By Lee Dover | football It will be difficult to top the climax to last season’s drama in the greatest football league in the world, but with three former Premier League heavyweights re-entering the fold, we are pretty sure it will be another campaign that fans shouldn’t miss. Reading Will Brian McDermott achieve mission impossible? Move aside […]
Archive | July 10, 2012
Beach volleyball: Your guide to the sexiest Olympic sport
By Josh Powell Beach volleyball is one of the easiest Olympic sports to enjoy, and yes that is because there are plenty of bang-tidy birds wearing bikinis. There are also plenty of fellas wearing the ‘optional vests’ for all the ladies out there in need of some eye candy after reading 50 Shades of Grey. But […]
Premier League pre-season friendlies preview
By Aidan Elder | Chief Sports Writer We’ve pretended we’re surprised Robin van Persie wants to leave Arsenal. We’ve scoured bits of MirrorFootball.co.uk we know are economical with facts for any sort of transfer tittle-tattle. And we’ve even briefly feigned interest in Steven Fletcher’s departure from Wolves. The warning signs are all there. We miss […]
Video of the Day: Iain Dowie does Fenton. Fenton!!
After years of imitating a professional footballer, Iain Dowie put his acting chops to work by doing an impromptu recreation of the wildly popular YouTube ‘Fenton!’ video. While being interviewed during a PFA Legends tournament in Barbados, Graham Fenton, formerly of Aston Villa, Blackburn and Blyth Spartans, takes off. Dowie hilariously trues to bring him to […]
Bolt v The Beast: The fastest show on earth
By Josh Powell It is always one of the stand-out highlights of the Olympic games. The 100 metre sprint lasts little more than nine-and-a-half seconds but it is the most exciting and eagerly awaited moment in the games. This year will be no different as Usain Bolt who holds the world-record of 9.58 seconds will […]
Morning Wrap: Mancini signs five-year deal at City
Football Andy Carroll could soon be booking Italian lessons down the local polytechnic as Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers has admits he would consider sending the striker on a loan move to AC Milan. Contrary to wild rumours that swept the internet yesterday Roberto Mancini has signed a £30m+ five-year-deal that keeps him at Manchester City until 2017. Chelsea […]
5 things you must do if you’ve got the F.E.A.R.
(Football Emptiness Anxiety Reflux) By Paul Mallon It’s now less than one month to the start of the new Premier League season. But that’s still four weeks. Wars have been lost in the same time. Hell, this time four weeks ago, Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes were still in the throes of wedded passion. Ahem. […]
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