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WTF?! Fabio Simplicio Called to the National Team!
Another surprise of Dunga, and not a good one this time. Ramires, injured, will be replaced by Palermo’s Fabio Simplicio in the matches against England and Oman. This just doesn’t make sense.
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Video: Fan Invades The Pitch, Takes a Penalty and Scores!
This one happened in the match Saturn – Spartak Moscow for the Russian league. Alex, from Spartak, was going to take a penalty when a fan invaded the pitch, took the penalty and scored. And he even had time to celebrate. Enjoy:
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“Didn’t You See it ?” – The Ugliest Handball Goal in History
When Maradona, or even Messi, used their hands to score, the referees had a few excuses. The hands were close to the head, the pace was too fast, other players were in front of him, the linesman did not help… However, what happened in the match Ceara – Parana for the second division of Campeonato ...
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Video: Scolari Loves a Uzbek Wedding Party
It seems the 2002 World Champion coach already forgot his spell at Chelsea…
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Photo: Kaka Gives a Hand Job to Adriano
Maybe he is having too much fun. Too Much.
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Photo: Sharing Saliva Won’t Make You Play Better
This is not what Andre Lima from Botafogo seemed to be thinking when he shared a moment with a Gremio defender.
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FIFA Interviews Maradona… and cannot stop asking about Brazil!
FIFA published the second part of the interview with Diego Maradona, Argentina’s god and coach. The funny part is, FIFA would not stop asking questions about Brazil. Ok, Brazil plays Argentina on September 5th and if Brazil wins, Seleção already qualifies for the World Cup while Argentina would be in serious trouble (could this cost ...
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Brazilian Courts Say that Fixing Results is OK
Some of you may remember the scandal of result fixture in the 2005 Campeonato Brasileiro. At the time, referees Edílson Pereira de Carvalho and Paulo José Danelon were caught being bribed by “investors” to fix results that would benefit their bets in international websites. When caught, Carvalho was even jailed and confessed his participation. The ...
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What up Manchester United?
What was that? Manchester’s loss to Burnley, even if not at the Old Trafford, by 1 – 0 has been the biggest upset so far in the EPL. Alex Ferguson’s squad played like sheits and was easily dominated by Burnley’s players. Owen played and could not really do much after missing a clear shot from ...
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Refs Biased Towards the Home Team, Finds Research
So a “new” (at least to me) study found what we already new: referees are biased towards the home team. The study called “The Influence of Social Forces: Evidence from the Behavior of Football Referees” by Thomas J. Dohmen was published in the Economic Inquiry in July of 2008. One of the findings is that ...