Just when we thought we’d heard the last about Lionel Messi’s penalty, this happens… Arsenal youngster Trae Coyle has imitated the Barcelona star, passing his penalty to a team-mate in the same way that Messi presented Luis Suarez with a chance to score against Celta Vigo recently. The 15-year-old certainly executed it more successfully than […]

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iNteresting

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All we’ve heard over the last few months from Kanye West is a constant diatribe on Twitter. But as he was heading to catch a flight at LAX, he stopped to talk about his recent eccentric behaviour. A reporter went straight in on Taylor Swift to talk about him insulting the star in a new […]

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Nutella obsessed

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Selecting a dream five-a-side team is very much the done thing for footballers these days. Just this week, Chelsea’s Willian unveiled his own very impressive line-up (but didn’t bother choosing a goalkeeper), and his fellow Brazilian Fernandinho snubbed all of his Manchester City team-mates, when he announced his. Another of City’s stars, Jesus Navas, is the latest to reveal […]

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You couldn’t make it up. If it still hurts for Liverpool fans to relive Stevie Gerrard’s infamous slip in their crucial title run-in game with Chelsea back in 2014, they may want to look away now. It seems incoming defender Joel Matip has previous of just such an incident. The circumstances may have very different but the action plays out […]

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Birthday cake for everyone

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Forget what else was going on in the Europa League on Thursday evening, the goal of the night undoubtedly came in Marseille. Athletic Bilbao were visiting the French side, and opened the scoring courtesy of this absolute thunderbolt of a volley from Aritz Aduriz. An utterly magnificent Golazo from Aduriz vs Marseille. (GIF – @philousports) https://t.co/XZgKaU7Azs […]

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If you watched Manchester United slump to a 2-1 defeat to FC Midtjylland, you’d be forgiven for thinking that the Danish champions are pretty handy when it comes to racking up the goals. They might have only scored twice past Sergio Romero, but the Argentine had to be on top form to keep it at […]

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Another dismal performance from Manchester United, and the spotlight was once again turned on Louis van Gaal. Amongst other things, such as the injury to David De Gea and Jesse Lingard’s failure to convert a couple of chances, the United boss suggested that the defeat to FC Midtjylland was down to ‘the law of Murphy’. […]

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You have to feel for Manchester United supporters that made the trip to Denmark. After contending with the unusually high ticket prices for the game with FC Midtjylland, the travelling fans vented their frustration at their team after they lost, 2-1. https://twitter.com/dangerousattack/status/700422441701605376 With a return leg next week, United face a difficult task if they […]

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Billed by some as the perfect fixture to ease the pressure on Louis van Gaal, Manchester United’s trip to FC Midtjylland was another game to forget. Having taken a lead through Memphis Depay, the Danish champions replied with two goals either side of half-time, to condemn United to another away defeat in Europe. Unsurprisingly, their […]

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Following a late injury to David de Gea, Sergio Romero was given a rare start for Manchester United in Denmark. FC Midtjylland had cancelled Memphis Depay’s opener out just before half time, but the home side would have taken a lead on 62 minutes had it not been for for an incredible save from the […]

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Having taken the lead in Denmark, Manchester United were quickly pegged back by a Sisto equaliser. https://twitter.com/NPlayerVine/status/700390811515674624 The Ugandan finished well, but his life was made much easier when he was presented the ball by the usually reliable Michael Carrick. Within minutes, United fans were raging at their longest serving midfielder. If Carrick insists on playing […]

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Manchester United took the lead against FC Midtjylland, seconds after the home team missed a glorious chance to open the scoring. Having spurned a one on one with Sergio Romero, Memphis Depay scrambled the ball in to the Midtjylland goal. Memphis's goal vs Midjtylland #MUFC https://t.co/JDu0IYJz1A — MUFC Scoop (@MUFCScoop) February 18, 2016

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Considered

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Two legs against FC Midtjylland isn’t exactly the kind of glamorous European tie that Manchester United have been used to over recent years, but given their position in the Premier League, success in the Europa League could represent their best chance of returning to the Champions League next season. Following the news that Wayne Rooney will miss the […]

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This looks like a no

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Wow!

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You may have had an inkling, but this is truly startling. We all know that there is a lot of sugar in the coffees and hot chocolates we buy, but this is alarming altogether. Action on Sugar has conducted research on over one hundred hot beverages and the results are eye-opening. The study found that Starbucks’ […]

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Get your CV in here!

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Expectations

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What a catastrophe this is… We’re not saying that marking the roads is an easy job by any stretch, but there are a few rookie errors you’d think it wouldn’t be too difficult to avoid. This example of hilariously unfortunate Irish road marking comes from Iveragh Road in County Kerry and features some deeply unhelpful if not dangerous […]

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“Don’t f**k with me”

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It’s like an episode of casualty. As Louis van Gaal tries in vain to turn the tide of disenchantment at Old Trafford and save his job as the manager of Man United, he is facing something of an injury crisis. Following the headline news that Wayne Rooney would miss up to two months due to knee ligament […]

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Are you guilty of one?

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Are you Ramsey in disguise?

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‘He offered to meet her for money’

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He c*cked this right up

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Bale-out

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Ah, The Life of Pablo. Kanye’s latest album has been shrouded in a mist composed of equal parts mystery and controversy. He’s renamed it a billion times, he’s punctuated press releases by claiming the innocence of alleged rapist Bill Cosby and he’s been Twitter beefing to beat the band. There has also been shifts in […]

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It’s getting so desperate for Leonardo DiCaprio to win an Oscar a video game has been created to help the star. The Hollywood actor is yet to win an Academy Award so ‘Leo’s Red Carpet Rampage’, enables gamers to help the star get his hands on one of the elusive prizes. The arcade-style platform game […]

11 years ago

Getting to the gym can be a tough task in itself and we often forget that fuelling up with food is important before a workout. What you choose to eat is important and it turns out you can do a lot worse than grabbing a banana on the go. A study published in the Journal of Proteome […]

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Priorities

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He’d take the shirt off his back

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Amazing

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If the idea of preparing a meal after a long day in work seems like too much hard work, you could easily fall into the habit of making double portions. It might sound like a handy way to cook for two days and save some effort, but did you know that you could be leaving […]

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He should know…

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Please make this happen!

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Rock hard

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What exactly is he getting at? Messi’s ‘pass-penalty‘ against Celta Vigo, eventually dispatched by Luis Suarez, has generated all sorts of reactions, from admiration to condemnation. But now Cristiano Ronaldo has had his say, and it is being taken as a cryptic dig at his great rival. The Portuguese was asked about the spot-kick ahead of […]

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Is Eden Hazard trying to force Chelsea’s hand? Certainly his performance against PSG in the first leg of Chelsea’s Champions League encounter left a lot to be desired. The mercurial Belgian looked disinterested and non-plussed for the most part. Of course there have been rumours linking the player to a move to Paris, and this […]

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Edison Cavani’s late goal might have taken some of the shine off a decent Chelsea performance in Paris, but as we always hear after the first leg of a Champions League tie – ‘it’s only half-time’. The 2-1 defeat was the first suffered by Guus Hiddink since returning to Chelsea. Incredibly, the Dutchman also only lost […]

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A bit too cocky? Following the final whistle at the Parc des Princes, Gary Lineker claimed a 2-1 lead at home in the first-half of a European fixture was the most precarious of leads. Indeed few can deny that Paris Saint-Germain’s narrow victory over Chelsea leaves both sides with a realistic prospect of proceeding in the competition. But […]

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Given the phenomenal career he’s had, it takes a brave man to start questioning Cristiano Ronaldo about his goal scoring record. But in a press conference ahead of Real Madrid’s Champions League tie against Roma, one reporter dared to ask the Portuguese star why he hadn’t notched up an away goal since November. Unsurprisingly, Ronaldo […]

11 years ago

We’ve been here before. Once again, there’s another Glastonbury petition in the offing. It was announced on Tuesday that Coldplay would be headlining this year’s festival, prompting mixed reactions from festival goers. After a petition was set up to try and prevent Kanye West from headlining last year’s event, another one, entitled ‘Cancel Coldplay’s headline slot and […]

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He never scores, yet John Obi Mikel had a significant role in both first half goals at the Parc des Princes. First of all, his deflection carried Zlatan Ibrahimovic beyong Thibaut Courtois to open the scoring for PSG. https://twitter.com/saintxsinner/status/699691313172643840?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw But with Chelsea gaining a corner just before half time, the ball fell to the Nigerian, […]

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Zlatan Ibrahimovic (who else?) put Paris Saint-Germain ahead against Chelsea. The Swede opened to scoring at the Parc des Princes from a free-kick, which took a pretty significant deflection as it found its way in to the Chelsea goal. https://twitter.com/saintxsinner/status/699691313172643840

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The Champions League returns as Chelsea face Paris Saint-Germain in the French capital. Chelsea were knocked out by PSG at the same stage of last season’s competition. With it already looking unlikely that Guus Hiddink’s men will finish in the Premier League’s top four, winning the Champions League might represent their only way of returning to the […]

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Louis van Gaal is not every Manchester United supporter’s cup of tea at the moment. Another disappointing result at the weekend, prompted another flurry of reports linking Jose Mourinho with the Dutcman’s job. Since leaving Chelsea earlier in the season, Mourinho has repeatedly been tipped to take charge at Old Trafford, although Ed Woodward and the […]

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