“Every time we scored as kids, she used to give me and my brothers a pound. … She was the first person I rang last night and I said ‘I want that pound.’ … I tried saying I wanted a bit morebecause it was against Manchester United, but she says that wasn’t in the contract.” […]
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What They're Saying: Arrigo Sacchi
“I’m not racist and my history as a coach shows that, but watching at the Viareggio Cup makes me think there are too many colored players. Business interests now come first. Italy has no dignity, ithas no pride: you shouldn’t have squads including 15 foreigners.” — Former AC Milan and Italy coach Arrigo Sacchi denies […]
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Video Pick: Overhead futsal golazo from Russia
The Russian futsal league featured this brilliant overhead goal by Nicholas Kanivets, who settled a goal kick with his chest before firing home from a tight angle.
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Video Pick: How Bayern Routed Hamburg, 8-0
In the battle of North-South German rivals, Hamburg SV traveled to Munich and got trounced, 8-0, by Bayern. In under a minute, here’s how Mario Goetze, Thomas Mueller andArjen Robben each scored twice, and Robert Lewandowski and Franck Ribery scored one apiece.
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Video Pick: The dancing linesman
An assistant referee in Sao Paulo entertained the fans while the ball was on the other end.
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Video Pick: Player smacks himself in face
AC Milan’s Andrea Poli gets called for a foul when he grabs Empoli’s Mario Rui but the pain was self-inflicted as Rui kicks the ball into his own face. The game ended, 1-1.
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Video Pick: Solo Goal of the Week
Toulouse’s 26-year-old Argentine striker Oscar Trejo won a battle for the ball just inside the Rennes half and took it all the way home, nutmegging a foe as he flew through thecentral defense. Toulouse won, 2-1.
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What They're Saying: HSV coach Josef Zinnbauer
“It’s one of those days that I am never going to forget for the rest of my life. Not because it was Valentine’s Day, but because it was such a bad result. I think when you lose 8-0, there’s not muchto say really. Maybe all we can do is apologize to the fans. Six thousand […]
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Three takeaways from England-USA
By Mike Woitalla (@MikeWoitalla) Playing against an England team that seemed to field no offense, theU.S. women still needed a stroke of luck in its 1-0 win in Milton Keynes on Friday. Alex Morgan scored her 50th U.S. goal on a header in the 25th minute, the Americans diddominate, but the AR wrongly called offside […]
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What They're Saying: Derby's Paul Simpson
“If you’re ranting and raving and swearing, you haven’t got control. We say you are losing it so you may as well come and sit in the dugout.” — Derby County assistant coach PaulSimpson, who says the club’s no-swearing policy has contributed to its success, one point out first place in the English second division. […]