Tag Archives: Soccer
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Greek Soccer Player Banned for Life After Performing Nazi Salute (Video)
Even sports fans who don’t follow soccer closely know that racism is perhaps the biggest problem the sport faces in the 21st century. Whether it is racist players or racist fans, there just seems to be one soccer racism scandal after another. Well, the Greek soccer federation has apparently decided that the only way to [...]
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Greek Footballer Hits Four Posts With One Shot (Video)
Few footballers can say that they’ve hit the woodwork four times in a single game. Egeas Plomariou, on the other hand, can claim to have accomplished the feat…with a single shot! It happened during a game between Lesvos and Papnikolis of Greece’s lower football leagues, as Plomariou’s shot ricocheted off the far post, crossbar, near post and back across [...]
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AC Milan Commentator Tiziano Crudeli Has a Meltdown During 4-0 UCL Loss to Barcelona (Video)
A few weeks ago, after AC Milan’s shocking 2-0 victory over Barcelona in the first leg of their Round of 16 Champions League matchup, we told you how AC Milan commentator Tiziano Crudeli went totally bonkers while calling the match. The reaction was hardly a surprise, given that signor Crudeli is a lifelong rossoneri fan [...]
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Moroccan Soccer Player Delivers Studs To Opponent’s Head (Video)
Last week we told you about the controversial red card that was handed to Manchester United’s Nani following a dangerous studs-up tackle during his club’s 2-1 loss to Real Madrid in UEFA Champions League play. That decision by the official essentially cost Man United the match and a shot at winning their fourth UCL title, [...]
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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 [...]
