Tag Archives: Soccer
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European Pine Marten Invades Pitch at Swiss Soccer Game and Bites Player (Video)
Alright, let’s address the obvious question first. What is a European Pine Marten? It’s a small little woodland creature, found in northern Europe, that belongs to the mustelid family, which also includes other furry little carnivores like the mink, otter, badger, wolverine, and weasel. The marten is about the size of a house cat and, [...]
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Syrian Soccer Fan Runs Onto Field to Hug Player Who Supports the Revolution (Video)
As a general rule of thumb, I think it’s best to keep politics out of sports. Politics, after all, is what often divides us. Sports, on the other hand, has the power to unite us. Even if you can’t talk to your dad about who to vote for, you can at least talk to him [...]
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Gold Replica of Lionel Messi’s Foot On Sale For $5.25-Million (Video)
Towards the end of 2012, Japanese jeweler Ginza Tanaka brought a cast of Lionel Messi‘s foot home with him following his trip to Spain. The purpose was to create a replica of the Argentine star’s foot, which is set to go on sale for $5.25-million, with proceeds going towards the Leo Messi Foundation, a global charity for [...]
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Ball Boy Fail: Kid Falls on His Head During Controversial Man United-Real Madrid UCL Match (GIF)
The biggest story from yesterday’s Champions League match between Real Madrid and Manchester United was, without a doubt, the controversial red card handed out to Man U’s Nani. Early in the second half, the Portuguese national was going for a ball that was about chest high and ended up catching Real’s Alvaro Arbeloa in the [...]
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UEFA Champions League: Nani’s Red Card the Difference as Real Madrid Beat Manchester United (Video)
Anytime two historic soccer clubs like Manchester United and Real Madrid square off against one another, it is bound to attract plenty of attention worldwide. Today’s UEFA Champions League match-up between the two teams at Old Trafford was no different, and now the world is talking about Nani‘s controversial red card that effectively turned the [...]
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Racism in Soccer: 300 Fans of Beitar Jerusalem FC Walk Out When Muslin Player Scores Goal (Video)
Racism is a big problem in soccer. You no doubt already know that if you watch SportsCenter (or SportsCentre, if you’re Canadian) on a daily basis, or if you are a regular reader of TotalProSports. However, if you’re like me, you probably thought this racism was mostly limited to European soccer hooligans. Unfortunately, it turns [...]
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Sevilla’s Gary Medel Kicks Chair at Police Officer During Copa del Rey Loss (Videos)
There was a lot at stake for Sevilla FC in the second leg of their Copa del Rey pairing against Atletico Madrid. If they won the game by two goals, that would have put them in the finals against Real Madrid. And since Real Madrid will almost certainly go straight through to the main draw [...]
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Mario Balotelli Has Commissioned a Life-Sized Statue…of Himself
Mario Balotelli makes my job fun. Some days you have to write about heroes murdering their girlfriends, or teenage boxers being killed in the ring. But then there are days when you get to write about a dude like Mario—a dude who builds an ATV racetrack in his backyard, sets his house on fire by [...]
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Gareth Bale Scores Another Amazing Goal for Tottenham (Video + GIF)
Gareth Bale: remember the name. Just two weeks ago we told you about an incredible, physics-defying goal that the 23-year-old Welshman scored for Tottenham Hotspur against Lyon in Champions League play. It was one of two on the night for Bale, and it extended his hot streak to 7 goals in 5 games for club and [...]
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PSV and Feyenoord Brawl in Tunnel After Pivotal Dutch Soccer Match (Video)
The top of the standings in the English Premier League, the Spanish Primera Liga, and the German Bundesliga aren’t exactly crowded this season. In each case, one team sits at the top—Manchester United, Barcelona, and Bayern Munich respectively—enjoying a comfortable lead of at least 12 points over the #2 team. However, things are a lot [...]
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Tiziano Crudeli Was An Emotional Wreck During AC Milan’s Champions League Victory Over Barcelona (Video)
When it comes to sports fandom, no one bleeds the colors of their favorite team quite like Tiziano Crudeli bleeds the rossoneri of AC Milan. So, as you might expect, no one was more excited than Tiziano on Wednesday after AC Milan emerged with a very unlikely 2-0 victory over Barcelona in the first leg of [...]
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Mario Balotelli and Robinho Celebrated AC Milan’s Upset of Barcelona by Doing the Harlem Shake…Sort Of (Videos)
AC Milan’s 2-0 win in the first leg of their UEFA Champions League matchup against Barcelona was a huge upset, and not only because Barca is kind of the best soccer team in the world with the best player in the world in Lionel Messi. It was also a huge upset because AC Milan was without [...]
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Moroccan Goalie Smacks Head on Turf, Loses Consciousness, Swallows Tongue, Nearly Dies (Video)
There is so much flopping and feigned crying in the sport of soccer that it can be easy to forget that, every so often, serious injuries do happen. Some of these injuries are gruesome and career-threatening. Then there are others that, although less gruesome, prove to be life-threatening. The clip you are about to watch [...]
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Hulk, Gareth Bale and Samuel Umtiti Deliver World Class Goals During Europa League (GIFs)
The UEFA Europa League is kind of like the NIT in basketball—a sort of second-tier consolation tournament for European soccer clubs who didn’t make it to “the big dance” that is the Champions League. However, that doesn’t mean the quality of play is not still excellent. Just like the NIT in relation to the NCAA [...]
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Ref Hit by Flying Rock at Argentine Soccer Match (Video)
Another week, another story about crazy soccer fans doing crazy things. Last week it was an English fan attacking a goalie. The week before that it was a bunch of AC Milan fans rioting in the streets outside a restaurant where new transfer Mario Balotelli was having dinner. This week it’s a pissed-off fan of [...]
