Footballer Fired for Being Too Fat
By: Daryl |
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Fat footballers are part of the modern game. Whether it’s players actually letting themselves go (see: Ronaldinho recently) or players who get lumped with the overweight label because it’s easy alliteration (see: “Fat” Frank Lampard). It’s a phenomenon that goes all the way back to William Fatty Foulke, who really deserved the title.
But no professional [...]
Category: World Football
Tags: Andy Reid, fat, Frank Lampard, Ireland, Michael Keane, overweight, Ronaldinho, St Pats Athletic, World Football10 Things We Learned in the Premier League
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1. Nani isn’t much of an actor
No doubt that Lucas Neill provoked him. But the poor man’s Cristiano Ronaldo was stupid to headbutt the Aussie, and optimistic to think his belated dive to the floor clutching his face was convincing enough to save him.
Category: English Premier LeagueTen Things We Learned in the Premier League
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1. It’s different when it’s your own player
Abou Diaby was sent off on Saturday for a studs up tackle on Gretar Steinsson, that was arguably identical to the challenge that put Eduardo in Selly Oak hospital. The only difference was that Steinsson got lucky and escaped injury, while Eduardo didn’t. Wenger was quick to condemn [...]
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