Sky Sports' director must have been cursing after this. Of all the Wigan fans they could have cut to after Arsenal scored they happened to choose the one who was about to give a middle finger salute to... well, it's hard to know exactly who he was giving it to. Had he spotted the camera [...]
Sometimes when I'm bored, I look back at the 8-2. As a United fan, it remains my 'I want to
watch some football' game, and in these days of so much lack of football that even van Persie is
turning up for training at the club that he has already quit, it will do very well indeed. I do not
watch it in any schadenfreude sort of way to point and laugh at Arsenal, those days are long gone
now.
Gareth Bale has applied to trademark his mildly irritating heart gesture goal celebration. The Tottenham star, who's flashed his heart celebration 26 times already this season, wants to put a logo based on his celebration on shoes, hats, bags, umbrellas and jewellery. A filing at the Intellectual Property Office lists the trademark's owner is listed [.
Spurs boss Andre Villas Boas was going a bit crazy in the closing stages of last night's Europa League gesture, delivering frenzied tactical instruction and wildly gesturing with his arms. Somebody took the decision to calm him down a bit: disable the crazy arms.
Ο χαιρετισμός του Γιώργου Κατίδη! by kokoretsi AEK Athens midfielder Giorgos Katidis has been banned for life from the Greece national team after celebrating a goal with a Nazi salute. The 20-year-old ex-Greece under-19 team skipper marked his winning goal against Veria with a straight-armed gesture.
Spurs goalkeeper Brad Friedel had a rough night at the hands of Lyon supporters during last night's Europa League clash. It seems the French side's fans had taken exception to the fact that everyone's favourite near-geriatric goalie was keeping former Lyon hero Hugo Lloris out of the side. But Friedel clearly enjoyed having his say [.
An Osasuna side that refused to be intimidated put Barca to the sword. The other Llorente, the
one who is not sulking, Joseba, scored his debut goal finishing off Rolando Lamah's surging cross
with an acrobatic volley for the first salvo. Osasuna had a golden chance going two up after Sergio
Busquets getting a bit too cute lost the ball but Nino's shot just about bounced off the
upright.
For doing this. Actually, there should be some sympathy for the Newcastle manager because the
ball clearly rolled out for a throw in but the linesman did not appear to be paying attention.
Pardew made a more forceful "wake up" gesture than needed.
His subsequent apology will most likely have no effect.
Valerenga forward Marcus Pedersen can expect an angry letter from the Norwegian FA on his
doormat any day now after celebrating a goal away against Stabaek on Sunday afternoon by goading
the opposition fans with a dumb 'oral sex' gesture...
Pedersen is also alleged to have shouted 'gays' at the Stabaek fans before mimicking the old
'pink trombone' routine a gesture that is reportedly going to cost the 22-year old striker a fair
few Norwegian groats once their FA have finished with him.
Valerenga forward Marcus Pedersen can expect an angry letter from the Norwegian FA on his
doormat any day now after celebrating a goal away against Stabaek on Sunday afternoon by goading
the opposition fans with a dumb 'oral sex' gesture...
Pedersen is also alleged to have shouted 'gays' at the Stabaek fans before mimicking the old
'pink trombone' routine a gesture that is reportedly going to cost the 22-year old striker a fair
few Norwegian groats once their FA have finished with him.
Valerenga's Marcus Pedersen was probably aware that his controversial goal celebration idea would
possibly land him in hot water with the authorities. But he decided to just suck it and see. Sure
enough his lewd gesture towards Stabaek fans during his side's 3-1 win on Sunday has caused a big
stir and is likely to [.
There's no way to possibly undersell just how fantastic Fabio Coentrao was for Portugal last
night. As was the case with his opposite number, Jordi Alba, over on the other side, Coentrao was
in a state of perpetual motion for 120 straight minutes his performance only sullied by a booking
picked up shortly before halftime for what appeared to be a bit of a mystery offence.
After scoring for the Galaxy against the Vancouver Whitecaps on Saturday night, Republic of
Ireland captain Robbie Keane paid tribute to James Nolan, the 21-year old Ireland fan whose body
was found at the bottom of a river in Bydgoszcz after accidentally drowning while out in Poland to
support his national team.
You may have noticed that, after nodding home the only goal against Ukraine last night, Wayne
Rooney celebrated with a little 'hairspray' charade pretending to spritz his wispy £30,000
doormat...
And lo, Rooney explained the gesture after the game: "I asked to use a bit of Andy Carroll's
hair product before the game.
Patrice Evra's popularity in France has sunk either further after he was caught on camera wiping
his arse with Mathieu Valbuena's shirt.
Paris magazine, Le 10 Sport, said: "It was disgusting! But this gesture shows above all a
real lack of respect towards the blue of France and all that it stands for.
Your whistle-stop guide to the latest Premier League arrivals Name: Loic Remy Age: 26 Position: Striker Signed from: Marseille Fee: £8million Did you know? Mbia was at the centre of a racism row with ex-Liverpool striker Milan Baros in 2007. Baros pinched his nose and gestured to suggest that Mbia had an offensive odour.
Your whistle-stop guide to the latest Premier League arrivals Name: Stephane Mbia Age: 26 Position:
Centre-back/midfielder Signed from: Marseille Fee: Undisclosed Did you know? Mbia was at the centre
of a racism row with ex-Liverpool striker Milan Baros in 2007. Baros pinched his nose and gestured
to suggest that Mbia had an offensive odour.
Your whistle-stop guide to the latest Premier League arrivals Name: Stephane Mbia Age: 26 Position:
Centre-back/midfielder Signed from: Marseille Fee: Undisclosed Did you know? Mbia was at the centre
of a racism row with ex-Liverpool striker Milan Baros in 2007. Baros pinched his nose and gestured
to suggest that Mbia had an offensive odour.
Daniel Agger has admitted he would like to stay at Liverpool, but admits the situation is out of
his hands.
Manchester City and Barcelona are chasing Agger with Premier League champions City believed to have
seen two bids already rejected for the classy central defender.
City is thought to be readying a third bid for Agger with Roberto Mancini keen to bring in the
defender before the close of the transfer window.
quite the feast of stories going on this morning. Makes a change from the quietness of some of
the summer days. I guess we'll chop 'em up, add some broth, throw them in a pot with some
vegetables, and baby we got ourselves a stew there.
We'll start with the fact that many of our players have gone away on international duty.
Tottenham Hotspur manager Andre Villas-Boas has criticised want-away midfielder Luka Modric for
refusing to train or go on the clubs U.S. tour.
Speaking to the Spanish newspaper AS, AVB is reported as saying:
"I think Modric is wrong. This will go against him. He has worsened the situation with what he's
doing and now the chairman (Daniel Levy) is very angry.
Hello all. It's been a long, hectic and draining day but it's only the first day of Arsenal's
arrival for 2012 version of their tour to Asia. Early morning showers did not dampen the spirits of
Arsenal fans here in Kuala Lumpur as they all came out in droves to welcome the team.
Vancouver Whitecaps Midfielder Gershon Koffie was suspended by the MLS Disciplinary Committee
for one game and fined an undisclosed amount in the wake of his actions on Saturday afternoon at
Century Link Field. The suspension was handed down for the dangerous play where he kicked Andy Rose
in the chest.
Samir Nasri scored the winner for Manchester City in their 3-2 win over
Southampton last night (which nearly didn't happen, given the Saints' impressive counterattacking)
and promptly revealed a shirt he specially made in celebration of the month-long Islamic
celebrations of Eid-ul-Fitr, which simply read : "Eid
Mubarak!
A seven-year old Manchester City fan who walked out of Villa Park with Ashley Cole's Community
Shield runner-up medal on Saturday afternoon has told any circling collectors out there that he's
willing to turn down offers of £1 million for his new prized possession.
Head on down to Who Ate All The Pies for a collection of Mario Balotelli inspired memorabilia.
The City striker also dedicated his goals to his mother in a touching gesture. Well, he's kind of a
sweet pushover behind that snarly exterior, isn't he?
Balotelli has also promised he's going to score four goals in the Panenka Masters classic this
Sunday featuring Sergio Ramos vs Andrea Pirlo.
Robbie Keane and the Republic of Ireland endured a difficult few weeks during their time at Euro
2012. The Irish lost all three of their matches, but the brave efforts they displayed were not lost
on their proud supporters.
Tragedy also struck the Irish while in Poland, when a 21-year old Irish fan fell into the river
Brda and drowned.
The Czech Republic managed just two shots (neither on target) in their 1-0 Euro 2012
quarterfinal loss to Portugal. Cristiano Ronaldo, meanwhile, had eight all by himself, including
the header that scored the match's only goal.
After a frustrating first half in which Ronaldo played brilliantly but just couldn't hit
anything but the post, his persistence finally payed off when Joao Moutinho delivered an excellent
cross to set up his equally excellent header in the 79th minute.
June 21st Rockin' Blokhin by Off The Post on Mixcloud The OTP Podcast set about having a ‘man
conversation' about England's progress in to the quarter-finals and quickly found themselves
distracted by the apoplectic actions of Ukraine coach Oleg Blokhin. We celebrate his gesture
gymnastics on the sidelines and commend his fight proposal off [.
Sailing cheerily over the waves of misery the rest of the press are drowning in, we only pretend to
understand stuff like dodgy defensive play and wasted possession. Why should we bother to rehash
the mechanics of a straightforward draw when we can wonder aloud whether Sami Nasri's "ssshhh"
gesture was aimed at us because [.
Here's the game as we saw it as it happened. The lads came out with their black tops on and with
the words on the back Ryan Taylor Over The Top as a nice gesture to Ryan Taylor, who looks like
he'll be out for up to six months with his ACL knee injury. [...]
Chonburi enter the month of September with one of the busiest fixture schedules of recent
years.
02/09 v Chainat TPL (A)
05/09 v Bangkok Glass TLC (A)
08/09 v Buriram United TPL (H)
12/09 v Bangkok Glass TLC (H)
14/09 v Wuachon United TPL (A)
18/09 v Al Shorta AFC (H)
22/09 v Army United TPL (H)
26/09 v Al Shorta AFC (A)
29/09 v Osotspa TPL (A)
MUST have tonight claimed that the green and gold protests will continue this season and will
start with tomorrow's game against Fulham, with the away supposedly joining in.
"At the match tomorrow assuming the Glazers' security don't try to suppress free speech a
significant number of Fulham fans will be taking Green & Gold scarves into the away section,"
said Duncan Drasdo, chief executive of MUST.
Aston Villa scored late in the first half, but the Portland Timbers young guns didn't give up.
Through hard work and effort the Timbers twice came back from one-goal deficits to tie the game on
goals from Sebastian Rincon and Rodney Wallace. In the obligatory shoot out all but Bright Dike
scored, and the Timbers lost 2-2 (5-4).
. - Seven Year Flashback: QPR "European Champions" -- - QPR OFFICIAL SITE THE ALAN McDONALD
AIRCRAFT Posted on: Wed 18 Jul 2012 - AirAsia, the World's Best Low Cost Airline owned by QPR
Chairman Tony Fernandes, have paid a glowing tribute to the late, great Alan McDonald, naming a
special QPR-themed plane after the former QPR stalwart.
As the players lined up in the tunnel before France and Ukraine first attempt to play each other
(before the sky vomited water and electricity at the stadium), the mind games were at work.
Ukraine's Anatolly Tymoschuk went up to his Bayern Munich teammate Franck Ribery for a friendly
chat that ended with Tymoschuk making fun of Ribery's hair.
After almost two decades, Alessandro Del Piero's 19 years with Juventus came to an end during
the Coppa Italia final against Napoli. His departure was a disappointing one on multiple fronts
since Juve lost their first official match of the season, could not add a 10th Coppa Italia trophy
to their record haul (currently tied on 9 trophies with Roma) and he failed to score a goal in his
last game game as a Bianconeri player.
