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| PHOTO: HAVE A SEAT, EMMANUEL. ANYWHERE YOU LIKE. |
Emmanuel Adebayor decided to have a seat—on a teammate—while celebrating Ryan Nelson’s goal against Bolton in the FA Cup yesterday. (AP PHOTO)
| LET ME INTRODUCE YOU TO A LITTLE THING CALLED ‘PHRASING.’ |
My goodness, Southampton. What a question! I suppose it depends…I mean, what? I… // Dirty Tackle
| THAT’S NOT AN ORANGE, THAT’S YOUR DISINTEGRATED HOPES AND DREAMS. |
What hath the US Olympic failure (over)wrought? This thing about Caleb Porter and an orange. // Run of Play
| HE’S KINDA LIKE THE IBRAHIMOVIC OF THE BLUE SQUARE SOUTH. |
Here’s the story of Tom Davis, a non-league journeyman who has a knack for landing on teams that get promoted. // twohundredpercent
| PHOTO: CENTRAL ASIA, KEEPING THE CLASSIC STACHE ALIVE SINCE…FOREVER. |
Uzbekistan’s Olympic team head coach, Vadim Abramov, has one epic, epic mustache. (REUTERS)
| YEAH, STOP COVERING THE OBVIOUS STORY, FRENCH PRESS. |
Franck Ribery is annoyed that the French press is obsessed with his return to Marseille, his former club, and thinks France should be more like Munich. Okay. // Futbolita
| I’M GOING TO HAVE NIGHTMARES ABOUT SENTIENT PINBALLS NOW. |
On Messi never dives: “…when defenders see you less as an opponent than as a demon spirit that must banished back to the realm of nightmares, you’ve made it, kid.” // The Classical
| IT’S A MEETING OF THE ARSENAL SUPPORTERS OF NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY. |
WSC addresses the Red Bulls’ struggle to attract fans that actually care about the Red Bulls. // When Saturday Comes
| PHOTO: SCALING THE HEIGHTS. PEOPLE REALLY NEED TO SEE HIS FLAGS. |
An APOEL Nicosia fan climbs the fence to wave his flags during APOEL’s Champions League match against Real Madrid. (GETTY IMAGES)
| WHAT’S A LITTLE PARAPHRASING IN THE INTEREST OF PAGEVIEWS? HMM? |
The hallmarks of bad English football journalism are myriad. Here’s the one about the quote in the headline not matching what was actually said. // The Footy Blog
| LET’S JUST TAKE A MOMENT TO MAKE OURSELVES FEEL GOOD. |
Football isn’t always tribalism and strife. Sometimes lovely instances of sportsmanship happen. Here are six. // Bleacher Report
| YOU CAN HAVE YOUR HUMAN FURNITURE, ADE. I PREFER A NICE BEAN BAG. |
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