[VIDEO PICK] Aston Villa fan Kieran Comerford, a 19-year-old apprentice bricklayer, was ejected from Villa Park for heading a ball back intoplay and falling onto the field. Aston Villa director General Charles Krulak told the BirminghamMail that the club’s stadium security forces will be “reeducated.”
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The somersault counterattack
[VIDEO PICK] During a Czech third-division match, Lisun players — for some reason — performed synchronized somersaults in the middle of the match. The Yahoo! blog Dirty Tackle reported that when a Lisun player launched a high ball, he shouted “kotoul” (roll) to set off the curiousmaneuver while his team was leading, 3-0.
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Buddle's bomb
[VIDEO PICK] “I don’t think anyone thought I would shoot from there – that’s why I shot it,” said Edson Buddle after his long-range strike gavethe Los Angeles Galaxy’s a 1-0 win over Seattle in the first leg of their MLS quarterfinal clash. Buddle, who scored 17 regular-season goal, caught Sounders keeper KaseyKeller off guard […]
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Jozy strikes for Villarreal
[VIDEO PICK] U.S. striker Jozy Altidore scored his first goal of the season for Spanish club Villarreal in its 1-1 tie at third divisionPolideportivo Ejido in the first leg of their Copa del Rey round-of-32 series. Altidore, who returned to Villarreal after spending the 2009-2010 season on loan with England’s Hull City,hasn’t seen La Liga […]
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Beckham does comedy on 'The Ellen DeGeneres Show'
[VIDEO PICK] David Beckham did a funny candid-camera bit on the “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” in which DeGeneres had him saysilly things to an unsuspecting masseuse. The hidden camera prank required Beckham to say everything DeGeneres told him, including to be to be called “Ricky” and to sing during themassage. …
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Ouch! Who designed that stadium?
[VIDEO PICK] Guilherme of Brazilian club Ponte Preta suffered only bumps and bruises after he slid down the field-side stairs at Santo Andre’sstadium. … In the Brazilian second division game, which his team lost, 2-0, a Santo Andre defender’s bump to Guilherme wouldn’t have been so bad had it not led him to the stadium’scellar.
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Slam-dunk after heel-flick a winner
[VIDEO PICK] Mitchell Watt, a 6-foot-10 forward for the University of Buffalo’s basketball team, won his team’s Midnight Madness slam-dunkcontest thanks to skills he acquired as a high school soccer player. Watts was able to pull off the heel-flick self-alley-oop thanks to messing around with soccer balls while a high schoolgoalkeeper. … One-handed ally-oop at […]
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Adios Jaime — and thanks for the goals
[VIDEO PICK] D.C. United’s Jamie Moreno will play his 372nd and final game of his 15-year MLS career on Saturday against Toronto FC. He hasscored 132 regular-season goals and served up 102 assists. Going into Saturday’s game, the 36-year-old Bolivian has appeared in 339 regular-season and 32 playoff games. He scored 12 goalsand made 10 […]
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Mustang scores from 75 yards
[VIDEO PICK] SMU junior defender Adam Still scored from 75 yards in the Mustangs’ 3-2 win over Tulsa in Dallas on Wednesday. Last year, SMUalso beat Tulsa, 3-2, getting a goal with a strike from 95 yards. Still’s long-range shot, which tied the game at 1-1, was his first goal in college play. The amazing […]
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Field player makes PK save
[VIDEO PICK] Pachuca, the Mexican league team with three Americans in its ranks, earned a crucial point in a tight playoff race thanks to midfielderJuan Carlos Rojas‘ penalty kick save in the 87th minute of a 1-1 tie with Morelia last weekend. Pachuca had already made its three substitutions when goalkeeper MiguelCalero was red-carded for […]