CNN suspended political analyst Roland Martin on Wednesday for "offensive" tweets during the Super Bowl that some critics said were anti-gay. Martin twitted about a commercial that showed David Beckham in underwear: "If a dude at your Super Bowl party is hyped about David Beckham's H&M underwear ad, smack the ish out of him.

All eyes will be on the prematch handshake at Stamford Bridge on Sunday to see whether Rio Ferdinand will shake the hand of the person accused of racially abusing his brother.

Rio is said to be furious at the way the FA is standing besides John Terry despite his impending court case, while in contrast, he was banned for nine months but the FA for missing a drugs test.

Fans of the New York Yankees have made Jim Hendry jokes for years. The longtime general manager of the Chicago Cubs could never replicate the success of the Yankees. But now, the joke is on the Yankees fans because the team has hired Hendry to be an assistant general manager.

According to reports, Hendry was given a multi-year contract and his job duties will mostly deal with aiding Brian Cashman, the GM of the Yankees.

The Chicago Fire Soccer Club announced Monday the club has traded the MLS right of first refusal on defender Wilman Conde to the New York Red Bulls in exchange for allocation money. If this kind of deal doesn't make sense to you, be sure to give this story a read. More after the break.

New York has agreed to personal terms with the out-of-contract Conde and he will be added to the Red Bull's roster pending receipt of his International Transfer Certificate.

@ArenaFlowers I've yet to cry from laughter when reading a joke but everything you've tweeted today has pushed the boundary. Bravo.

- Thomas King (@thomjking) January 4, 2012

@ArenaFlowers I've yet to cry from laughter when reading a joke but everything you've tweeted today has pushed the boundary.

The MLS 101 series will be a "living/breathing document" in that I will continue to edit and update these post to keep up to date with the inevitable changes that MLS will make. I encourage you to bookmark the post so you can use them as a reference going forward.

In this edition of MLS 101, it's time to tie up some lose ends about MLS roster rules, along with player movement and acquisition.

I've got a mate who supports Southampton, our next opponents, and current leaders in the Championship. "We're there for the taking at your place" it said. I wondered whether I missed a previous text and this was the punchline to a bizarre joke, but apparently that's what he thinks hard though it is for me to imagine why [.

Maradona may have been right when he questioned Leonardo's role at Paris Saint-Germain on French TV earlier this week. It seems he is now the club's Official Photographer! é uma piada, esses brasileiros! (it's a joke.. these Brazilians!)

The Original Ronaldo 'O Fenômeno' (without ego and all that guapo swag) visited the PSG training ground and facilities yesterday, where he was enthusiastically welcomed and embraced.

Yes, I just called the FIFA Ballon Dor award a joke. At least for the past 3 years it has been more than just true. Why are UEFA and FIFA so biased for Barcelona and Messi? I do not know. I will not say the things which Mourinho said about Barcelona when they beat Real [...]

Talksport: Funny photo: Wayne Rooney badge kiss joke

How everyone other than Man United fans saw Wazza's FA Cup derby badge kiss

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Oldham Athletic manager Paul Dickov has hit out at referee Neil Swarbrick's decision to award a penalty to Liverpool in his side's 5-1 defeat to the Reds at Anfield.
With the game at 1-1 on the stroke of half-time, the referee awarded the hosts a penalty, which was converted by Steven Gerrard, after an apparent push by Tom Adeyemi on Maxi Rodriguez.

Goal: Oldham Athletic boss Paul Dickov slams 'joke' Liverpool penalty award following 5-1 loss at Anfield

The League One side's manager has hit out at referee Neil Swarbrick's decision to award the hosts a penalty on the stroke of half-time in his side's FA Cup third-round defeat

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Exclusive: Racist 'joke' email chief still working for the FA

Controversial bigwig was meant to retire last month

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Why Liverpool have missed an opportunity on Suarez, Graham Poll is beyond a joke and Ancelotti is already top of the table

Liverpool deserve some credit for deciding not to appeal against Luis Suarez's eight-match ban. But what a shame they chose to couch their decision in ­inflammatory language that continued to insist Suarez had done nothing wrong.

After watching Fernando Torres' performance yesterday for Chelsea I thought to myself "He's had a good game today". Then I saw the report of Ex-Liverpool Phil Thompson on Skysports "Soccer Saturday" and couldn't believe what I was reading!. Thompson is quoted soon after the game saying:

"He's not anywhere near.

David Anderson's Big Match Verdict: How Newcastle have exchanged false prophets for real profits

The Toon Army were determined to have a laugh last night. In addition to the ­obligatory shirtless contingent on a cold, wet Merseyside night, one fan was dressed as the Honey Monster and another as Sesame Street's Big Bird.

It has been a while since I posted anything but I just came across these highlights of the African Nations Cup for amputees. Field players must have only one leg, goalkeepers only one arm. Liberia defeated hosts Ghana in a shootout in the final to earn a place at the Amputee World Cup in Iran in 2012.

Featured image: Paul Rudderow

Editor's note: At the end of the 2010 season, we posted a series of season reviews of every Philadelphia Union player. Over the next several weeks PSP continues with a review of the 2011 season.

I saved Migs for my last player review of the season because really, what else is there to say?

Luis Suárez: what they said

• Suarez: 'I said nothing racist to him ... I said nothing of the sort' • Kenny Dalglish: 'Nine weeks to reach a decision is a joke' 16 October "Luis is adamant he has not used language of that nature and the club is totally supportive of the player" Liverpool statement 17 October "It's not something that we want to level at Liverpool, and it's not against Liverpool.

Liverpool Football Club have released an astonishing statement in response to the eight match ban Luis Suarez has received for racially abusing Patrice Evra two months ago.

After Kenny Dalglish foolishly repeatedly defended their racist striker, the club had been left with little option to back Suarez.

Jonjo Shelvey is hoping his display in his first ever top-flight start for Liverpool at Villa Park alongside Luis Suarez will be the springboard to future success with the Reds.
Kenny Dalglish handed him a role playing just off Suarez through the centre - a position he excelled in during his loan spell at Blackpool, and the No.

England's Brave John Terry limped out of today's public training session with what looked to have been a serious injury to his ankle. Thankfully, this appears to be a case of looking worse than it actually was.

Terry apparently suffered a tweak to his Achilles tendon when blocking a shot during the session.

By Alan Duffy

Scott Dann having a ball in the medical centre

With so much talk and reporting of sprained ligaments and torn hamstrings, it's not easy to get football fans wincing at a highly-paid player's injury. However, Blackburn defender Scott Dann's predicament will have men wincing up and down the country.

Luis Suárez has been granted more time by the Football Association to respond to a charge of improper conduct for an alleged obscene gesture to Fulham fans following Liverpool's defeat at Craven Cottage last week.
And while it is not expected to influence any defence against the improper conduct charge, the emergence of photos in Holland showing Suárez allegedly making the same gesture to Feyenoord supporters while playing for Ajax in January 2010 is likely to be an embarrassing development for the Uruguay forward.

"I am ... the Swede, bro." -- My friend Jared.How does slang involve from basically an inside joke among friends to part of the cultural lexicon ... or at least to an entry on Urban Dictionary.com?Without delving too deep into that query -- you probably need somebody like the kids are listening to like that Little Wayne guy to say .

SPANISH FOOTBALL tonight with two matches played of the SPANISH CUP ( 1º st leg ). Here are the details, final results & the scorers. Salvio : At Madrid The brilliant Football tactician ( its a joke ) ATLETICO DE MADRID Coach Manzano left out some big names & travelled to 2º B Divison team ALBACETE to lose 2 - 1.

FA's handling of Suarez racism charge a 'joke' Dalglish

"The fact it has taken nine weeks to get a decision on one of the other charges is a bit of a joke," says the Reds boss

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Well, well, if it isn't the Friday Crackovia Club again! This week, the Barca team discusses just what happened in their shocking 0-1 loss to Getafe. And the verdict? It's Milito's virus! What on Earth...

Meanwhile, here's the real Guti vs the fake one (PIM PAM!

Why Arsenal the 'one man team' is just a myth

By some distance it is the biggest and most annoying myth in football. I am talking about the One Man Team. It doesn't exist and never has existed and the most high profile example of late comes with Arsenal. Yes, Robin van Persie is on a hot streak of form.

MIRA ESO! Everyone in that photo above has a different facial expression and a different story to tell, from Dani Alves who is about to break into a funk carioca, David Villa who is keeping his hands politely to himself to Mascherano who seems annoyed with the crowd (probably not, it's the default look of the Tevez clan.

Dalglish fumes at 'irresponsible' fixture schedule

"To ask any team or any players to play two games of high intensity in 48 hours is a bit of a joke," says the Liverpool boss

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Victory, at last Just 10 years ago American Samoa were a footballing joke after being mauled 31-0 by Australia in a World Cup qualifier, a result that still stands as the most one-sided full international in history. And frankly their entire international record hasn't been much of a party either with the Pacific side managing [.

You have to love Saturday mornings. Having a lie in, cooking a fry up, sticking on the telly and getting amongst all the hype and build up of the next round of games in the Premiership and Football League - then off on the train, to the pub for a few with your mates and then scuttling to the ground to watch your beloved local team get a good stuffing by some super rich oil baron owned team that puts your first 11 to shame.

By Clemente Lisi – Carson, CA (Nov 20, 2011) US Soccer Players – The joke in the press box at the Home Depot Center on Sunday night was that it had been the fault of the large contingent of English journalists credentialed for MLS Cup (there to see David Beckham) who brought the rain with them to Southern California.

By Chris Wright

Excuse me mate, mind taking a picture of me and Javier Mascherano?

Via Reddit (One thousand apologies for nicking the joke!)

Jermain to say I'm a Gunner? Popstar Rihanna enjoyed a bit of north London banter ahead of her performance at the O2 this week when she met Tottenham striker Jermain Defoe backstage. She told Defoe: "Oh, Jermain, you play for Arsenal, yeah? I've heard all about you. The Mirror reports an awkward silence followed, broken [.

What are the odds England are the top scoring home nation this weekend? Derek McGovern's Bets of the Day

Petr Cech may wear his usual headgear AND a specially-designed mask to protect his broken nose in the Czech Republic's Euro 2012 play-off tonight. When asked if wearing both would affect his vision, the Chelsea keeper replied: "Who said that?

Newcastle striker Nile Ranger's future is once again in jeopardy as club officials are set to discuss his future after Ranger was arrested for being drunk and disorderly in October. "The press are a joke" so said a whiter-than-white Nile Ranger on his official twitter page @NilePowerRanger; let it be added without a hint of [.

Despite Darron Gibson's help, Dimi is still at a loss as to what the vodka tramps at Kickette want from him. Even the foolproof 'tights on the training ground method' has failed to gain him some face-time.

Then, out of the blue, Patrice Evra throws him a bib and tells him to take his time putting it on.

Former Liverpool defender Gary Gillespie has thrown his full support behind Luis Suarez over the ongoing racial abuse row with Manchester United's Patrice Evra.
Gillespie was emphatic with his view on the issue, and even accused Evra of being the guilty party:
"This thing with Evra is dragging on a bit, but for me I think he [Luis Suarez] is totally innocent 100%.