If you'll excuse the slightly tenuous use of the word "legend" for a moment, a squad full of Manchester United old boys are currently whipping themselves into shape to take on a selection of equally venerable ex-Real Madrid players in aid of charity at Old Trafford on 2nd June.
Serbia U17 scored a joyous goal in their match against Moldova yesterday. Straight off the training ground... and their training ground is obviously pretty good fun. A corner was passed to a player lurking in the old Teddy Sheringham position, only for him to step over the ball. A team-mate behind him repeated the dummy.
There was a charity game held over in Portugal last night, which saw a Benfica XI take on a team
consisting of Luis Figo and his buddies one of which was a chap by the name of Fernando Mendes, the
human meatball currently tasked with presenting the Portuguese version of 'The Price Is Right'.
Chef Gordon Ramsay, was given oxygen on the pitch, stretchered from the field of play
and then taken to hospital after he was clattered from behind by former England international Teddy
Sheringham In today's Soccer Aid 2012 Charity Match.
After watching Teddy Sheringham's majestic chop-block tackle on Gordon Ramsey
(who left the field being given oxygen on a spinal board) during the Soccer Aid charity game last
night, one moment immediately came to mind the day that Tory fop Boris Johnson committed a grevious
act upon former Germany international Maurizio Gaudino's person during a Legend's match back in
2006.
Celebrities from A-List to Z-List were crammed into the hallowed stands of Old Trafford like
superstar sardines on Sunday night as the well-meaning yet quite bizarre Soccer Aid came to
town.
England, captained by Robbie Williams' full-time professional mate, Jonathan Wilkes, could call
upon the likes of Teddy Sheringham, Graeme Le Saux, Paddy McGuinness and a few chaps from JLS.
On this week's podcast, OTP took a light-hearted look a Tevez' golf swing goal celebration against
Norwich. While we gave the Argentine's action a brief analysis – deciding he was working a "soft
fade" – Sky Sports have gone a fair few steps further in their observations. Dimply-ball smashing
expert Simon Holmes provided a rather [.
It would seem that, if you have designs on turning out for Manchester United, then persistence
is key.
After spending the last few years relentlessly pestering Sir Alex Ferguson,
badgering him for a kick-about, it now appears that the United overlord has buckled and is
seriously considering allowing Usain Bolt to represent the club in a friendly against the Real
Madrid Legends pencilled in for next summer.
The Euros are fast approaching, and football's getting serious; though there's still fun to be
had. Real Madrid took on Manchester United in the Corazon Classic match, with club legends (and
Dion Dublin) lining up for both sides. Keep an eye out for Zinedine Zidane, Fernando Morientes,
Teddy Sheringham, Roberto Carlos, Andy Cole, Luis Figo, Dwight Yorke and Edwin van der Sar.
Someone asked me today if I had ever seen a day like this in my 45 years of watching football
across the world, and after thinking for a few seconds, I had to admit that I had. I have to go
back to that night at The Nou Camp in 1999 when Man Utd came back from 1-0 down in the last 3
minutes of injury time to beat Bayern Munich 2-1 and grab the Champions League title with goals
from Teddy Sheringham and Ole Gunner Soljskaer.
Thorsten Fink, the present Hamburger SV manager must have felt chills going up and down his
spine today as his former club, FC Basel dumped Man Utd unceremoniously out of the Champions
League. You read that right. Last year's finalist crashed and burned out in the group stage.
For years now, Usain Bolt has been angling for a chance to play for Manchester United and now he
might have his chance -- in a charity match and not with the club's first team.
Bolt first wrote in his 2010 autobiography that if he played football, he would like to do it
for his favorite club, Man United.
Sports betting sites quite rightly have Manchester City odds on as favourites to lift the Premier
League title this weekend but former Man United player Teddy Sheringham has said that it's
not...
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England's chances at Euro 2012 have been given a boost after UEFA decided to suspended the third
game of the striker's three match ban following his sending off against Montenegro in October.
It now means that the England striker can play in his country's final group stage game against
Ukraine, though he will definitely miss the first two games against France and Sweden.
Football, like many sports, is a game of adrenaline. It makes sense, therefore, that many of its
players seem to be risk-takers who enjoy high-octane thrills. This could explain why so many
footballers have turned to gambling, sometimes during their careers to let off a bit of steam, and
in other cases taking on a second career in gambling after they retire.
Plenty of former and current professional athletes have found their way to the poker tables but
few can match the success that Teddy Sheringham has had. The star striker retired from competitive
football at the end of the 2007-2008 season, giving him the perfect opportunity to get serious
about another favorite pursuit: playing poker.
In scoring our second goal in the win over Fulham yesterday, Jermain Defoe moved into the top
ten of Tottenham's all time goal scorers with 118 goals in his two spells at the club.
"Great to hear that I've become one of Spurs' top 10 goalscorers of all time brilliant support
today knew I'd score if given the chance," JD said on his Twitter feed.
When a footballer retires from the sport, many wind up in positions related to the game. Whether
they work for the team they retired with, go into coaching, or broadcasting, many stick with the
game. Former football legend Teddy Sheringham decided to go a different route and try his hand at
the world of professional poker.
When a footballer retires from the sport, many wind up in positions related to the game. Whether
they work for the team they retired with, go into coaching, or broadcasting, many stick with the
game. Former football legend Teddy Sheringham decided to go a different route and try his hand at
the world of professional poker.
Whatever your view of Spurs' deadline day transfer dealings, don't expect Kevin Bond to be
reading any comments after the late captures of Louis Saha and Ryan Nelsen.
Bond did however attempt to ease any disquiet by suggesting that we should all trust Harry and
the players he has brought in.
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It's another step in the forward moving efforts to increase the profile of Major League Soccer
(MLS), and one that carries with it more weight than the recent World Football Challenge (WFC),
which saw the likes of Manchester United, Real Madrid, Barcelona and Juventus make fleeting
pre-season visits to US shores.
THFC1882 is pleased to present another guest writer. This look at Ledley King is from Gareth
Johnson.
Gareth Johnson is a rare breed ... a born and bred Geordie .. and a Spurs supporter! "It has to
be a genetic disorder" says Gareth, who has supported the club for 24 years.
"That's two trophies more than the rest of you Gunners have won!"
Coming hot on the heels of his PFA Player of the Year triumph, Arsenal's Robin van Persie has
made it two awards out of two by bagging the Football Writers' prize.
If you ever find yourself incarcerated in an El-Salvadorian prison and forced to watch ITV's
football coverage, you will see a man in the studio. A man who seethes with contempt at the inane
banality around him, a man whose icy stare at the artificially folksy repartee of Adrian Chiles
could freeze magma.
The manager whose team bonding exercise involved killing a pig... plus the week's
daftest football quotes
DAFT QUOTES OF THE WEEK "England have players who can rattle anyone's feathers" – MICHAEL OWEN
"Belgium's not a hotpot of international football" – ALAN BRAZIL "This strikes me very much as a
friendly international" – GRAHAM TAYLOR, AT ENGLAND v SWEDEN "Nicky Shorey is the provider but
Shane Long has made this all on his own" – CHRIS KAMARA "Has England's win pampered over the
cracks?
Now now, there's no reason for this Wigan fan to feel under the weather! After a 2-0 win over Millwall earlier today, Wigan made club history by progressing to their first FA Cup Final ever thanks to goals from Shaun Maloney and Callum ÂMcManaman. Sure, club legend Teddy Sheringham had been gunning for a Millwall victory all week, but Wigan displayed incredible poise and class to advance to the finals.
Has the good ship Hotspur ever enjoyed such a serene voyage? From the moment that angry lad spat and walked this eased into an absolute stroll – one-way traffic throughout the second half, and even though the lead was but one goal there was none of the usual frenzied panic that accompanies the final five minutes.
My old mum used to say "If you haven't got anything nice to say, don't say it at all." (That's totally untrue. When I was 14 we were at a North London derby together and she nudged me, nodded towards Teddy Sheringham and said, "It's ok. You can call him a wanker.") It's very difficult to find anything nice to say about two games in which we haven't created a chance of note.
The biennial Soccer Aid match benefiting UNICEF was once again held at Old Trafford on Sunday
pitted, pitting England against the Rest of the World. As usual, both teams were comprised of a mix
of celebrities and football legends, but this year one of those celebrities probably regretted
stepping on the pitch with one of those legends.
This week saw the inaugural Golfoot Masters in Lausanne, Switzerland. As you can tell from the
catchy portmanteau and the picture above, it's a brand-new amalgamation of golf and
football, played on a golf course with holes big enough to accommodate a standard sized soccer
ball.
Former international stars  Teddy Sheringham and Christian Karembeu helped launch the new
sport, which simultaneously fails to capture the fast pace of football and the tranquility of
golf.
Former Miss England 2004 and Miss Great Britain 2006 Danielle Lloyd (27) has
always been destined to be a WAG having dated strikers Teddy Sheringham, Jermaine Defoe and Darren
Bent before finally settling down and having two boy's Archie (2) and Harry James 1 month with
Wolves midfielder Jamie O'Hara.
