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Sergio Agüero Under Investigation After Squaring Up With Dumbass Pitch InvaderMighty Manchester City somehow lost to third-tier club Wigan in the F.A. Cup yesterday. Predictably, this caused a ruckus as the stunned and overjoyed home fans stormed the pitch after the final whistle. One such Wigan fan got way too hyped by the moment and got all up in Sergio Agüero’s face, inspi...

Clueless Soccer Owner Tacks On More Racism In Apology For Earlier RacismDave Whelan, the septuagenarian owner of former Premier League club Wigan, is having some trouble keeping his foot out of his mouth. Of course, when words like "chink," "chingaling," and phrases like "Jewish people chase money more than everybody else" seem like acceptable fodder for public statemen...

Wigan Owner Doubles Down On New Manager's Racism And AntisemitismWigan Athletic courted controversy this week by hiring Malky Mackay, who is under investigation by the FA for assorted bigoted and offensive text messages that were sent more than a year ago but came to light over the summer. Wigan owner Dave Whelan spoke with the Guardian today, and offered a defen...

Wigan Fan Gives Zero Fucks

As we have told you here repeatedly, Wigan is going to be relegated. Today's 4-1 result (and counting) against Arsenal are making sure of that. Their supporters, well, this guy will love it in the nPower Championship....

Ben Watson's Added-Time Header Delivered Doomed Wigan The FA Cup

Wigan entered today's FA Cup final as 17-2 underdogs, and are facing a major uphill battle to stay in the Premiership. That Ben Watson—a late substitution who broke his leg early this season—scored the winning goal for the Latics makes today's story that much more improbable....

A Relegated Team Reaching The FA Cup Final Is Facepalm-Worthy

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FA Cup Semifinal Gets Violent As Millwall Fans Fight Cops, Each Other

Hooliganism became the word on everyone's lips today after an FA Cup semifinal in which the action in the Wembley Stadium stands overshadowed that on the pitch....

FA Decides Not To Punish Callum McManaman For Inflicting Serious Knee Injury On Massadio Haïdara

Wigan's match with Newcastle United turned ugly this weekend when Latics forward Callum McManaman's reckless tackle on Newcastle's Massadio Haïdara left the latter with a season-ending knee injury. Things got even uglier in the aftermath....