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FIFA Paid Ireland Not To Sue Over Thierry Henry's Handball
Thierry Henry’s uncalled handball in a World Cup play-off was a major reason France qualified for the 2010 tournament instead of Ireland. Today, the head of the Football Association of Ireland confirmed that FIFA paid off the FAI to avoid legal action....
Mike Francesa Treats Listeners To 50 Seconds Of Phone Scrolling
I like to think of this as a piece of performance art, called “The Inside Of Your Dad’s Brain.”...
USWNT Striker Christen Press Is Way Too Fast
Like, those six players the USWNT's Christen Press runs past aren't scrubs. That's France, one of the best national teams in the world. And even they can't keep up with Press as, with two wicked bursts, she flies past them like they're stuck in quicksand before passing the ball into the back of th...
Francesco Molinari Sinks Hole-In-One; Gallery Throws Beers To Celebrate
Italian golfer Francesco Molinari nailed a lovely hole-in-one on the par-3 16th hole in the third round of the Phoenix Open today, and the spectators celebrated by tossing beers everywhere. Rowdy golf is fun golf....
This Goalkeeper's Free Kick Positioning Is ... Interesting
The routine for free kicks just outside the box is well-established. The defending team sets up a wall of five or six, and the free kick taker tries to smash the ball up-and-over/around/under the wall. If the goalie is lucky he has about half of a second to see where the ball is going....
Francesco Totti Scores With Flying Kung Fu Kick, Celebrates With Selfie
Somehow, it's not really a shock to see the 38-year-old Francesco Totti still scoring goals in his 23rd season with Roma with outrageous bits of athleticism like the goal below. What is surprising is that the old man actually knows what a selfie is....
Joey Barton Received A Death Threat From An Angry Frenchman
On Twitter today, veteran QPR midfielder Joey Barton dug up a a death threat from last year, during his loan to Marseille. It's violent!...
The St. Louis Rams Have Nothing To Be Sorry For
You don't call Mike Francesa's radio show unless you are upset, and probably also otherwise damaged in some way. A person who is doing fine, thanks, does not run some avant-garde hear-me-out-Mike trade—Nothing crazy, just Eli Manning for a couple of first-round picks and a couple of second-round p...
French Club Suspected Of Bribing Opponents With Cases Of Wine Mid-Match
French officials have arrested the club presidents of newly promoted Ligue 1 side Caen and Ligue 2 club Nîmes for their suspected involvement in fixing a match at the end of last year's Ligue 2 season. What did the Caen players receive for their services? According to one report, cases of wine deliv...
Michael Kay Screams And Rants About Mike Francesa And Integrity
Yankees play-by-play announcer Michael Kay was fuming at radio host Mike Francesa yesterday on his radio show, and called out the Sports Pope after Francesa suggested YES controlled what Kay could and couldn't do....
Radio Host Mike Francesa Rants About The Jets For Over Seven Minutes
The shit-ass Jets are 1-7 after getting smoked by the Buffalo Bills in a game that featured many grand embarrassments from the home team, so today was the perfect day for Mike Francesa to unleash a merciless rant about just how crappy this team is....
French Player's Premature "Salute" Celebration Backfires Spectacularly
Here's a soccer story told in photos, with the moral being that you should never celebrate too early, lest you get burned so hard, your children's children will still need regular applications of salve....
Paul Pogba Approached By Child, Takes Pants Off; Child Flees
Kids will often approach soccer players after a match and ask for their shirts. Sometimes, this results in a pantless Frenchman and a confused, retreating child. ...
Mike Francesa Fell Asleep On The Air Again!
It's been over two years since sports radio legend Mike Francesa fell asleep while on the air. That was a moment we assumed Francesa would never top, until he once again went ahead and fell asleep, while live on the air, last Friday....
John Calipari Called Into Mike Francesa's Show To Yell At Him
Today on his radio show, Mike Francesa was talking some shit about Kentucky men's basketball coach John Calipari. "He's not a classic X's and O's guy," he said in his particular way. Francesa then took a call from "John in Kentucky," who wanted to defend coach Cal's abilities. Turns out, "John in ...
Steeplechaser Loses Gold Medal For Taking Off His Shirt During Race
France's Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad was running in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the European Athletics Championships, clear ahead of the field, when he took off his shirt in the final stretch to celebrate. That topless jubilation cost him his gold medal....
How Vincenzo Nibali Attacked A Quaint And Sinister Tour De France
In a Tour De France marred by crashes, hostile weather, and high-profile abandonments, Vincenzo Nibali never fell off his bike. Most riders tend to hit the deck at least once, given the distance and variability involved. The Tour spanned 3,653 kilometers across four countries and dozens of different...
This Is What Your Legs Look Like After A Stage Of The Tour de France
Bartosz Huzarski posted this picture of his veiny-ass legs to Facebook after completing the 145 km 18th stage of the Tour de France. It is disgusting and these are the grossest legs we've seen since George Hincapie showed up with a mess of veins on his leg that looked like Santa Claus. ...
Tour De France Rider Executes Perfect On-The-Bike Pee Break
This is a thing that distance bike riders do all the time, but rarely are we lucky enough to catch the magic that is the mid-race piss on camera. ...
Tour de France Leader Shoulder-Swipes Dumb Fan's Cell Phone
This year's Tour de France has been filled with no shortage of crashes, some of which have been caused by stupid fans taking stupid selfies. But so far Vincenzo Nibali, the tour leader, has managed to avoid them. Until today....