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Football/Soccer
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This Weekend’s Sports Multiple Is A More Measured Approach
24 Oct 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 3 Comments
Last weekend we went big. Maybe silly big but we were having some fun and took a chance on some long odds. Needless to say the bet didn’t come off and so this week are making up for it with a far more measured multiple which is offering 15 – 1 odds and includes matches from the following:
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Why Beckham Had To Go + More Top Highlights From Fergie’s New Book
23 Oct 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
There are a fair few of us who had not lived to see Manchester United managed by anyone other than Sir Alex Ferguson until the beginning of this season. The man is a legend – and like any legend, his post-retirement book is set to be cracker full of insider gossip. The man has got 26 years of pent-up issues, and he’s letting them all slide in his new hardcover. Here are some of the things we learned from his book.
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Christiano Ronaldo Sent This Brilliant Tweet About Underwear
23 Oct 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Just imagine a situation where he comes home to his stunning lady, drops his boots on the floor and says,”Honey, I want to make underwear for boys.” Really? Anyway, regardless of his motivations for starting the line, the real beauty here is the tweet he sent out last night about a competition for his new CR7 boys underwear.
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Soccer Kid Genius’ Grandpa Placed A Bet On His Future – And Won Millions
17 Oct 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Remember Harry Wilson? Well his granddad was either a soothsayer, a genius, or a lucky old fool. Grandpa placed a £50 bet on Harry to play for the Welsh football team, when Harry was only 18 months old. Harry’s debut just nabbed his Granddad £125,000 (R1,970,000).
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England Are Looking To Sign This 16-Year-Old Football Genius [VIDEO]
16 Oct 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
What do Ryan Giggs, Gareth Bale, and Harry Wilson have in common? They’re all football genuises, they’re all from Wales, and none of them have ever played for England. Although, that might change very shortly.
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Sir Alex Ferguson Comes Clean About Beckham, Rooney And Abramovich [VIDEOS]
03 Oct 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Alex Ferguson has sat down with American broadcaster Charlie Rose for an hour-long interview in which he dishes on his fraught relationships with David Beckham and Wayne Rooney, and Chelsea’s desire to land him as their manager.
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Last Weekend’s Sports Multiple Paid Out, And So Will This Weekend’s
26 Sep 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Last weekend the 5 – 1 multiple came good and as a result there were a few happy people here at The Compound. This weekend is probably one of the best spreads to date, offering some very interesting options and involves the following matches:
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Defender Pulls Down Striker’s Pants To Prevent Goal [VIDEO]
25 Sep 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
This video takes the saying “desperate times call for desperate measures” to a whole new level. Watch what happened during this Premier League match between Aston Villa and Tottenham on the weekend.
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Lions Rugby Player Apologises For This David Cameron Prank [PIC]
17 Sep 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Rugby player, Manu Tuilagi says he’s sorry for playing a prank on British Prime Minister David Cameron. Tuilagi was at 10 Downing Street on Monday afternoon for a visit along with the British and Irish Lions. The group posed for a photo outside the entrance to honour the Lions’ 2-1 defeat over Australia, and Tuilagi pulled this stunt.
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‘One Direction’ Member Takes Hit From Striker During Charity Match And Hurls On Sidelines [VIDEO]
09 Sep 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Angry mobs of teenage girls everywhere are most likely plotting revenge, because Louis Tomlinson, of One Direction has been injured. Click for more on these dramatic scenes 😉
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Buckingham Palace Will Host Its First Ever Football Game
06 Sep 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
To celebrate The Football Association’s 150th anniversary, Buckingham Palace will host its first ever football game played on the Royal Household gardens. Rad.
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Fans Insult Soccer Player’s Dead Mom, Soccer Player Bursts Into Tears [VIDEO]
02 Sep 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Everything about this story is very sad. In this video you will see an emotional, Turkish football player, Volkan Sen who plays for Trabzonspor FC. He burst in to tears during a match on Monday because fans of his OWN TEAM heckled his dead mother. Wait until you hear what the chairman of the football club had to say.
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The Monthly Meltdown: Angered Football Club Fans Stage Mental Fire Protest [VIDEO]
29 Aug 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Earlier this week in the land of the Pols, the defending league champion Legia Warsaw were fined and forced to close down a spectator stand stand for yesterday’s Champions League tie as punishment for their fan’s “racist behaviour” at a match in July. Naturally, the team’s fans responded by basically turning a stand into a glowing hellfire of fury and flares.
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Gareth Bale Has Been Sold In A World Record R1,4 Billion Football Transfer
26 Aug 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
24-year-old Gareth Bale will soon be playing for Real Madrid. The world record breaking, €100 million (R1,366,590,600) transfer from the Tottenham Hotspur has been finalized, and an official announcement could be made tomorrow.
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Soccer Player Pulls Down Opponent’s Shorts In Front Of Referee [VIDEO]
13 Aug 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
What do you do if an opponent kicks the ball away from where you positioned it during a soccer match? You pull down his shorts of course. This is what happened and the referee just looked on.
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Fan Makes A Run For Ronaldo During A Football Match [VIDEO]
08 Aug 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Soccer star Christiano Ronaldo received some extra love during the final of the International Champions cup in Miami on Wednesday night. The enthusiastic fan interrupted the match between Real Madrid and Chelsea.
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Ronaldo Breaks Kid’s Wrist With A Free Kick (Seriously) [VIDEO]
25 Jul 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
An 11-year-old football fan named Charlie Silverwood got way more than he bargained for when he went to watch a game recently. Cristiano Ronaldo hit a free kick during a friendly between Bournemouth and Real Madrid on Sunday, but Ronaldo’s free kick left Silverwood with a broken wrist.
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The Best Worst Display Of Soccer You’ve Seen Since We Played Norway [VIDEO]
17 Jul 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The Haiti-El Salvador Gold Cup took place on 16 July 2013 and the level of soccer could not have been any better. Kidding. Watch the striker miss an open goal.
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Real Madrid Is The World’s Most Valuable Sports Franchise At A Whopping R29 Billion
16 Jul 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Real Madrid has dominated European soccer with 32 La Liga titles and nine UEFA Champions League trophies. The football club has seen stars like Raul, Ronaldo, David Beckham, Zinedine Zidane and Christiano Ronaldo walk through doors.
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Austrian Soccer Player Scores Ridiculous Goal From 60 Metres [VIDEO]
15 Jul 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
20-year-old Martin Hinteregger, a Red Bull Salzburg defender scored the goal of a life time. The ball was kicked from 60 meters away and had enough power to make it over the goal keeper’s fingers.
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Brazilian Soccer Player Scores First Ever Goal, Celebrates Too Hard, Injures Himself [VIDEO]
11 Jul 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Doing a cartwheel followed by a backflip is one way to celebrate your first professional soccer goal. But what this Brazilian soccer player did not bargain for was a sprained knee.
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Brawl Breaks Out At Amputee Charity Football Match [VIDEO]
05 Jun 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Look, sports brawls are regrettable enough at professional matches, but it’s poor form when community vetted charity games go into the toilet. We’re not sure how the trouble started between Holland and Belgium in this particular game, but the whole thing pretty much concludes with spectators and players punching each other in the mouth. [Source […]
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Will Smith Attempts Soccer Penalty – Fails So Badly It’s Almost Like He Was Joking [VIDEO]
30 May 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
After the performance Will Smith and his son Jaden gave on the Graham Norton show last week, we were convinced that the Fresh Prince icon could do no wrong – UNTIL THIS! Click through to see the video.
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Soccer Player Scores Goal, Takes Off Pants In Celebration, Gets Red Card [VIDEO]
24 May 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
If you ever make it over to Thailand, do pop over to the local football stadium to catch the Thai Premier League teams in action. Players tend to remove their pants when celebrating goals.
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David Beckham Announces Retirement
16 May 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
David Beckham is retiring at the end of his current season at Paris club, Paris St-Germain, where he is donating all his earnings to charity. This guy does things nicely..
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Paris Saint Germain’s Trophy Parade Crashed By Crazy Fans [GALLERY]
14 May 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Paris Saint Germain (PSG) won the French Championship League for the first time since 1994, and wanted to show off their trophy in the streets of Paris on Monday. But the club’s parade was cut short when fans started breaking car windows, throwing tear gas and lighting flares.
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WATCH: Sir Alex Ferguson Says Goodbye To Old Trafford With Great On-Field Speech [VIDEO]
13 May 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Manchester United’s win over Swansea on Sunday sweetened Sir Alex Ferguson’s departure, and after the match, Ferguson walked onto the field at Old Trafford to address the crowd and thank them, the club and the players for the memories he made while managing the club.
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Alex Ferguson Has Announced His Retirement: Read His Statement Here
08 May 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
Sir Alex Ferguson will be retiring from football management at the end of the current English football season, his 27th in charge of Manchester United. Under his tenure, United racked up 13 league titles, two Champions Leagues, the Cup Winners’ Cup, five FA Cups and four League Cups. Ferguson, who will remain at the club as […]
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Mike Tyson Followed Luis Suarez On Twitter Right After News Of The Biting Incident Broke – Seriously [PICS]
22 Apr 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Moments after news broke of Suarez biting Chelsea defender, Branislav Ivanovic, Suarez had a new Twitter follower, none other than Mike Tyson. I cannot stress to you enough how awesome this is.
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Liverpool Striker Luis Suarez Bites Chelsea Defender Branislav Ivanovic [VIDEO]
22 Apr 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The name Luis Suarez leaves a bitter taste in most South African’s mouths after the 2010 FIFA World Cup. But this time Luis has moved to another level. Liverpool’s “trouble-prone” striker attempted to bite the arm of Chelsea defender Branislav Ivanovic. Check it out
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