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Here's The Last Picture Taken Of A Former President Before Nolan Ryan Turned On Him With Arms Named "Power" and "Glory"
Because no one reads the newspaper, and SportsCenter's anchors are too perky for this early in the morning, Deadspin combs the best of the broadsheets and internets to bring you everything you need to know to start your day....
Soccer Team Signs 11-Year-Old
Premier League champeens Chelsea have negotiated a £10,000 + add-ons deal to sign an 11-year-old striker from League Two club Northampton Town....
Police Find Serbia’s Infamous Masked Hooligan Hiding In Bus Luggage Compartment
By now we're sure you've already seen video of the hooligan-inspired trouble which forced Tuesday's Euro 2012 qualifier between Italy and Serbia to be called off after 7 minutes....
Lionel Messi’s Goals Look Just As Good Written Down
Here's the original version if you like your words to come with moving pictures....
Scary, Ski-Masked Serbian Homophobes Disrupt Euro Cup Qualifier
Tuesday's Italy-Serbia Euro qualifier was called before it began when rioters, protesting the Serbian government's offer to protect a gay pride parade, burned flags, lit flares, and did other rioty things. [SB Nation]...
Man Gets Full Football Jersey Tattoo To Honor Team Icon
The poor bastard in the chair is Felipe Alvarez, an Atletico Nacional supporter who has decided to pay homage to murdered club legend Andres Escobar by having a replica Atletico shirt tattooed across his torso, complete with Escobar's number on the back....
Montenegro Striker Loses His Shorts In Goal Celebration
Montenegro met Switzerland in Euro 2012 qualifying on Friday with Roma striker Mirko Vucinic scoring the only goal of the game, a dinked 68' finish....
Today In Neo-Nazi Youth Sports News...
Any story that describes its protagonist and/or antagonist as a "52-year-old who sports an Adolf Hitler-style moustache and a mullet" and "master chimney sweep," but isn't about pre-haircut Bill Cowher, is worthy of closer inspection....
An Open Letter To Soccer Player Charlie Davies (With Afternoon Update)
Charlie, What the fuck are you doing? Listen, more than most people, I get how surviving near-death incidents involving cars can change a person. It makes you grateful each morning when you wake up....
Liverpool FC Chairman Admires Winning Attitude Of The Boston Rod Sex
*Consults Freud textbooks*...
Soccer Refs Are The New Windowless Van
Police are on the lookout for a man dressed as a soccer ref—but not actually one—who attempted to get young girls to "go with him." Let's get Koman Coulibaly, just to be safe. [WPVI]...
Teammate: Wayne Rooney Is "Working Class" And "Vulgar"
While most of us can't wait for this international break to be over, Man United's Federico Macheda will be hoping time goes really slowly while he's away with Italy's U21 squad, after making an "ill-advised" comment about his willy-swinging teammate Wayne Rooney....
This Backheel Goal Is The Best Goal You'll See Today
Our mates over at Off the Post have escalated the The Great Backheel War of 2010 by posting this piece of brilliance from Glentoran's Matty Burrows....
President Of Bolivia Knees Political Rival In The Groin During Soccer Exhibition
Bolivia held a friendly match to commemorate the re-opening of the newly refurbished La Paz stadium on Sunday....
Not A Good Weekend For Ankles And Legs In The Premier League
This post, written by Richard Gilzene, is republished with permission from The Spoiler. Go there often if you like soccer stuff....
Al-Jazeera Sports’s World Cup Coverage Was "Sabotaged As Part Of A Jordan Revenge Plot"
Fans in the Middle East had a World Cup to forget this summer after TV station Al-Jazeera suffered terrible coverage problems throughout the tournament's biggest games, including the South Africa/Mexico opener which was plagued by 20 minutes of interference....
Samuel L. Jackson Is The New Face Of Liverpool Fans’ Anti- Gillett/Hicks Campaign
A pair of big-hitting movie industry Liverpool fans are rumoured to have roped in Samuel L. Jackson and Mike Myers to front a viral internet campaign of hate against Reds owners Tom Hicks and George Gillett....
When The Premier Leaguer Met The Hot Transsexual, "Some Oral Stuff" Happened
It's the age-old story. A married soccer player meets a cute girl on Facebook. They flirt for a while before finally hooking up in a club's bathroom. The girl turns out not to be a girl....
Rio Ferdinand Refuses To Sit During Flight To Valencia In Order To Protect His Flimsy Back
Before we start, here's an unbelievable stat: Rio Ferdinand has missed 61 of Manchester United's last 103 games. That must be very near, or even worse than, benchmark crock Ledley King?...
Qatar’s Proposed World Cup 2022 Stadiums Make Wembley Look Slightly Rubbish
Qatar have got previous when it comes to mind-blowing designs for stadiums, but nothing has come close to what they're proposing in their Zinedine Zidane-backed World Cup 2022 bid....