Barcelona will be waiting with bated breath to find out the extent of Lionel Messi’s injury after the Argentine was forced off in Saturday’s clash against Las Palmas. Messi went down clutching his knee after being challenged when he was just about to shoot and was immediately replaced. https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=10&v=-d4-mMgtNhs He was dogged by various injuries during […]

11 years ago

You have to feel for Sunderland boss Dick Advocaat… After watching his team get thrashed 4-1 at home to Manchester City in the League Cup on Tuesday, the Dutchman now leads the Black Cats against in-form Manchester United. His compatriot Louis van Gaal has shown no mercy in his team selection, picking an attacking line-up […]

11 years ago

One of the strange things that happens whenever you meet someone from another country is the insistence on learning some foreign curse words. Truth be told, those bold words are probably the only thing from GCSE French that many of us remember, and we’re probably not the only ones to whom that applies. British people […]

11 years ago

Manchester City may have spent a whopping £55m to secure Kevin de Bruyne’s signature, but the Belgian’s form suggests he was worth every penny. De Bruyne opened the scoring in City’s trip to Tottenham on Saturday with a smart finish past Hugo Lloris – and this tweet from WhoScored.com sums up the winger’s telling impact […]

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Cristiano Ronaldo says he would love to play with Wayne Rooney again before the pair retire. The Real Madrid forward left Manchester United in 2009, but still holds Rooney in high regard. “I miss playing with Rooney. Maybe we will play together again one day,” Ronaldo said in a new BBC documentary about the England […]

11 years ago

Ronda Rousey has revealed how she used to fight men for money just so she could drink Starbucks frappuccinos with her friend. While Rowdy is now one of the biggest earners in UFC, she was once so short of cash that she could barely afford a delicious iced coffee. But that’s where her judo skills […]

11 years ago

Dating can be complicated and anything but straightforward. That certainly appears to be the case in this situation. A tweeter who claimed that his friend had been on a date with ‘the worst person in the world’, might have been exaggerating slightly – but the accompanying screenshots certainly make for some cringe-inducing reading. My friend went […]

11 years ago

Lionel Messi and Adidas have officially launched the “Backed by Messi” campaign, which sees the Argentine endorse ten of the game’s brightest talents. Each young player will be wearing Messi’s new, specially designed Messi 15 boot and will form part of Team Messi. A couple of Premier League based stars have been selected, with Chelsea’s […]

11 years ago

Way before FIFA 16 was released, some football were quick to voice their disapproval at the choice of Jordan Henderson as the game’s cover star. Since its release this week, some have even resorted to getting other players to cover Henderson’s face with their signature. For whatever reason, if you’re not happy with the cover on your […]

11 years ago

Half-time treat…

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More than a few weeds

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Farcical…

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Sorry…what?

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Hugh Jackman has played Wolverine for the past 17 years, he’s not going to hand over his superhero status to anyone. The actor, who announced earlier this year his upcoming appearance in ‘Wolverine 3’ will be his last, has been eyeing up names to replace him and believes the British star will be the best […]

11 years ago

Kanye West thinks he’d be an “extremely thoughtful” President. The rapper – who announced last month he plans to run for office in 2010 – thinks people welcome his plans because he is “honest” and always tries to defend others. He said: “As soon as I said that, it was like, ‘Wait a second, we […]

11 years ago

The things people say…

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Just look at his face!

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Don’t do it!

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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

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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…

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“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 […]

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Caught short…

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It’s a tear up…

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Poor lad

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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, […]

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He’s back…

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Manchester, so much to answer for…

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This is…different

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…and it’s not El-Hadji Diouf

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Becoming a habit…

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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…

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Brave fools…

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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. […]

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It’s a joint effort

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Porky parcel…

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PES please…

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Ham-eron…

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