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  • Meanwhile in Iran… Two soccer players face the lash after overly affectionate victory celebration

    Two Iranian soccer players are facing up to 74 lashes after their celebratory behavior ran afoul of the Islamic nation’s notoriously conservative sensibilities. From The Age: Members of parliament, sports officials and judges have called for the “swift punishment” of Mohammad Nosrati and Sheys Rezaei, two football stars who...
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    At football game, no-score draw gets audience in the mood

    Neither Bayern Munich nor Hoffenheim managed to score during their 0-0 football game in Rhein-Neckar-Arena on Saturday, but this didn’t prevent a couple of rowdy spectators from scoring in their own way. Within sixteen minutes of the opening kick, a couple was photographed in the stands having sex.  While...
  • Mexican soccer players blame tainted beef for positive drug test.

    Five CONCACAF soccer players from the Mexican Gold Cup team were suspended after testing positive for clenbuterol, a drug used for promoting lean muscle mass and boosting overall muscle. Clenbuterol is illegal in farming animals for human consumption, because its residues can cause health problems later in life. The...
  • 1-Year Old Soccer Star Gets Drafted

    Dreams can come true… even if your 1 and you don’t even know what they are yet. Dutch toddler, Baerke van der Mey, has landed a 10-year “professional” contract with the VVV Venlo soccer club. According to Radio Netherlands the move came after a YouTube video of the 1-year...
  • Real Madrid defender drops trophy under victory bus [video]

    Here is an example of how not to celebrate winning the Copa del Rey (King’s Cup). Real Madrid right back Sergio Ramos is front and center up the top of the Real Madrid double decker party bus when the trophy slips from his hands and drops to the street...
  • Vikings’ stadium roof collapse caught on CCTV [video]

    Minnesota has had a lot of snow this year – so much so that the rooftop dome of the football field used by the Minnesota Vikings, the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, actually collapsed under the strain, unlucky for the Vikings. On a positive note, the incident occurred at 5am...
  • Footballer takes a bite out of opponent’s neck [Cannibal of Ajax]

    Rather than let his fists do the talking in an altercation with PSV Eindhoven midfielder Otman Bakkal, Ajax ace Luis Suarez decided to creative and use his teeth… to bite Bakkal’s neck. It was all over fast enough that the referee missed the action, but it was picked up...
  • Million Dollar Hair

    Hair Care company Head & Shoulders has taken out a $1 million insurance policy on US sports star Troy Polamalu’s hair to ensure his trademark locks do not get damaged during the upcoming NFL season. The company made the announcement about Polamalu, who plays American football with the Pittsburgh Steelers,...
  • World Cup run could trigger power surge in Britain

    We all know how much the English love a drink. No one knows more, it seems, than Britain’s electricity network. There are therefore, real concerns during the World Cup. They are apparently bracing  for record-breaking power surges should England do well in the football World Cup. Probably a tall order without...