Tag Archives: Finland
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Austria’s Marc Janko Scores With His Groin (Video)
Scoring wasn’t much of a problem for the Austrian Men’s National Soccer Team during yesterday’s friendly against Finland. That is largely because of the fact that their opponents were doing some of the scoring for them. That was how Austria broke the nil-nil deadlock, as Marc Janko took a clearing attempt from the Finnish keeper [...]
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Finnish Hockey Game Produces 465 Minutes In Penalties (Video)
With the likes of Saku Koivu and Teemu Selanne being the country’s most notable exports, many of us have come to think of Finnish hockey players as a rather friendly, non-violent bunch. Suddenly, a brawl that erupted during an SM Liiga game between HIFK and Pelicans has us thinking otherwise. While a total of 465 [...]
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Deja Vu (GIF)
For those still wondering, no, these two side-by-side clips are not of the same goal. Instead, they are two different goals cored by Finland’s Jarkko Immonen during a IIHF World Championship game against Norway that look exactly alike. Both came in the second period, with the first tying the game at 1-1 and the second [...]
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Drunk Finnish Hockey Coach Pasi Nurminen Face-Plants Off Airstairs Into Trophy (Video)
If you thought Canadians loved their hockey, you haven’t seen anything yet! Finland won just their second IIHF Men’s World Championship by defeating Sweden 6-1 in the Gold Medal game on Sunday at Orange Arena in Bratislava, Slovakia. The win sent the entire country into a frenzy, as tens of thousands of fans waved flags [...]
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Finnish Coaches Exchange Awkward Handshake (GIF)
It wasn’t exactly smooth sailing for Finland during their preliminary round match against Latvia at the IIHF World Hockey Championships on Tuesday. Whether it was the fact that they gave up 36 shots to an inferior Latvia team, or the fact that they only managed 27 shots of their own, there were plenty of times [...]
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The Arabian Nights Goal Celebration Is A Little Too Much For My Liking (Video)
I have always been a fan of creative soccer celebrations, but these Brazilian boys from Finland’s Third Division are really beginning to annoy me. First it was their embarrassing imitation of Lady Gaga, and now this. Celebrating a goal is cool and all, but what’s with all the props and the 30 seconds of set-up [...]
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This Lady Gaga Imitation Is The Worst Soccer Celebration EVER!
When it comes to celebrating goals, perhaps these guys could use some pointers from the players of Stjarnan FC. This brutal display took place during a game from the Finish third division between Hango IK and LPS. Following a Hango goal, Lady Gaga’s “Bad Romance” began to play over the loud speaker and the three [...]
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2010 World Cup Logo Depicts Man Shooting AK-47…Thanks MTV3
Whoa — someone at MTV3 is really tired of the 2010 World Cup. Check out this logo they recently used. But maybe this is just a genius idea to get Americans to like soccer more. Or to like it at all. Just add guns. Because American really like their guns. And make sure they are [...]
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Dad Goes At Referee After Boxing Match
Total Pro Sports – It is always nice to have family in your corner during a fight, but sometimes the added emotions they bring can turn nasty. This time the victim of that nastiness was the referee. During a boxing match in Finland, Juho Tolppola was warned, then disqualified by the ref for a headbutt. [...]
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Blackhawks To Start ’09 NHL Season On Long Euro Trip
Total Pro Sports – The NHL and IIHF have announced that the Chicago Blackhawks will have two additional games added to their European Road Trip prior to kicking off the season against the Florida Panthers October 2nd and 3rd, in Helsinki, Finland. First up will be the Swiss champions, Davos. This will be the fist European visit for the [...]
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IIHF 2009 World Championship Preview
Total Pro Sports – Tomorrow is opening day of the 2009 IIHF World Hockey Championships in Berne/Zurich-Kloten, Switzerland. Russia is coming in as the defending champs after beating Canada on Canadian soil in overtime of the gold medal game last year. Can they do it again? Here’s a quick breakdown of how we see it [...]
