One month, three games, three goals, nine points for Manchester United and one Premier League player of the month award. Not bad, Anthony Martial. Despite being labelled a panic buy when United shelled out £36m (rising to £58m) for his signature on deadline day, the French teenager has made an immediate impact in England. After scoring […]

11 years ago

Working hard…

11 years ago

Paul Scholes is renowned for being one of the greatest midfielders of all time and, despite retiring a number of years ago, it’s pretty clear from this clip that he’s still got it. Lining up for a Masters XI in Hong Kong, which also included former foes Robbie Fowler and Robert Pires, Scholes blasted in […]

11 years ago

Some odd choices in this list. Americans are more afraid of identity theft than gun control and fear Obamacare over a nuclear attack. These are just some of the findings from California’s Chapman University’s Survey of American Fears. According to The Independent, the survey presented 1,500 Americans with a list of 88 common fears and asked the volunteers if they found […]

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Awkward…

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Bale out?

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There are plenty of footballers who enjoy flash lifestyles, but rarely have we seen anything that lives up to this. After getting back from training on Thursday, Man City midfielder Samir Nasri shared a photo of himself relaxing in the living room. It’s just a nice, normal pic, captioned with ‘Home Sweet Home’. Nothing strange about […]

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Liverpool are cashing in on the appointment of Jurgen Klopp with a whole range of new merchandise. The Reds have brought out Klopp caps, mouse mats, T-shirts and more to capitalise on the Kloppmania that has gripped the city. Even the most ardent Liverpool supporter might find this latest marketing ploy a step too far, […]

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Jay Z is currently embroiled in a court case over accusations he sampled a 1957 song without permission for his hit ‘Big Pimpin’. Rather than testifying with any whiff of an ego, the rapper has been making the court chuckle during his ‘Big Pimpin’ copyright case. Speaking about his character to the jury, his lawyer Andrew […]

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Also taking time to correct ex-Liverpool man…

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Liverpool have suffered another bitterly crushing injury blow after Danny Ings was ruled out for the season with cruciate ligament damage. The summer signing from Burnley won his first cap for England against Lithuania on Monday, before returning to Liverpool where he hoped to impress new manager Jurgen Klopp. But after pulling up following an innocuous challenge […]

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Sounds interesting…

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Damon Albarn and Noel Gallagher once shared a bitter rivalry, so vicious it got to the point where Noel wished the frontman and his bandmates would ‘get aids’. But things have thawed and not only has the Blur frontman forgiven him, he thinks Noel is “hilarious”. When asked if they hang out, Albarn said: “Yeah, […]

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Surely they’re just picking random dates now?

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Jesus!

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Mayor of London Boris Johnson found a soft shoulder during a game of street rugby in Tokyo – the soft shoulder of a 10-year-old boy. Little Toki Sekiguchi never stood a chance once he was targeted by the bullocking Conservative politician. Fair play to Toki, he proved himself to be a Brave Blossom by picking himself […]

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Referees to be left in peace?

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So what if it’s a good few weeks away yet, Netflix are doing their best to get us in the festive spirit. Bill Murray has reunited with Sofia Coppola, over a decade after Lost in Translation, to produce Chirstmas special, A Very Murray Christmas.  The Netflix special is due for release on 4 December, and the trailer has […]

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Netflix continues to grow, but there’s cause for concern for the company. Another 3.62m subscribed to the service between July and September, taking the overall numbers of users to 69.17m. But despite this, the numbers of new subscribers in the US was less than Netflix had expected, meaning that shares for the company fell. Recently, […]

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Luis Suarez has treated injured team mate Lionel Messi to a new pair of pyjamas. We’re not exactly sure why, but Messi seemed happy enough with the present, taking time out from being injured to thank Suarez via his Instagram account. Messi is as clueless as we are as to why there’s a picture of […]

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Jurgen Klopp’s preparations for his first game as Liverpool manager appear to have been dealt a blow. Young defender Joe Gomez has been sent for a scan, amid fears that he has injured his ACL playing for England U21s this week. After being withdrawn from the game, it now appears the injury may be more […]

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Alexis Sanchez has had quite a week. A long haul flight back to South America for a couple of international games with Chile has left the Arsenal man tired by his own admission. Before returning to London, Sanchez has taken part in a press conference where he was questioned about rumours linking him with a […]

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It appears Idris Elba might be trying to rule himself out of being the next James Bond, or he’s playing hard to get. The 43-year-old actor, who has been heavily linked to the role of the British secret agent, is saying he’d rather be a Bond baddie. How do we know this? Singer John Newman […]

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Since being unveiled as the new Liverpool boss last week, Jurgen Klopp has generated plenty of reports. Already, the Klopp puns are wearing a bit thin with similarity between the German’s surname and ‘Kop’ spawning thousands of almost identical word plays. Full marks to this Liverpool-supporting wrestling fan though, who went that extra mile to get […]

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Jose Mourinho’s comments about Premier League officials have come back to bite him after the FA handed the Chelsea manager a suspended one-match ban and £50,000 fine. The punishment relates to Mourinho’s claim that referees are biased against the Blues following the 3-1 home defeat to Southampton on October 3. The Portuguese said that “officials are […]

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Have you heard the one about the London Zoo meerkat specialist who allegedly glassed her monkey keeper colleague in a love triangle dispute involving the llama keeper? If not, you have now… Fans of the @CourtNewsUK Twitter account will be familiar with the random cases it throws up from time to time, but Wednesday’s ruling […]

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JOE Ledley – sorry, Joe Ledley – became a smash hit over the international break with his entertaining dance moves following Wales’ qualification for Euro 2016. The Crystal Palace midfielder was filmed shifting some serious shapes during the celebrations in Bosnia, which seem to have caught on among his team-mates. Some moves from Joe Ledley. pic.twitter.com/UPBLuSXgfK […]

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Time for an update on the weirdest football story of the week. Ex-Liverpool striker Djibril Cisse has been released from police custody after being questioned as part of an investigation into the possible blackmail of France midfielder Mathieu Valbuena. The 34-year-old former France international was one of four people placed in custody on Tuesday as part of the investigation. The […]

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Best accident ever?

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While we love our iPhones and would find it difficult to manage without them, the battery life is a serious bugbear. In fact, sometimes it leaves us downright p*ssed off. And we don’t say that lightly… There are loads of various tips and tricks to manage the problem, but there’s one ridiculously simple piece of […]

11 years ago

An episode of Family Guy taking on Harry Potter is one that makes perfect sense. So perfect in fact, surely it has already been done? The answer is no – but given the excellence of this new parody clip, Seth Macfarlane will kick himself he didn’t think of ‘Stewie Potter’ first. The five-minute clip stars […]

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All over 5p!

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We know all about Cristiano Ronaldo’s vanity by now – from his narcissistic celebrations on the pitch to his roaring reaction at being awarded the Ballon d’Or. But despite the embarrassment he should be feeling at his self-indulgent behaviour, the 30-year-old always seems to take it one step further. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cdqyh-aeCL8 This week he picked up a […]

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Bad trip…

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You have to see this…

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Klopp on…

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Irish rugby fans will learn the fate of flanker Sean O’Brien later this afternoon after the ‘Tullow Tank’ was cited for striking Pascal Pape in Ireland’s 24-9 win over France. Bernard Jackman’s argument might help O’Brien’s case but one Irishman living in London has done his very best to subconsciously influence the key decision makers. This […]

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Woodward can can

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Unhappy…

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FIFA players the world over are being encouraged to keep an eye out for hackers. The warning comes after millions of FIFA coins were stolen from some of YouTube’s most prominent FIFA 16 players. It’s thought that those behind the hacks pulled it off by having select Origin accounts (accounts that provide gamers access to […]

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Ireland’s incredibly impressive 24-9 win against France was one of the finest performances at the Rugby World Cup so far. It was somewhat overshadowed, however, by injuries to captain Paul O’Connell and Johnny Sexton, while Sean O’Brien has been cited following his off-the-ball incident with France’s Pascal Pape. O’Brien will find out his fate on Tuesday afternoon, but Grenoble head […]

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No surprises with the top two, but number three will raise a few eyebrows. The ten most popular names to get on the back of jerseys in Europe have been revealed. Kitbag have compiled the figures, and while the pair at the top of the list are pretty obvious, one or two others might leave you […]

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Nice one…

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Yeezus

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Sex, Lies and Videotape…

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Anyone that knows the bloke will tell you that Cristiano Ronaldo is quite the perfectionist. No matter what he puts his mind to, he expects the very best. With that in mind, spare a thought for his son – who we can safely assume must do things perfectly in order to impress his dad. Just […]

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The debate over the legalisation of cannabis is one which has gone on for many years, and will likely continue for many more. Those on both sides of the argument have presented evidence – ranging from the anecdotal to the scientific, but now a study commissioned by Nick Clegg could convince lawmakers to pay attention. […]

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Poor Bren…

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Elephants don’t always get a good press on the internet. Recently, we brought you the story of the rampaging bull elephant that caused chaos when he invited himself to dinner with some tourists in Zimbabwe. On this occasion though, the elephant comes out well. This staged footage from Thailand shows a man being ‘attacked’. Seeing […]

11 years ago

Nice use of emoji.

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