Schalke beaten by Manchester United City

Rob Parker | November 28, 2008

Stadium announcer’s cock-up spurs on City

Manchester City were helped onto victory against Schalke in the Uefa Cup last night by a confused stadium announcer. The woman with the microphone did not seem to know who the Germans were playing, and referred to them as arch rivals Manchester United.
She made a half-time announcement to: “Man U [...]

Karlsruhe defender Maik Franz takes on a chair, chair wins!

Rob Parker | October 30, 2008

Inanimate object makes mockery of footballer

Karlsruhe’s Maik Franz was eager to show just how annoyed he was at being sent-off during his side’s defeat to Schalke last night. Sadly, he chose the wrong piece of stadium furniture to pick on. The hard as nails chair took Franz’s best blow with ease and very nearly knocked [...]