Here the ridiculous Joe Kinnear Talksport interview in all its glory. Highlights include Yohan “Kebab”, listing every player he’s sold for Wimbledon and “I can open doors to any manager in the world” but there’s loads more so set 15 minutes aside and enjoy! »
Is this Tahiti goal against Nigeria the greatest moment in Confederations Cup History? We think so, but feel free to nominate your own if you can remember a single one before this year’s tournament! The Tahiti football twitter account agrees with us. GOAALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! TAHITI!!!!!!! WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS!!!! #NeverGiveUp Tehau HERO!!!!!! — Tahiti Football (@Ta... »
Picture credit: David Maher / SPORTSFILE James McCarthy seems likely to leave Wigan this Summer despite their apparent £20 million valuation of him. Players of this quality rarely stick around in the Championship and he looks to have no shortage of suitors especially after his excellent performance in Wigan’s most high-profile match of the season and probably ever, the FA Cup final. McCarthy... »
Everybody’s new favourite underdog team Tahiti are attempting to strike fear in the hearts of their opposition by showcasing a promo video featuring some of their best goals and highlights. If this video is anything to go by, however, the Cinderella story we all want to see end happily ever after could well end in tears. Tahiti open their Confederations Cup campaign against Nigeria tonight. ... »
There can be a lot of nonsense posted on Reddit but every so often there is an interesting thread that makes the whole thing worthwhile. This post on peoples favourite football photos was one such thread. From Cristiano Ronaldo’s ridiculous hangtime to Frank Lampard smoking a victory cigar, every emotion in football was captured. Here are some of the best photos. Zinidine Zidane walks past t... »
Another weekend gone and we’re now passed the mid-point of the season. We’ll have a mid-season review (of sorts) next weekend but here’s the biggest points from week 15 of the Airtricity League. 1) Dundalk are in with a shout now They’ve played the league leaders St Pats twice now and twice they’ve 2-1. They struggled to break down a Pats team that was down to 10 m... »
If you saw any of the Baby Blacks vs Ireland U20 last week, you will know that New Zealand rugby players tend to be bigger than just about everybody else. This tackle came from a schools game down there but could probably have be heard anywhere on earth. In fairness to the outhalf he picks himself up pretty much immediately but you would think he would have felt the effects of the hit for a while ... »
John Giles is a man of many talents it seems, he can sing (well ‘Don’t Cry For Me Argentina’ at least), wear a sheepskin coat like a boss, analyse football and it seems he’s also a relationship expert. In a piece in yesterday’s Sunday Independent writing about the breakup of “glamorous showbiz couple” Lisa Murphy and Gerald Keane, Barry Egan quotes John Gi... »
Roy Keane is set to sue Sunderland over the non-payment of a confidentiality agreement of £200,000 he agreed with their owner Ellis Short when he left the club in December of 2008. It is believed that Sunderland haven’t paid the money citing a newspaper interview given by Keane two months after he left the job. The former Manchester United captain gave one of his many memorable interviews to... »
Ethiopia beat South Africa 2-1 in the African World Cup qualifiers yesterday. The win came thanks to this bullet header from Bernard Parker. Unfortunately for Bernard, he’s South African rather than Ethiopian. via Reddit »
Spain beat Uruguay 2-1 win the Confederations Cup last night. Luis Suarez grabbed the consolation goal for the South Americans with this beauty of a free kick in the 88th minute. via Reddit »
The only thing sexier than Andrea Pirlo’s beard? This Andrea Pirlo free kick for Italy against Mexico in the Confederations Cup in Brazil. Video; GIF; »
We surely had the front runner for the video of the year with the Zebo/Jackson take on Otis. In the same weekend could we have the tweet of the year? Newcastle: insert Joe Kinnear — sportingintelligence (@sportingintel) June 16, 2013 »
Joe Kinnear’s rant has entered folklore and since today he has -for reasons passing understanding- been appointed Director of football at Newcastle, we all need to be reminded of it. The Mirror had his legendary rant in its entirety where he started by laying into one of their journalists. This was Kinnear’s first press conference as manager remember. Balls.ie disclaimer – If you... »
