Articles tagged with "players-behaving-badly"
When Roy Keane Attacks: Five Survival Strategies
By Laurie | November 21st, 2009First, a confession: I kind of love Ipswich Town manager and former Ireland captain Roy Keane. (Even though he terrifies me.) But ...
Stressed About the Game? Laughter is the Best Medicine. Well, Okay, Laughter and Beer. You'll Need to Provide the Beer
By Laurie | November 6th, 2009This comes to me courtesy of a friend who wishes to remain anonymous. Not sure why. If I were capable of such photoshop ...
The Highlight Video, and Some Things You May Want to Pay Attention To
By Laurie | October 31st, 2009Highlight video, with some things you may want to look at: 1:00 -- Damn, we got lucky here. 1:22 -- ditto, but I think Keller would ...
Not Guilty for Stevie G. Will the Fans Forgive and Forget?
By Laurie | July 25th, 2009So many drunken footballers, I lose track. Let's see. It was John Terry who peed on the floor and Nicklas Bendtner ...
Beckham gets $1000 Fine for Fan Confrontation, But He Won't Apologize
By Laurie | July 24th, 2009Kudos to MLS for (finally) doing what needed to be done. Or at least a part of what needed to be done. NEW YORK ...
Houston Player Gets $500 fine for Anti-Ref Tweet
By Laurie | July 21st, 2009The upside of the twitter revolution? Lots and lots of people can have immediate access to your off-the-cuff thoughts. The downside? Lots and lots ...
Chingy Tweets
By Laurie | July 11th, 2009(Click to enlarge) Houston player and former USL Sounder Brian Ching (who wasn't even at the game, given that he was playing for the Nats ...
Humorous Unsubstantiated Rumor Time! Is Freddie Ljungberg a Tightwad?
By Laurie | July 6th, 2009I shouldn't even post this, given that the link to it just randomly appeared in my inbox with no substantiation. Plus I really like ...
Weekend Dose 04.19.09
By Laurie | April 19th, 2009Some news to read as you watch the skills of Villareal coach Manuel Pellegrini: (Spotted on 101 Great Goals) (So do you ever think about linking to ...
Weekend Quiz Answers: More Bad Boys
By Laurie | March 1st, 2009If you haven't taken our second Bad Boys quiz, stop by here and make your guesses, then come back to this post for the answers. ...
Weekend Quiz: Bad Boys, Part Deux
By Laurie | February 28th, 2009I had so much fun rehashing scandals last week that I thought we'd do it again this week. Name the bad boy. As ...
Weekend Quiz Answers: Who Were Our Bad Boys?
By Laurie | February 22nd, 2009Controversies and scandals and shame! Oh my! You guys did a great job of naming our bad boys of the week. Not a one ...
Juninho and Cris Should Learn to Shut Up
By Laurie | December 12th, 2008Note to Olympique Lyonnais players Juninho and Cris: If you're gonna break the rules, at least learn to keep your mouths shut. The two Brazilians ...
What Should Clubs do About Spoiled Players?
By Laurie | December 10th, 2008Interesting quote last week from Atletico Madrid goalkeeper Gregory Coupet, on why he left Lyon for Madrid: “I felt there was too large of a gap ...
Cristiano Ronaldo Sees Red for a WTF Moment
By Laurie | November 30th, 2008I've watched this video about five times, trying to get inside the mind of Cristiano Ronaldo to figure out WTF he was thinking when ...
Adrian Bastia Sent Off for Tripping a Pitch Invader
By Daryl | November 30th, 2008Busy game for Asteras Tripolis player Adrian Bastia. Not only did he score a 70th minute equalizer against Panathinaikos (no vid, just story) in the ...
Hatem Ben Arfa Has a Bad Attitude
By Laurie | October 27th, 2008Let's say you're a talented player with a history of conflict with teammates and a reputation for having a bit of an attitude. You ...
John Carew Treated for "Fatigue." Because Lap Dances Can Do That to a Person
By Laurie | October 25th, 2008Poor John Carew. The Aston Villa striker has been suffering from "fatigue" lately. It's been so bad that the team docs have had ...
New Video Game Let's You Live the Footballer's Off-the-Pitch Life, Too
By Laurie | October 14th, 2008Awhile back, Daryl wrote about "Football Superstars," the upcoming interactive video game, where you and nine other real people (everybody but goalkeeper) take the field ...
Pierre Wome Is A Bad, Bad Boy
By chris | August 19th, 2008Cologne defender/epic journeyman Pierre Wome is about to be in some really big trouble. At the end of this weekend's game against Wolfsburg, Pierre threw ...
SuperLiga Semis: Brawls, Bad Calls, Bad Attitudes and an All-MLS Final
By Laurie | July 31st, 2008US teams do not like to lose to Mexican teams. Mexican teams do not like to lose to US teams. As it was, ...
Bastian Schweinsteiger Visits a Transvestite Cabaret
By Laurie | July 18th, 2008I know I should probably feel guilt for posting a photo of German player Bastian Schweinsteiger stopping by a transvestite cabaret while on vacation in ...
Daily Dose 07.14.08
By Laurie | July 14th, 2008Some news to read as you legally flip people off and drink from an unregistered keg in Belmar, New Jersey: WAG wannabes, dust off your fake ...
The Blanco Video: When the Censorship Becomes the Story
By Laurie | July 11th, 2008A couple of days ago I posted this video that shows Chicago Fire Designated Player Cuauhtemoc Blanco punching DC United player Clyde Simms in the ...
Wanted for Crimes Against Fashion: Henry, Makelele, Ramos, Ronaldinho
By Laurie | July 10th, 2008I should be the last person on earth in to pass judgment on another's fashion sense. Don't think I don't know this. ...
Cuauhtemoc Blanco is a Bad, Bad Boy
By Laurie | July 9th, 2008VIDEO HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM YOUTUBE BY CENSORS. Rumors all over the place today about Chicago bad boy/Designated Player Cuauhtemoc Blanco assaulting one or more players ...
One USL-1 Team Will be Playing in the US Open Cup Final
By Laurie | July 9th, 2008First thing about last night's US Cup quarterfinals: I don't think the USA Today writer who covered the Seattle-KC game is a footy fan. ...
OFFSIDE EXCLUSIVE: Jimmy Conrad Q and A
By Dave Martinez | May 20th, 2008Jimmy Conrad has won a US Open Cup, has faced the World Champion Italians in World Cup competition, and has served as a vocal proponent of ...
Pato and Diego Support Ronaldo in that Transvestite "Misunderstanding"
By Laurie | May 1st, 2008I have always believed that it is under adverse circumstances that one discovers who one's true friends are. Like mistaking transvestite prostitutes for the ...
What did the Groundsman Say to Set Off Patrice Evra?
By Laurie | April 30th, 2008"Idiot" or "immigrant"? Which is the worse insult? It all depends on who you ask. Why does it matter? Because when you're talking ...
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