Off the Post 07 November @ 07:02 AM EST
Taking cat-fighting to a whole new level This outrageous footage comes from the MWC Women's Soccer
Tournament match between BYU and New Mexico. BYU won the match 1-0, but the main talking point was
a performance of Norman Hunter-esque aggression from New Mexico's Elizabeth Lambert. Lambert dished
out a series of full-on assaults throughout the match, culminating [.
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Off the Post 06 November @ 04:57 AM EST
Quit partying or you'll get it! Players at Argentine outfit Godoy Cruz found threats painted on
their cars yesterday after their third successive defeat led to the sacking of coach Diego Cocca.
The graffiti politely suggested the squad might like a few quiet nights in. The threats said: "You
got the coach sacked to go on partying.
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Off the Post 05 November @ 05:16 AM EST
Have you heard the one about the hippopotamus and the wolf? Stoke City mascot Pottermus ruthlessly
sabotaged Wolves' chance in the half-time crossbar challenge when the two clubs met last weekend.
With the Wolves mascot preparing for their kick, the cheeky hippo sneaked up behind to deliver a
rugby tackle.
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Off the Post 04 November @ 02:17 PM EST
Bolton fans set to be disappointed by 'Becks to link-up with trotters' headlines Victoria Beckham
has already got her hubby his Christmas present - and she will struggle to keep them a secret until
Santa comes. Not only because the tabloids are writing about her gift, but also because they happen
to be a pair of [.
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Off the Post 03 November @ 12:54 PM EST
CR9 meets Jackson Five Cristiano Ronaldo is preparing to join forces with Michael Jackson's dad,
Joe, to flog football barbecues ahead of next summer's World Cup. Jackson reportedly has a stake
(or should that be steak) in a company called Game On Products, whose Goalie Grill barbecue is
being launched for South Africa 2010.
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Off the Post 03 November @ 03:00 AM EST
Tweets from the cradle We told you yesterday that Wayne and Coleen Rooney were the proud parents of
a baby boy. And if you were so inclined to follow him on twitter, you can already do just that. It
seems hours after the birth of the new addition to the Rooney household, not only were Ladbrokes
offering [.
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Off the Post 02 November @ 05:24 AM EST
Fancy dress supporter train blaze An Aberdeen supporter dressed as a sheep was set alight on a
train on his way home from their match against Hibs on Saturday. The 24-year-old suffered serious
burns to his arms and legs when his suit caught fire on a train in Fife. The victim reportedly ran
through the carriage ablaze [.
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Off the Post 29 October @ 04:03 PM EST
Featuring two courtesy of the man himself 1. "I'm just out of your league. I'm a millionaire." Yes,
the biggest joke of all is disgraced King's attempted chat-up line. 2. So Marlon King was jailed
for failing to score at a club. Which one? Wigan, Hull, Middlesbrough? 3. Sky Sports News is
reporting that a top footballer has [.
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Off the Post 25 October @ 04:31 PM EST
French side locked up, stopped from playing matches The players and staff of Paris St Germain have
been quarantined after three players complained they were suffering with symptoms of swine flu.
Ludovic Giuly, Mamadou Sakho and Jeremy Clement have all been tested for the virus after
complaining of fever, coughing and sore throats.
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Off the Post 22 October @ 03:23 AM EST
Hold on to your Ballacks. Frings are getting dangerous The security team responsible for ensuring
the safety of the Germany national team has warned that players will be expected to wear
bullet-proof vests during next summer's World Cup. While the garments will probably not be
compulsory on the pitch, the squad will be expected to wear [.
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Off the Post 21 October @ 05:46 AM EST
Lucky they scored two more for him to watch Blackpool boss Ian Holloway has revealed he missed the
first goal of his side's 3-0 victory over Sheffield United because he had to nip to the toilet. The
one-man quote machine blamed his ageing bladder and the large amounts of water he had consumed for
missing Marcel [.
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Off the Post 20 October @ 04:02 AM EST
How beach balls can be used to help, not hinder Leeds keeper Shane Higgs showed Pepe Reina a thing
or two about putting beach balls to good use when he blockaded most of his goal with inflatables
ahead of last night's clash with Norwich. OTP suspects they have some very pleased sponsors this
morning after this cheeky [.
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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 17 October @ 09:39 AM EST
Nicolas Anelka: human bowling ball Chelsea striker Nicolas Anelka came up with a unique way to
encourage opposition managers to stop prowling the technical area and sit down when he sent Aston
Villa boss Martin O'Neill tumbling in today's early kick-off. Spotted on 101GG
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Off the Post 16 October @ 05:40 AM EST
Sleepless strikers Dimitar Berbatov is expected to miss Manchester United's clash with Bolton
tomorrow following the birth of his first child. But this mild disruption to Sir Alex Ferguson's
plans could be a sign of things to come. United are already without the injured Wayne Rooney for
the match, and Wazza himself is due to become a [.
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Off the Post 16 October @ 04:10 AM EST
Fergie releases his inner stalker Sir Alex Ferguson is said to be embarrassed after a private
letter he sent to Standard Liege's Steven Defour via his club was leaked. The Manchester United
boss had clearly decided to roll out the Ruud Van Nistelrooy Method, whereby he cuddles up to
injured players to put himself in the [.
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Off the Post 15 October @ 04:36 AM EST
Fergus Fox's bonce is missing SPL bottom side Falkirk have suffered a further blow after it emerged
that the head of their mascot has been stolen. The furry head of Fergus Fox - valued at about
£1,000 - was stolen from the club's Westfield Stadium in August, but the crime has only recently
been reported to [.
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Off the Post 14 October @ 05:15 PM EST
England coach doesn't think Becks was man of the match Fabio Capello took a slight dig at David
Beckham after his bearded substitute received the man of the match award against Belarus. The
Italian compared ITV pundit and Sunderland manager Steve Bruce's decision to give the award to
Beckham to Barack Obama receiving the Nobel peace [.
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Off the Post 13 October @ 03:16 AM EST
Who is able to provide the Neville brothers with the bunk beds they long for? Channel Bee has been
wading through TripAdvisor to find the best possible World Cup bases for England. But which South
African hoteliers are willing to go furthest to accommodate the squad?
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Off the Post 12 October @ 04:15 AM EST
Will a rocket up his arse help matters? We are not convinced that even Don Fabio's disciplinary
measures will have any impacy. Rio barely seems to have noticed.
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Off the Post 09 October @ 04:10 AM EST
Erm, the thing was... what happened... was...erm... 1. Wasps The news broke yesterday evening that
Juventus captain Fabio Cannavaro had tested positive for the banned substance cortisone. The club
immediately defended themselves and their player, claiming that he had been injected after being
stung by a wasp.
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Off the Post 06 October @ 04:59 AM EST
Barely time to break into a sweat A match in the Bulgarian third division was scrapped after just
four minutes when a team ran out of players. Injury and suspension-hit Gigant Belene started their
clash against Chavdar Byala Slatina on Sunday with just eight players. If they already faced an
uphill battle, their task got a lot [.
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Off the Post 06 October @ 02:28 AM EST
The name's not Wayne Wayne Rooney has revealed that his actually known as Jimmy to his close family
and friends. The Manchester United and England star has revealed he has been known by the nickname
since his childhood after adopting Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink's cartwheel goal celebration. He told
The Sun: "When I'm back home with my family [.
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Off the Post 05 October @ 03:42 AM EST
Bizarre attempted own goal from the Israeli? Surprisingly, Yossi Benayoun's length of the pitch own
goal attempt didn't pay off. Thanks to the Beeb's Jonathan Stevenson for that!
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Off the Post 02 October @ 05:07 AM EST
Creative use of a line-painter Every Sunday league football team has had the occasional unpleasant
surprise to contend with before kick off - it's something that you come to expect. Usually it's
because some unforgiving dog owner forgot to bring out a poo bag, or because the remains of a
passionate fumble on the penalty spot [.
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Off the Post 30 September @ 07:59 AM EST
FIFA president gets his kicks from a bit of simulation Sepp Blatter has confessed that he is a
diver. Normally, a headline like this on OTP would be a twisted quote or a piece of cutting edge
satire. Not this time. This is 100 per cent the truth. Blatter has admitted that he used to go
[...]
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Off the Post 29 September @ 03:22 AM EST
Away from home A Burnley fan who lives near rivals Blackburn Rovers' ground has been told he will
have to make a 50-mile away trip to Ewood Park for Saturday's Lancashire derby. Jason Taylor is the
victim of tight restrictions on the movement of away fans following the violence at the recent West
Ham and Millwall game.
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Off the Post 29 September @ 02:29 AM EST
What if Danny Dyer was Nigerian? Machine guns, bad actors clad in Chelsea and Liverpool shirts, and
a soundtrack by 2Unlimited and Kool and the Gang. It sounds like a fantastic film, no? But I'm just
not sure this quite works. This fine effort is the work of Nollywood. *Adopts gruff American
accent*.
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Off the Post 28 September @ 07:44 AM EST
Mareval-ous strike French outfit Nantes took a very early lead in their clash with Nimes at the
weekend. Remi Mareval struck after just nine seconds as an awkward bounce at the end of his punt
caught both the goalkeeper and the cameraman napping. When the goal is scored, the television
coverage hasn't even bothered to zoom [.
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Off the Post 28 September @ 05:20 AM EST
Tiger-themed massage mobile Hull City boss Phil Brown is looking particularly sackable following
his side's drubbing at Liverpool at the weekend. But on this evidence the permatanned one has
already got a new job in the pipeline. OTP spies spotted this Phil Brown Massage car decked out in
Hull colours.
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Off the Post 25 September @ 12:33 PM EST
And we use the term loosely (tackle, not Norway) Were you watching the ball? Yeah, you would have
missed Aalesund's Kenneth Dorken's wild off-the-ball assault on Johan Arneng of Odd Grenland in
that case. Calm, calculated, and comical. Cheers to Garreth Cummins of the Football Supporters'
Federation for the heads up.
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Off the Post 24 September @ 12:37 PM EST
A blatant attempt to con the referee If you think the Premier League is full of cheats and players
setting out to con the referee, perhaps you should divert your attention to the Swedish League.
Never mind players diving or playacting - some of the more conventional ways to cheat as far as a
footballer is concerned [.
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Off the Post 24 September @ 10:18 AM EST
Sunderland striker's candid social networking antics resume Darren Bent has reactivated his Twitter
account and is fighting battles on all fronts. The then Tottenham striker caused a major
controversy in July when he published Tweets criticising Spurs chairman Daniel Levy. His account
was subsequently removed, but having settled in at Sunderland he has now made his big [.
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Off the Post 23 September @ 03:56 AM EST
Official relieves his bladder during game This footage comes from the Qatari league match between
Al Ghafarah and Al Khor. While waiting for a corner to be taken, the referee turned groundsman and
decided to hose the pitch. Aside from the fact that he didn't seem to think anyone would notice the
most disturbing thing about [.
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Off the Post 23 September @ 03:33 AM EST
And it was only 65 miles Non-league outfit Fleetwood Town had a disastrous away trip they travelled
to Hyde last Saturday. The trouble started on the way there when the team coach suffered a tyre
blow-out. The squad and coaching staff were left stranded on the hard shoulder of the M61.
Fortunately - and it's just about [.
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