Articles tagged with "penalty"
Poll: Did Cristiano Ronaldo Dive or Did He Fall?
By Daryl | September 29th, 2008Cristiano Ronaldo got all the headlines after Man Utd's 2-0 win over Bolton, mostly for the way he won Utd's penalty (which he also converted.) You ...
Nakamura Wins PK, Checks Video To See If He Was Fouled.
By chris | September 23rd, 2008It was a good win for Celtic over the weekend against Kilmarnock, but it didn't come without some controversy. They were comfortably leading 2-0 in ...
The Ankle and the Miss-hape
By Kamran | August 29th, 2008Let me state the obvious: Terry's miss in Moscow was infinitely more tormenting for him than Jesus' one for him. This was Supercoppa. And while ...
Iain Vigurs is the hero as we squeak by Arbroath
By Ian Rose | August 27th, 2008Well, that was entirely too close. 2-2 at the end of regulation. 2-2 at the end of extra time. This is not ...
Great Example of That Trick Penalty Thingy With No Name
By Daryl | May 29th, 2008[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t5bVaTuxN-g[/youtube] This is a nice little penalty manoeuvre from Brazil, scored by two América players against Ideal. From the spot, Euller flicks the ball forward to Douglas, ...
Materazzi Tests the Unwritten Rule, and Fails
By Daryl | May 12th, 2008There's a sort of unwritten rule in football... that the guy who wins the penalty should never, ever take it. I personally think it's bullshit. ...
Galatasaray 2:2 Istanbul Buyuksehir Belediyespor- What a match!!!
By Musab | December 3rd, 2007Just for your information, Istanbul Buyuksehir Belediyespor means "Istanbul greater city municipality Sport Club". Thats gotta be a record. STAT:Ali Sami Yen HAKEMLER:Hüseyin Göçek, Alpaslan Dedeş, ...
River Plate "Penalty" over Nueva Chicago
By Christian | June 13th, 2007If you haven't yet seen it, here's the controversial penalty from last Saturday that gave River the point it needed to qualify for next year's ...
It's that damn referee: Two videos that show that the man with the whistle is not always right (believe it or not)
By Sam | April 4th, 2007In the light of Kaka's ho-hum penalty and general banter about diving this and argument that, I'm providing videos from two of the most talked-about ...
Arsene Wenger Content Kissing His Sister
By Trent | March 16th, 2007The English Football League is considering going to penalty shootouts at the end of drawn matches. The preliminary thought would be that if a ...
Matchday 27 - PSG bombs (figuratively), Saint-Étienne bombs (literally)
By Sam | March 5th, 2007Fans in France aren't big on violence. Besides PSG supporters, anyway. No, they prefer to bombard the pitch with flares and explosives in order to ...
Stop Talking, Totti: Or, When You've Been an Idiot, Just Shut Up About It Already!
By Martha | February 26th, 2007I'm not one of those people who hates Francesco Totti because he's beautiful (you know who you are), or can't stand his diving calculated winning ...
Conceding seventy penalties per game will usually get you run out of town
By Sam | November 16th, 2006Mario "Jesus" Yepes, Paris SG's colossal full-back could be going the way of the Dhorasoo. Since the start of the season, Yepes has picked up ...
Collector's Item
By Andy | November 6th, 2006Claude Makelele's wonder strike for Chelsea against Tottenham. The highlight of Chelsea's 2-1 defeat. This goal was the second goal that Claude has scored in ...
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