Rob Parker | March 4, 2010
Shades of Zola
If Arsene Wenger’s players weren’t chased down and bullied by nasty leg-breakers we would probably see goals like this every week in the Premier League. But since they remain a bit of a rarity, we thought we would let you admire this goal by Rodriguinho during Santo Andre’s match against Palmeiras yesterday.
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Rob Parker | February 22, 2010
Great finish… for a fox
Cruzeiro midfielder Roger celebrated his return to Brazil from a stint in Qatar by proving he is most certainly a fox in the box. The 31-year-old found the net before heading behind the goal for a classic comedy celebration.
He stole the head of a seemingly non-consenting fox mascot before running to [...]
Rob Parker | February 2, 2010
If only that much emotion had gone into his City performances
Manchester City flop Robinho touched down in Brazil for his loan move to Santos and his new club couldn’t wait to put him through his paces. As a rapper, that is.
At his unveiling ceremony, Robinho was accompanied by Pele before duetting with a chubby white [...]
Rob Parker | January 26, 2010
Paraguay striker attacked in Mexico City bar
Club America striker Salvador Cabañas, a transfer window target for Steve Bruce’s Sunderland, has been shot in the head in a bar in Mexico City. The Paraguay international has undergone seven hours of emergency surgery and is now in a critical but stable condition in intensive care.
Surgeon Dr Ernesto [...]
Rob Parker | January 8, 2010
Ah, the inverted monk and the X marks the spot
Young footballers are always wondering whether or not they will make the grade, but youth players from Argentine outfit Boca Juniors know they are on the right track when they get a Grade 1 from the first-team squad.
Apparently, this pretty visible form of bullying is [...]
Rob Parker | November 6, 2009
Quit partying or you’ll get it!
Players at Argentine outfit Godoy Cruz found threats painted on their cars yesterday after their third successive defeat led to the sacking of coach Diego Cocca. The graffiti politely suggested the squad might like a few quiet nights in.
The threats said: “You got the coach sacked to go on partying. [...]
Rob Parker | November 2, 2009
Sickening arm injury
Hopefully your breakfast has digested before you decide to watch this video. Vasco Da Gama’s Rodrigo Pimpão puts his arm down to break his fall, but the momentum of his body had other ideas. The arm stays put and the body keeps rolling.
Although it looks sickening the injury proved to be only [...]
