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 FootballLess Than Two Months Till Euro 2008!
By: Laurie | 9 Comments
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0If151pOaSc
Euro 2008 on World Cup Blog. All you need to know.
True Euro story: I was in Dublin, Ireland last week, and I asked the bellman where he was from. He said, “Croatia.” I said. “Oh, Croatia. You guys sure had a big coup knocking England out of Euros, didn’t [...]
Paul McGrath, My Lord, Paul McGrath
By: Daryl | 5 Comments
Happy St. Patrick’s Day everyone. Today seems a good excuse to pay tribute to one of my favourite players: Mr. Paul McGrath. Born to an Irish mother and Nigerian father, McGrath was raised in Dublin orphanages but went on to be (I think) Ireland’s best ever defender and one of the classiest centre-backs ever to [...]
Category: World FootballWhat’s the Most Competitive League in the World?
By: Daryl | 7 Comments
Not sure if you read The Knowledge in The Guardian, but if you like fascinating little factoids then you could definitely do a lot worse. Basically readers mail in obscure trivia questions, and then various Guardian journalists gather their smartypants together, get some research done, and come up with some answers.
Recently someone asked what the [...]
Category: World FootballTrap To Ireland, No One Wonders Why (Anymore)
By: chris | 1 Comment
I’ve got to admit, when I first heard the rumors that Giovanni Trapattoni was heading to Dublin to take over the Irish National Team I scoffed. Nothing to do with Ireland, but because of his deal with Red Bull Salzburg. His massive deal with Red Bull Salzburg. The guy likes to get paid. Ireland national [...]
Category: World FootballA Pick-Up Truck Pitch Invasion
By: Bob | 2 Comments
It is about time that someone taught those soccer parents and their selfish kids a lesson. Week after week, month after month, year after year, they have the audacity to show up at pitches the world over and to park their cars in front the future home of a lottery winner’s sons. This [...]
Category: World FootballImagine the Wikipedia Entry if Ireland had Lost
By: Bob | 4 Comments
International football took center stage this week with a number of friendlies helping to remind us all that national teams still exist. The one match that actually counted for something was a Euro 2008 qualifier between Ireland and mighty San Marino, a country that has only one match in its history and that is [...]
Daily Dose 12.13
By: Bob | No Comments
Some stories to read while you reconsider your next hunting trip to Texas…
The Duck does it! (Reuters)
A look back at Freddy Adu’s time at United (The DCenters)
How a WAG reality show could fail is beyond me (Kickette)
Elvis has left the Hearts building (Cheer Up Alan Shearer)
Irish unity at last (Ireland Logue)
Impress your friends with trivial [...]
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