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Holland’s Wesley Sneijder Scores A Pretty Goal Against Austria
Go on, admit it — you thought the international break for a load of pointless friendlies would be about as much fun as watching beige paint evaporate, didn't you? Well, to be honest, so did The Spoiler....
Customs Workers Destroy $10,000 Jersey
When Swiss sports memorabilia collector Olivier Démoli ponied up $10K for a jersey worn by French player David Trezequet in the 1998 World Cup final vs. Brazil, the rarity of the item made the purchase worthwhile....
Potentially The Worst Miss In The History Of Ever?
Excuse us for being a bit late with this, but after reading Tim Vickery's always excellent South American football column on the BBC website, we thought we'd take a look at the miss of Ecuador Under-20 player Marlon de Jesus to see if it is as bad as he said....
Cardiff’s Craig Bellamy Scores A Brilliant Goal
See, there is good football being played in the lower divisions. It's not only the Premier League that produces the best games and the best players....
STOP PRESS: Cristiano Ronaldo Is Arrogant!
Seriously, what is it about Real Madrid? EVERYONE hates them....
The Spoiler’s Great January Transfer Review
This post, written by Richard Anderson, is republished with permission from The Spoiler. Go there often if you like soccer stuff....
At Least Liverpool Still Has One Fernando Torres
With Torres headed to Chelsea for a record $80 million, you know who's got to be steamed? The Liverpool fan who legally changed his name to "Fernando Torres" last month....
South Korean Soccer Player: I Acted Like A Monkey To Mock Scottish Racism
After scoring on a penalty kick in the Asian Cup semifinals, South Korean Ki Sung-Yueng scratched his cheek in what has been interpreted by some as "apparently impersonating a monkey." To others, he was mocking his opponents....
See? Not All Footballers Are Cheating, Diving BLAH, BLAH, BLAHs
This bloody lovely bit of sportsmanship happened last Saturday when Havant & Waterlooville were playing Boreham Wood in the Blue Square South....
Ronaldinho Does A Goal From Behind The Goal
This is more like it! None of your sexist pundit stuff here — just MAD SKILLZ!...
Fan Attacks Player Over Shared Girlfriend
The home fans storm the pitch after a huge upset. One punches out one of his own players. Why? Over a woman, of course....
A Tribute To Sexist Old Andy Gray
After a long, hard night staring into the bottom of a whiskey glass, listening to Blood on the Tracks and wondering how it all came to this, The Spoiler reached an epiphany at around four o'clock this morning…...
The Massively Sexist Analogy Brits Use To Explain Offsides To Women
Soccer offsides is hard to grasp, for Americans raised on a hard-and-fast line demarcating what's legal. But it's presumably not difficult for a professional referee, regardless of gender, despite the boorish comments that got two British broadcasters in trouble....
Drogba Kicks The Ball Hard And Does A Goal
The Spoiler loves a cheeky little chip or an intricate Tiki-taka goal, but sometimes you just can't beat someone kicking the ball proper hard....
This Isn't How You're Supposed To Lift A Guy On A Stretcher
I don't know who this player is or how he hurt himself, but I do know this video is about five Leslie Nielsen movies rolled into one. [Via Twitter]...
Here’s A Cool Video Of The Riquelme Who's Not Famous For Boobs
Blackburn's chicken people are still working their way through a list of players that could make for decent marquee signing — sadly the list appears to be from 2004....
Eric Cantona Crowned King Of New York Or Something
The New York Cosmos — essentially a 1970s forerunner to that Carlsberg advert with the pub team — are BACK, according to Eric Cantona. He's been appointed director of soccer — which has no real meaning — and said this about it:...
The 10 Most Miserable People In Soccer
This post, written by Josh Burt, is republished with permission from The Spoiler. Go there often if you like soccer stuff....
Ibrahimovic Scores A Beauty
Self-publicist Zlatan Ibrahimovic — football's Ricky Gervais, the millionaire's Peter Crouch, the vagrant's Curtly Ambrose — put a small portion of money where his mouth is yesterday....