“If you have no faith then you are not Colombian,” says Leonardo. We are at La Bodeguita, a Latin American enclave in Elephant & Castle shopping centre, where he and 150 or so of his compatriots have come to watch Jose Pekerman’s side in their crucial Copa America game against Peru. A family restaurant by day, La […]

11 years ago

Dojo even stop-motion, bro?

11 years ago

He’s lucky to escape the axe for this…

11 years ago

The Nintendo 64 is a symbol of our misspent youth here at JOE, and today marks 19 years since the console was first released. It’s times like this we regret not installing a console and big screen in the office, but we’ve done the next best thing by looking back at some of our favourites […]

11 years ago

We’ve not seen anything like it…

11 years ago

Liverpool’s attentions turn Bacca to Carlos Liverpool have had their eye on Colombia striker Carlos Bacca and Venezuela’s Salomon Rondon at the Copa America, and one or both of the South American pair could arrive at Anfield this summer. The Liverpool Echo report that the pair will cost a combined £35m, and Zenit frontman Rondon will return early from […]

11 years ago

No one dino-saw it coming…

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Cardiff’s Millennium Stadium is set to become the first Welsh ground to ever host the Champions League final, according to multiple reports. The 74,500 capacity stadium, which held six FA Cup finals and seven League Cup finals in the early 2000s, will be the venue for the 2017 final after the San Siro plays host […]

11 years ago

Choose life…choose sequels…

11 years ago

Bradley Wrong-Phillips…

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Liverpool plot cheeky Nando bid What is it about Liverpool and Spanish strikers called Fernando? The Merseyside club have cooled their interest in  Christian Benteke and are now looking at Juventus man Fernando Llorente. The Sunday Telegraph report that Sevilla’s Carlos Bacca is also an option for Brendan Rodgers’ side, as they look to find a goalscorer […]

11 years ago

Manchester United’s Marcos Rojo is an enigma, stopping opponents with crunching tackles at one end and producing ridiculously showy pieces of skill at the other. The Argentinean took a leaf out of compatriot Erik Lamela’s book in his country’s Copa America victory over Jamaica, delivering a first-time rabona cross that was as flashy as it […]

11 years ago

John Goodman is one of those actors who you can barely remember producing a bad performance in a big film. The larger-than-life American boasts a film career going back more than 30 years, but for many fans he will always be Walter Sobchak, the perpetually angry Vietnam veteran from the Coen brothers classic The Big Lebowski […]

11 years ago

Not a bad career, to be perfectly Frank…

11 years ago

City considering Pog alternative As the Paul Pogba transfer saga rumbles on, it seems as though Manchester City are preparing to set their sights closer to home. According to the Daily Star, the two-time Premier League champions are eyeing up a £40m move for England midfielder Jack Wilshere if their pursuit of the Juventus man fails. […]

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Hosts Chile have emerged as one of the favourites for the Copa America, scoring 10 goals in their three group games. Arsenal forward Alexis Sanchez has been key to their success, and he found the net again in a 5-0 thrashing of Bolivia, the biggest win of the competition so far. The Chileans included Arturo […]

11 years ago

It’s been an eventful week in sport, entertainment and more, and JOE has picked out some of the best quotes of the last seven days… *“I’m thrilled, Top Gear is my favourite programme of all time.” – Chris Evans, on being named as the new host of the BBC programme *“In terms of racial abuse of […]

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It was a real-life equivalent of that dream where you’re sitting an exam for which you’re woefully under-prepared, but poker player Christian Pham aced it anyway. Pham accidentally registered for a ‘Deuce to Seven’ tournament at the World Series of Poker, a lesser-known variant of the game and, more importantly, a version he had never played […]

11 years ago

The bidding war for Liverpool’s Raheem Sterling rumbles on, with Manchester City poised to return with a second offer around the £40m mark, according to Sky Sports News. Amy Lewis, a reporter for the broadcaster, claims the figure would represent City’s “last offer” for the player. Sterling, who is also wanted by the likes of Manchester […]

11 years ago

Aguer-OMG

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Less than a week after one of their reserve players picked up an outrageous red card, Seattle Sounders forward Clint Dempsey went one step further. The USA captain was one of three Sounders players sent off in a cup game against fierce rivals Portland Timbers, as the holders exited the competition in scarcely believable fashion. […]

11 years ago

When you see this ambitious Aussie team try for a basketball-based world record, you’ll finally appreciate the meaning of the term ‘long shot’. The group, who call themselves ‘How Ridiculous’, travelled to the top of the vertigo-inducing Gordon Dam in Tasmania to throw a basketball into a hoop some 126 metres below. We’re not sure how […]

11 years ago

TV and radio presenter Chris Evans has been confirmed as the new host of Top Gear, and paid tribute to the motoring show’s long-standing presenting team. Evans, who welcomed former Top Gear presenter Jeremy Clarkson on his one-off TFI Friday show, described the team of Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May as “the greatest”. The BBC […]

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Chinese cinema-goers will get their first taste of Star Wars on the big screen, a long time after they got their first airing in a country far, far away. When the first installment in the original trilogy debuted in the 70s, Western cinema was not on the agenda in China, and the country’s film fans […]

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Former Manchester City striker Matias Vuoso has been making waves at the Copa America, but not for the country where he was born and raised. The Argentinean striker, who had a short-lived spell with City in the early 2000s, has spent the last decade in Mexico, eventually qualifying to play for the country under residency […]

11 years ago

The US Presidential race will no longer necessarily be the 90s-throwback Bush vs Clinton battle, as business magnate Donald Trump has now thrown his hat into the ring. To mark the occasion, JOE has found some of his most inspirational, passive-aggressive and downright confusing tweets. His Top Trumps, if you will. Check out our gallery […]

11 years ago

CoD almighty…

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A British runner has completed a marathon every day for an entire six weeks – all while dressed as Forrest Gump. Ewan Gordon, or ‘Ewan Forrest Gordon’ as he is known on his Facebook page, has covered more than 1,000 miles during the challenge, running the length of the country from John O’Groats to Land’s […]

11 years ago

David and Goal-iath…

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To say the Welsh football team have enjoyed a good few years is an understatement. A Gareth Bale-inspired victory over Belgium ensured they went into the World Cup qualifying draw as top seeds, a far cry from four years ago when the qualifying campaign for the 2014 tournament began. Back then they found themselves bottom of […]

11 years ago

Some of the UK’s best-loved comedies over the last two decades have had one man in common –  Chris Morris. With the writer, actor and satirist celebrating his 53rd birthday, JOE decided to take a look back at some of the best moments of a long and celebrated career. The Day Today While fans were already aware […]

11 years ago

Copa load of that…

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The one-off return of TFI Friday was more successful than anyone could have imagined, hitting a peak of more than four million viewers. Such impressive numbers have brought calls for the 90s staple to return permanently, and presenter Chris Evans has admitted the future of the show is in the hands of Channel 4. Right, […]

11 years ago

Falcao says Mou Radamel Falcao is set for another crack at the Premier League, with the former Manchester United loanee expected to complete a move to Chelsea next week. Citing reports in Portugal, where the striker scored 72 goals in 87 games for Porto, the Daily Star claim a deal has been agreed with his current club […]

11 years ago

Pick that one out…

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If you’re tired of your usual high-pitched alarm clock, we scents you’ll like this new invention. A French teenager, Guillaume Rolland, has raised more than €122,000 (that’s almost £90,000) from crowdfunding site Kickstarter to make Sensorwake – a smell-based wake-up call – a reality. The device, which was named one of Google’s 15 inventions that can “change the world”, pipes […]

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With the first anniversary of the Brazil World Cup looming, we’re approaching that stage in the close-season when fans regain their thirst for competitive football. Thankfully, while we don’t have a World Cup or European Championship to look forward, the Copa America is here to fill the gap in the calendar. This year’s tournament brings […]

11 years ago

Pellegrini causing a Ster Man City manager Manuel Pellegrini is being given a significant budget with which to launch a title bid, and Liverpool’s Raheem Sterling is one of his main targets. The England international, along with Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba, are top of the Chilean’s list according to the Daily Mail. Meanwhile Sky Sports claim Kevin de […]

11 years ago

He’s best known for the creative audio-visual displays at his live shows, but DJ Yoda is trading the mixing desk for a mixing bowl and turntables for, well, just tables. The London-born DJ is opening a barbecue restaurant, called ‘Austens’, which will serve southern American staples like pulled pork, brisket and ribs. In an interview […]

11 years ago

Jake Cody can undoubtedly count himself among poker’s elite. He is one of only five players to have ever won the illustrious ‘triple crown’ – victories in the game’s three biggest tournament series: the World Poker Tour, European Poker Tour and World Series of Poker. The man from Rochdale has made more than $4m (£2.6m) in live poker […]

11 years ago

Harry Redrow…

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Outpatient…

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Facebook has taken multi-tasking to a new level by introducing a game to its Messenger mobile app for the first time. Not content with offering a multitude of games within its main mobile app, the social network has found a way for users to keep busy when chatting. You can now play Pictionary-style game Doodle Draw […]

11 years ago

United move could reinvent the Wiel Manchester United are still on the lookout for a right-back, and PSG’s Gregory van der Wiel could be their preferred option. The Daily Mail report that the Dutchman, whose contract runs out next year, would be available for £7m. United are believed to have made the defender their main target after […]

11 years ago

Hunger A first-look trailer has been released for the final part of the Hunger Games series of films Drake Man United target Karim Benzema has been busy hanging out with Drake and Rihanna in the US Sequel A third Bad Boys film is back on the table, and the director of The A-Team could be […]

11 years ago

A model, TV presenter and astrophysics graduate, Liv Boeree is one of the most recognisable faces on the British poker circuit. She is also one of the most successful card players to emerge from the UK, winning more than $2.5m (£1.6m) in live poker tournaments. Boeree has prepared for this summer’s World Series of Poker (WSOP) in […]

11 years ago

Newcastle United owner Mike Ashley has dismissed manager John Carver after just four wins in 20 games in charge. Ashley seemed to disagree with the 50-year-old’s claim that he was “The best coach in the Premier League”. In fairness, the middle of an eight-match losing run was probably not the best time to make such […]

11 years ago

It was meant to be a bit of harmless fun to mark the release of Jurassic World, but someone had to take it too far… Universal Pictures flooded London’s Waterloo Station with life-size model dinosaurs ahead of the sequel hitting UK cinemas this week. Welcome to #JurassicWaterloo! Get face to face with the raptors ahead […]

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He might have threatened to put Steven Gerrard in a headlock when the pair met in the FA Cup this season, but Adebayo Akinfenwahas turned down the chance of a rematch with the outgoing Liverpool captain. The 16-stone striker has rejected a lucrative move to MLS this summer in order to re-sign with AFC Wimbledon. Speaking to […]

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Some 25 years ago, Diego Maradona and Jorge Burruchaga got the 1990 World Cup underway at the San Siro Stadium in Italy… The tournament was low-scoring, both starting and ending with a 1-0 result, but we shouldn’t judge it on that alone. Indeed, there are many reasons why it was one of the best, if not the […]

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