The thing that we all knew happened: Henry is a fraud. However, in the tradition of French smooth frauds he is someone who made it into an art; in his country the books about thieves are popular.

But the ‘hand' is not the only thing that makes Henry what he is; it is simply incredible how people in England or football fans in general forget all the things this man did.

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Robbers lift shirts... Now we have all heard about football players being robbed while playing, but this is something else. Normally the thieves in question target the unoccupied homes of Merseyside millionaires. But one team in Peru suffered at the hands of criminals who broke into their stadium. Universitario had 50 shirts and 90 pairs of [. Click to continue reading...

Prior to the Confederations Cup, South Africa tried to allay fears about their pesky little security problems like having one of the highest crime rates in the world and their average of 50 murders per day by practicing their terrorist attack procedures (pictured above) and bringing in an extra 40,000 agents.

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I'm pleased to announced that thanks in part to readers just like you we came home with a pretty decent haul from the inaugural EPL Awards sponsored by EPL Talk. Specifically, we won the People's Choice award for Best EPL Blogger (me), and the Editor's Choice awards for Best EPL Blogger (still me) and Best EPL Blog (this blog).

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The new Liverpool forward apparently has bad luck on and off the field.
As well as being shut out on the pitch, he's also had his house burgled (I love that word).

The thieves sneaked into the flat he shares with model wife Claudine, 25, and are believed to have stolen an expensive watch and jewellery.

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Robbie Keane has had five games to work himself into the Liverpool squad, but it only took thieves one night to make him a part of the Anfield family. Like Steven Gerrard, Pepe Reina, Peter Crouch, Dirk Kuyt and Daniel Agger before them, Keane's penthouse flat (what? he's a 20m player - you expected a [. Click to continue reading...

Robbie Keane has become the latest Liverpool player to fall victim to burglars, according to reports.
The Republic of Ireland forward's penthouse apartment was broken into while he was away on international duty for his country's 2-1 win over Georgia on Saturday.
The thieves broke into the flat he shares with his wife, Claudine, and are believed to have stolen an expensive watch and jewellery. Click to continue reading...

This a fantastic little video made by curious people in Edinburgh to see how the masses react to over a dozen unattended footballs left on the street. One which they should repeat many times over. In fact, they should do one in every major European city to see who steals them the fastest, making them [. Click to continue reading...

Roma (and occasionally France) player Philippe Mexès and his wife have been reunited with their two-year-old daughter Eva after thieves stole their car when Eva was in the back. There are several different versions of this story floating around, including that armed gunmen pulled a gun on Mexès himself before driving away. Click to continue reading...

Roma defender Philippe Mexes and his family suffered a horrendous ordeal in Rome late last night, when armed thieves stole the player's car while his two-year-old daughter Eva slept in the back seat.
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Brazilian soccer legend (and perhaps best soccer player who ever lived) Pele was robbed at gunpoint in a slum area close to Santos, Brazil. Ten young thieves held up Pele's car with guns and knives demanding his gold chain, watch and cellphone. Pele, who was a passenger in the vehicle complied and never reported [. Click to continue reading...

With the release of our agent certification program, I think our concern is well supported by this story that ran today on E-60 (ESPN's new specialized sports network). Players and coaches be assured that we want to provide you the best opportunities and we are here to support you in your efforts to achieve your goals. We hope that we can provide a solution to the problem yet, I know things will still happen.

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