The article is about the decision of the FA to punish players who withdraw with no reason from England's international matches, but the funnier part is this:
In a bizarre case, Sparta Prague withdrew Czech duo Tomas Pekhart and Vaclav Kadlec and Croatian defender Manuel Pamic from international duty for fitness reasons this week - then fielded all three in a friendly against Zenit St Petersburg in Spain on Wednesday.
In an apparent attempt to disguise the players’ identities, their names didn’t appear on the teamsheet and the three wore jerseys with teammates’ names on them - Pamic playing as Jakub Podany, Kadlec as Pavel Kaderabek and, most bizarrely of all, Pekhart, who is white, as black Cameroonian midfielder Martin Abena.
Sparta’s plan seems to have been rumbled when a Czech journalist recognized the players in photos posted on Zenit's website.
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kumazan wrote:
The article is about the decision of the FA to punish players who withdraw with no reason from England's international matches, but the funnier part is this:
In a bizarre case, Sparta Prague withdrew Czech duo Tomas Pekhart and Vaclav Kadlec and Croatian defender Manuel Pamic from international duty for fitness reasons this week - then fielded all three in a friendly against Zenit St Petersburg in Spain on Wednesday.
In an apparent attempt to disguise the players’ identities, their names didn’t appear on the teamsheet and the three wore jerseys with teammates’ names on them - Pamic playing as Jakub Podany, Kadlec as Pavel Kaderabek and, most bizarrely of all, Pekhart, who is white, as black Cameroonian midfielder Martin Abena.
Sparta’s plan seems to have been rumbled when a Czech journalist recognized the players in photos posted on Zenit's website.
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Brazil legend set to hang up his boots
Record-breaking Brazil striker Ronaldo is poised to announce his retirement from football.
The 34-year-old, who has enjoyed a glittering career in Spain, Holland, Italy and Brazil, has of late become a target for Corinthians fans disappointed at their side's exit from the Copa Libertadores.
He told newspaper O Estado de S. Paulo: "I want to stay but I can't. I think of a move, but I can't perform it as I want to. It's time."
He added: "My body aches. The head wants to continue, but the body can't take much more."
Well, as he said it all: 'It's time. But hell it was beautiful.' Me, as a brazilian, or even though I were from any other country, can only thank him for giving us the oportunity to see pretty much everything he did.
Played for Milan, Inter, Real Madrid, Barcelona. Won 3 times the FIFA World Player of the Year award, most wins in that together with Zidane (and first to do that), greatest goalscorer in WC ever (15 goals), 2 times WC winner, got a lot of titles in basically every team he passed.
Had serious injuries on his knee more than once, but always turned the situation. 414 goals in 622 games (0.65 goals per game), having a season in Barcelona with more than 1 goal per game and 2 almost equal seasons in PSV. Had fitness problems in the last couple years, being very much criticized for that, and couldn't play well on Corinthians the last 2 years also above the right weight.
He did not finish in a great way his career, 'but hell it was beautiful'. Thank you for the magical plays you've done, surely one of the best players of all time.
He had some 2nd league games ~8 years ago. Since then he is playing some games in the 3rd league and a lot of games in the 5th league as far as I know.
But this club is always a bit different as others. In the big derby 2 weeks ago against Hamburg they changed the goalies.
The new goalie is normally olaying with 200 spectators and now the big derby.
He might have been extra motivated as he was beated by some Hamburg fans some time ago and he did an excellent job in the game.
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Funny picture
Eto'o was in Milan in via Montenapoleone to buy sweets in a shop.
He parked in no parking zone, so a policewoman wants him to pay a fine of 38 €
He insist he didn't want to pay that and has success so he didn't pay nothing.
And he gain 10 millions € every year...Cycling-manager.it online and modding leader
PCM World Cup 2010 and 2011 Organizer.
