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Motivational Speaker for England Team

by Joao on 3 March, 2010

Motivation and morale are a key aspect to modern football(but not that important, Mr Scolari), and the England team where somewhat lacking in that in recent times.

Luckily, sometimes the answer to these problems comes from an unexpected source, as you can see in this video:

Many thanks to Smithy and the Sport Relief team for the video. And thank you England internationals for taking his abuse like true champs.

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Man United’s secret revealed

by Joao on 1 March, 2010

Many must turn to Manchester United’s coach and ask him “What’s your secret?”

Not only is his side very successful, they display what people qualify as the perfect balance between attacking and defensive football, along with excellent physical form and team union.

If the tactical secrets will probably never be revealed, the ones of team spirit and stamina have just been let out of the bag.

United has experimented with a routine that adds the best of aerobic exercise to relaxed companionship and even some fun. If you don’t believe me, check out this exclusive hidden camera footage from the United indoor training ground:

Thank you Smithy and the Sport Relief team for showing us that football doesn’t have to be serious all the time. And thanks to the United players for being such good sports.

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Stoke v Arsenal – Aaron Ramsey breaks his leg.

February 28, 2010

t was only yesterday that Rocwood treated us to a video of the worst tackles, and a few hours after that there was one more to add to the list.
Ryan Shawcross’ tackle was more misguided than vicious, but it’s still the kind of stuff nobody likes to see on the pitch. I feel that he’s [...]

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Wolverhampton fined for resting players against United

February 18, 2010

The FA fined Wolverhampton over £25 thousand for rotating several players in a match against Manchester United last December.
Wolves left 10 of their most used players out of the starting 11, and lost 0-3. Boss Mick McCarthy justified it by “merely rotating players”, since he’d have a match against Bolton a few days later – [...]

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Terry gets extra days off

February 11, 2010

ormer England captain and all round ladies man John Terry got a few days off from Chelsea to concentrate on his personal problems.
The center-back, who was a key figure on the Blues’ loss against Everton by not being able to keep up with veteran Lois Saha, will therefore not be playing against Cardiff for the [...]

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Blackburn fan killed at Brittania Stadium

February 8, 2010

John Steven Taylor, father and Blackburn fan of 30 years, was killed during his team’s away match against Stoke City. He was hit in the head by a metal bin thrown by another Blackburn fan at half-time, which caused him to suffer a heart attack.
Taylor was rushed to the hospital, where he would be pronounced [...]

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Nathan Baker (Villa) sells tickets on Facebook

February 4, 2010

18-year-old Nathan Baker, who plays on loan at Lincoln City, was caught by Villa officials selling tickets to the Carling Cup final on Facebook, the popular networking site. Baker was scouting the tickets, which he gets for free, for £200, making a grand total of £1000.
Villa, however, caught wind of this and made sure the [...]

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Adam Johnson signs for City

February 3, 2010

After failing to sign Mariga, who was snatched by Inter Milan, Manchester City closed a deal with winger Adam Johnson in an extremely late signing.
City payed around £7 million for the former youth international player, who has a contract until 2014.
This signing was announced shortly after news that the Manchester Blues failed to sign Mariga [...]

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Lionel Messi – FIFA World Player of the Year

December 21, 2009

The argentinian superstar, as expected, was awarded the FIFA World Player of the Year award. Messi had already been awarded the prestigious Golden Ball award by France Football, often considered a prelude to this ultimate honour by FIFA. Always modest, Messi said he wanted to “share the award with all players”.
But he wasn’t the only [...]

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Messi – A Million Dollar Chest

December 21, 2009

That Messi is a great player and an adament goalscorer is news for no one. That he had the ability to be the difference between the two sides in the Barcelona v Estudiantes match, is also a well known fact.
But nobody could guess that he would score such a strange goal. Watch:

When I saw the [...]

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Real Madrid dismisses interest in Carvalho and others

December 15, 2009

Real Madrid’s officials, headed by Valdano, had a two-hour-long meeting to decide whether to attempt to transfer another center back to make up for Pepe’s absence in the coming months – Chelsea’s Ricardo Carvalho was one of the names on the table – and have decided against it.
“We have four world class centre backs, including [...]

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Chelsea’s Ricardo Carvalho to move to Madrid?

December 15, 2009

January’s transfer window is boiling with hot news, and the latest is the possibility of Real Madrid opening their never-ending wallet to make yet another millionaire transfer. After center-back Pepe’s recent injury, which should keep him off the pitch for 6 months, Real have set their eyes on yet another Portuguese – Chelsea’s Ricardo Carvalho.
Carvalho, [...]

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