trafford move doesn't work it we know that Michael
Owen is still capable of taking the Malaysian league by storm. The 29-year-old marked his second
Manchester United appearance with his second Manchester United goal. Like his debut goal, it is
difficult to tell from this scrappy [.
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Becks picks fight with Riot Squad David Beckham had a half-time confrontation with LA Galaxy fans
in his first home match since returning from his loan spell at AC Milan. Conveniently the match was
against AC Milan, just to focus the anger of LA Galaxy's lamely named Riot Squad hardcore support.
Becks version of events, which do [.
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Spanish club in football equivalent of bullying Villarreal got their pre-season under way in style
or in bad taste depending on you viewpoint. The La Liga side thrashed amateur side Navata 27-0 in a
match that has caused outrage among some online fans. The Yellow Submarine strikers helped
themselves to a hatful, with Jonathan Pereira grabbing seven [.
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Premier League's newest star is a "numpty" This clip is the work of cult Scottish football sketch
show Only An Excuse. Their version of BBC pundit Chick Young is not too generous in his praise for
Wolves' new signing James McCarthy.
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Think this one has to go down as a goalkeeping error Sometimes goals are scored from 40 yards and
the keeper can do absolutely nothing about them. This is not one of those instances. The Odd
Grenland keeper isn't victim to a top corner thunderbolt, nor an awkward bounce. He simply stands
rooted to the spot [.
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USA women's keeper Hope Solo, that's who She might sound like a character from the latest sequel to
Star Wars, but Hope Solo is actually a goalkeeper for the very successful USA women's team. So
successful is the women's team, in fact, that Nintendo have recognised Solo's potential to sell
video games to seven-year-old girls.
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When football club names become rude Sky Sports News might consider scrapping stories on clubs
whose name includes the word County after their latest mishap. It seems reading Stockport County
from an autocue is a more difficult task than it might first appear. Presenter Simon Thomas will
probably just be pleased he didn't let this one [.
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Set-piece fail Here's a funny clip from the recent European Under 21 Championships that we missed.
Mesut Özil might have been England's tormentor in the final, but against Spain he was only
tormenting himself. Özil and team-mate Marko Marin could not conjure up a free-kick between them.
They found at a bit too late that they [.
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Scandinavian defender imitates Zlat Lars Ovrebo (not sure if he is related to the death threat ref)
of Norwegian outfit Mosse scored this beautiful own goal in a recent match against HamKam. It is
reminiscent of goals scored at the right end of the pitch by Zlatan Ibrahimovic. We are not sure
whether this guy bottles it [.
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USA stun Spain to reach Confederations Cup final Remember we told you that Spain full-back Joan
'Rivers' Capdevila had taken a bit of a pop at the USA's Jozy Altidore? Just to refresh your
memory, Capdevila said of his Villarreal team-mate: "Yesterday he sent me a message and told me
that we had to be careful.
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Uncool There is no good excuse for punching a woman, especially not if the only thing she had done
wrong is try to stop you and another bloke knocking seven bells out of each other. The Mexican fan
at the match between Indios de Ciudad Juárez and Pachuca doesn't see it that way and happily gives
[.
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UAE keeper gets his priorities muddled Most keepers would rather avoid conceding a corner if at all
possible, but when it is a straight choice between conceding a corner or conceding a goal common
sense dictates that the corner would be preferable. But common sense is apparently something United
Arab Emirates goalie Majed Naser is lacking.
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Don't pass to me just now - I'm barfing... again Rosenborg youngster Per Ciljan Skjelbred is tipped
for big things in football, but at present his most notable on-pitch contributions come in the form
of carrot chunks. Poor Per can't seem to keep anything down him at the minute. Last weekend,
Skjelbred was in the process of [.
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Italian conducts first interview with the help of a script prompt Chelsea's newly-appointed coach
Carlo Ancelotti veered away from the script in his first interview in English. The ex-AC Milan
coach knew that Chelsea has a great something, but couldn't quite recall what he had been told it
was. Fortunately, the Jeremy Paxman-esque interviewer from Chelsea [.
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Irish player bares his backside Strange action from the Republic of Ireland where Dundalk's Dave
Rogers was sent-off and later sacked by his club for mooning fans of his former team St Patrick's
Athletic in what has been dubbed 'Arse Gate'. Rogers cheeky actions were spotted by the linesman
who immediately informed the referee.
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Who gave that man a mic? Managers who bring unfashionable clubs into the Premier League and
experience a degree of success usually find themselves to be quite popular with neutrals. Phil
Brown has managed to avoid any such sentiments, and it is mainly due to moments like this one. Off
The Post didn't have anything against him [.
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