February 21, 2013

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Greg

This French under-17 game between AS Villaret and S.O.M. was marred by this quite unbelievable ‘tackle.’ Something tells us this particular young man won’t be staying up to watch Eurotrash for a little while…

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January 22, 2013

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Greg

We love the Africa Cup of Nations, and we love this referee even more. Ethiopia’s goalkeeper Jemal Tassew manages to not only nail Zambia’s Chisamba Lungu, but also injure himself in the process. Definitely a straight red, but the best …

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October 23, 2012

One Cap Wonders

Alex

So last week, Fresh Air Football had a look at Chris Kirkland whilst going through the One Cap Wonder XI - since then he has been back in the news after a fan decided to punch him on Friday night. Clearly …

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September 22, 2012

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Greg

Sometimes we don’t realise that football abroad can often be a little bit mental. This is a timely reminder, as Adel Kolahkaj of Iranian side Sepahan very nearly came close to having his hand blown off by a grenade thrown …

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August 20, 2012

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Greg

Gents, we’ve all been there. And it’s bloody painful. SuperSport United’s Thabiso Nkoana had his eggs well and truly scrambled by Rooi Mahamutsa of the Orlando pirates, and the latter was quite rightly sent off for his assault on Nkoana’s nuts. …

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August 17, 2012

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Greg

In this week’s friendly between Israel and Hungary, Israeli goalie Dudu Aouate (Spanish football fans will remember him) collided with Adam Szalai, landing face-first into the turf. Both players finished the match though, fortunately. But still, pretty good faceplant.

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August 13, 2012

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Greg

Football is blighted by big-time Charlies hitting the deck all too often (see Hazard, Eden and Neymar as recent examples). However, we may be in trouble now referees have started to do it too. During this FRIENDLY game, Benfica defender …

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July 23, 2012

Premier League

Will

All good things must come to an end, or any other cliché that fits the description. The career of Ledley King sparkled with glory and success; captain of his country for over a decade and decorated with a large array …

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July 17, 2012

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Greg

Shades of Harald Schumacher here. The offending goalkeeper got a yellow card for this assault – so the equivalent of removing a shirt or not getting back 10 yards. Hmm…

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July 10, 2012

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Greg

Yenisey Krasnoyarsk vs. Shinnik Yaroslavl is probably a game which slipped under your radar (though in the off-season, we’ll resort to anything to get our fix). However, the best moment came before kick-off, as an overly enthusiastic cameraman ended up …

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April 25, 2012

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Greg

Argentinians have a reputation as hardmen. Think of some of football’s most brutal/sneaky moments and they often involve the likes of Pasarella and co. In their domestic league, it would seem that Velez ‘keeper Sessa is keen to continue this …

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April 22, 2012

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Nick

The Premier League is a duller place without Russian pocket rocket Andrei Arshavin. Now on loan at Zenit St Petersburg from Arsenal, the little man came off the bench to help set up a goal for Vladimir Bystrov, who managed …

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