Liverpool striker Mario Balotelli saw something that tickled him during Manchester United’s controversial 5-3 loss to newly promoted Leicester City yesterday and tweeted: “Man Utd… LOL.” Naturally, it was met with an explosive response from sad, little “fans” who saw it as an excuse to abuse the 24-year-old Italian football …
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No one could doubt what Liverpool manager Brendon Rodgers would have done if Morpheus offered him the blue or red pill in the “Matrix.” Liverpool is about to go back down the rabbit hole after England’s sleeping giant agreed a 16 million fee for Italian maverick Mario Balotelli. Well, it …
Read More »Super Mario strikes: Italian wise guys tame Three Lions
“How would you like it if I have Mario Balotelli kick in your back door, eh? Would you like that?” Italian “wise guys” are renowned for unanswerable questions and the England football team certainly could not find the right response yesterday as the “Azzurri” launched its 2014 World Cup campaign …
Read More »W/Cup watch: Why Argentina will not take Tevez to Brazil 2014
Lionel Messi might be the best player in the world but Carlos Tevez is still Argentina’s most popular player. Not that this fact seems likely to get Tevez a ticket to the Brazil 2014 World Cup. Plus Brazil coach Luis “Big Phil” Scolari looks set to rest his country’s World …
Read More »Spain’s down with OPP, Neymar’s saucy 69 and Minala’s age-old secret
Is it June yet? Nothing like seeing your top strikers knocking them in for fun to get excited about the World Cup. Oh yeah, Argentina has it in the bag. All the Argies need now are two full backs, a solid central defensive partnership, a steady goalkeeper, a reliable box-to-box …
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