Rob Parker | January 27, 2010
Cutting through the exotic monikers of Premier League imports so you can judge the player, not the name
The latest overseas player to go through our Premier League Name Translator is a goalkeeper with a very regal or very camp name depending on your point of view.
That’s right, Pepe Reina is Joe Queen.
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Rob Parker | November 16, 2009
We’re guessing the buyer wasn’t Pepe Reina
The red beach ball which helped Sunderland to a shock victory against Liverpool has sold for £411.77 at auction. The inflatable, which deflected Darren Bent’s shot past Pepe Reina, was auctioned to raise money for the Alder Hey Imagine Appeal.
It is not known who won the auction, but the [...]
Rob Parker | October 18, 2009
Turn your club’s misfiring strikers into hotshot Darren Bents
The humorous string in the already hilarious tail of the beach ball incident is that the ball is an official product sold by the club shop. The fan in question obviously decided the temperature was getting a bit too chilly for it to be of any practical [...]
Rob Parker | October 5, 2009
Bizarre attempted own goal from the Israeli?
Surprisingly, Yossi Benayoun’s length of the pitch own goal attempt didn’t pay off.
Thanks to the Beeb’s Jonathan Stevenson for that!
Usama Waheed | September 13, 2009
Filipo Inzaghi brings you freshly poached links
10 things a football newbie would say [Goal]
Barcelona sign 7-year-old [Dirty Tackle]
Dimitar Berbatov’s uncle is an exorcist (with special Hard Tackle photo) [The Sun]
Pepe Reina says league title is unrealistic this season [BBC]
One of many rants on Adebayor by Arsenal fans [Caught Offside]
Rob Parker | March 9, 2009
Real Madrid keeper prepares for his trip to Liverpool
Liverpool goalkeeper Pepe Reina has been giving Real Madrid’s Iker Casillas some language tips before the two Spaniards meet at Anfield on Tuesday night. At one point Casillas successfully translates ‘Liverpool are the best team’ into Spanish, but he cannot quite bring himself to declare Pepe Reina [...]
Rob Parker | October 9, 2008
Party at Liverpool goalie’s house
The Spain national football team’s sponsor, lager Cruzcampo, promised every member of the squad their weight in beer if they made it past the quarter finals of Euro 2008. The team well and truly kept its side of the bargain, and Cruzcampo has now delivered too. The players had a special [...]
