Ashley Young was happy enough to sign a fan’s copy of FIFA 16. Presumably, the person supported Manchester United, and specifically asked Young to sign across Jordan Henderson’s face. Not one to (deliberately) disappoint, Young obliged – much to the amusement of the fan who tweeted a picture of the result. Let’s hope the Liverpool […]

11 years ago

While kit designers will try and play it safe with a team’s home shirt, the less-traditional away offering can afford the people in charge of creating it a little more artistic license. This may be the case with those that were responsible for making PAOK’s latest away strip – a camouflaged design which certainly can’t be […]

11 years ago

He Shaw misses Luke…

11 years ago

There must be loads of defenders who’d like to do this… Luis Suarez didn’t have the best time of it on Wednesday night. His Barcelona side were on the receiving end of a 4-1 pecker-slapping at Celta Vigo, he was outshone by a Liverpool flop and, to cap it all off, he got a swift […]

11 years ago

When Brendan met Carlo

11 years ago

Being adored by millions of women over the world does have its pitfalls – no really, Robert Pattinson knows. Going about daily life was so intense that the ‘Twilight’ actor has only recently been able to start doing his own shopping again. Speaking to NME magazine, he said: “I had people sitting outside my house […]

11 years ago

The world is watching…

11 years ago

“I was messaging 3000 girls in South America at once.” That’s the testimony of one Rob O’Rourke, a young Irishman who has designed an app to turn Tinder on its head. Turbo Talk for Tinder, makes online matching even easier with its ‘Auto Swipe Mode’, while it also contains several other interesting new features, including: Modify Location […]

11 years ago

Caught short…

11 years ago

It’s a tear up…

11 years ago

Poor lad

11 years ago

Carlisle fans didn’t hesitate to enjoy a spot of schadenfreude at Anfield on Wednesday evening as the League Two side went into the break tied at 1-1. Brendan Rodgers is under plenty of pressure following a poor start to the season, and the travelling support gleefully rubbed it in by singing “You’re getting sacked in the […]

11 years ago

Was it a mistake for Manchester United to sell Javier Hernandez? Although Anthony Martial has settled quickly into life at Old Trafford, Louis van Gaal’s squad still looks light on strikers – and Hernandez has taken no time to show the Dutchman what he’s missing. The Mexican forward bagged his second goal in four matches […]

11 years ago

Wayne Rooney has finally found the net against English opposition for the first time since April. The Manchester United striker may still be waiting to open his league account this season, but he opened the scoring against Ipswich in the League Cup with a smart finish. Taking the ball down neatly with his right foot, […]

11 years ago

He’s back…

11 years ago

Manchester, so much to answer for…

11 years ago

This is…different

11 years ago

…and it’s not El-Hadji Diouf

11 years ago

Becoming a habit…

11 years ago

Paul Pogba’s agent Mino Raiola has hit back at Sir Alex Ferguson after he was criticised in the former Manchester United manager’s new book. Discussing Pogba’s move to Juventus – which now ranks as one of the worst mistakes in United’s history – Ferguson pinned the blame firmly on Raiola. ‘There are one or two football agents […]

11 years ago

Sword of Damocles…

11 years ago

The next James Bond should be Michael Pena, says Chiwetel Ejiofor. The actor, who stars in the new Ridley Scott film The Martian, widened the possible of list of contenders by throwing his co-stars name into the hat to succeed Daniel Craig as 007. Chiwetel said: “I want Michael Pena to be James Bond. That’s what I […]

11 years ago

Pirated material…

11 years ago

Us Brits love a cup of coffee. Up to 70 million mugs of the stuff are swigged on these shores in a single day, and now the best time to enjoy your morning brew has been revealed. When the team behind the Gastropod podcast set out on a mission to find a ‘Breakfast of Champions’, they discovered the […]

11 years ago

This a game changer…

11 years ago

Brave fools…

11 years ago

Sometimes you hear something from a commentator that seems so off that you need to give it a second listen. We’ve done that. Then we listened a third time, and a fourth. It seems that commentator Liam McLeod definitely mentions “The Motherwell side that f**ked Rangers.” There’s no question about it, right? We know, it seems […]

11 years ago

The BBC has plans to update the mobile version of its iPlayer app as it competes with the likes of 4od, Netflix and Amazon Prime in the crowded TV streaming marketplace. And now everyday people have the chance to find out what’s in store by signing up to test the new version of the product. […]

11 years ago

It’s a joint effort

11 years ago

Porky parcel…

11 years ago

PES please…

11 years ago

Ham-eron…

11 years ago

Be careful what you post

11 years ago

Argentinos Junior midfielder Ezequiel Ham seemed happy enough to see Carlos Tevez, despite the former Manchester United and Manchester City striker snapping his leg like a twig just a few days previous. The Boca Juniors star was widely condemned for the stamp on the 21-year-old Ham’s shin. Tevez came out after the game insisting there was no intent and […]

11 years ago

There’s nothing we love more than a hot shower. Whether it’s to kick-start the day, or unwind from the chaos of the outside world, those few mins of solitude are worth their weight in gold in keeping us calm. But it can be pretty annoying when you go to have a shave afterwards only to see […]

11 years ago

This is not good…

11 years ago

Liverpool had better hope that Barcelona don’t listen to Neymar’s transfer recommendations, otherwise they could soon lose another star player to La Liga. The Barca forward has piled praise on his friend and international colleague Philippe Coutinho, claiming the playmaker has all the attributes to be a hit at the Nou Camp. “I see many Brazilian players […]

11 years ago

Cristiano Ronaldo may be the current holder of the Ballon d’Or, but the Real Madrid forward is admired for his physique as much as his football skills. Even Sir Alex Ferguson has passed comment on Ronaldo’s toned torso, telling the audience at the launch of his new book, Leading, that he is “jealous” of the […]

11 years ago

Even performing everyday tasks can be a challenge for Will Clark. After being thrown from his bike when competing in a triathlon, he became paralysed from the neck down. “I used to be such an active person and had to go back to square one, it was very frustrating,” the 30-year-old explains in an interview with The […]

11 years ago

Recent years have seen a rise in fan reaction videos making their way on to social media in the aftermath of a big game. Usually consisting of a couple of rival fans exchanging the usual ‘my club’s better than your club’ insults, this video, recorded outside Stamford Bridge following Chelsea’s weekend victory over Arsenal, appears to […]

11 years ago

It’s almost here…

11 years ago

Crackling…

11 years ago

Game of Thrones broke the record for winning the most Emmys in one year, taking their haul to 12 trophies. The HBO show added to the eight prizes it scooped at the recent Creative Arts Emmy Awards by picking up another four awards, including the coveted Outstanding Drama Series, Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series and Outstanding Directing in […]

11 years ago

The world is reacting as best it can to some very unsettling comments about Prime Minister David Cameron. According to allegations from former Tory donor Lord Ashcroft, serialised in the Daily Mail, the PM supposedly “inserted a private part of his anatomy” into a dead pig’s mouth… https://twitter.com/jane__bradley/status/645710855196151808 Lord Ashcroft apparently cites a source who is thought to […]

11 years ago

Plenty of us can relate to this. As kids (and very often as adults), many of us put our footballing heroes on a pedestal. On the rare occasions we come into close proximity, it was / is hard for us to contain our excitement. The boy in this video manages to just about keep his […]

11 years ago

Seattle Sounders treated their fans to a well worked team goal in their game against Vancouver. The build up involves former Premier League players Obafemi Martins and Clint Dempsey, as they move the ball quickly up the field. The ball eventually reaches Gonzalo Pineda on the edge of the area. He drops a shoulder to […]

11 years ago

Not a great deal for everyone though

11 years ago

These two look old enough to know better. Even though their words aren’t in English, it becomes clear after just a few seconds of this footage that the pair involved are exchanging heated words. You kind of get a sense of what’s coming next, and given that one of the individuals towers over the other, […]

11 years ago

Careful what you wish for, Piers. Chelsea beat Arsenal 2-0 this afternoon to end their miserable Premier League run in a very fiery battle at Stamford Bridge. It was tense before it even started, with Arsene Wenger and Jose Mourinho engaging in a frosty pre-match handshake. This was followed by two red cards to two Arsenal […]

11 years ago

Pep talks on the way?

11 years ago