English fifth-division side Guiseley provided a very good teachable moment for the youth of the soccer world this weekend with a knuckleheaded breach of sporting etiquette.
Specifically, they failed to follow one of the most hallowed unwritten rules in soccer, concerning the aftermath of an injury.
The interesting part begins right around the 7:00 mark.
Former footballer Adam Johnson was found guilty of one charge of sexual touching involving a child, a 15-year-old Sunderland supporter. Johnson is tentatively looking at four to 10 years of jail time (with a maximum of 14 years).
A statement from the victim read:
“From the very beginning of all of this I always doubted that people would believe me.
Louis van Gaal has hit the screens of millions of people this weekend and this time it wasn’t because his team lost again. Manchester United won, but that's not the reason for Van Gaal's bog weekend either.
During the game against Arsenal, the former Barcelona coach was very upset after the referee said Manchester United fouled Arsenal's Alexis Sánchez, something Van Gaal didn’t think was correct. So after a few seconds of ranting the assistant referee, he dropped himself. And yes, It was as awesome as you can imagine.
Here’s the Vine of Van Gaal diving against Arsenal:
Chelsea FC are no strangers to controversy and accusations of foul play, whether it's kicking ball boys, wasting time, anything Diego Costa does, racist fans...we could go on forever. Yet in their game against Norwich, Gary Cahill played a back pass to Courtois who picked it up so blatantly, it defies belief.
When you’re in the relegation zone, things just don’t come off for you. For one, that’s the reason you’re lodged at the bottom of the table to begin with — your basic inability to to do anything right. For two, being lodged at the bottom takes a toll on your mental well-being, affecting your once professional ability.
Your dog won’t even look you in the eyes anymore, trips to the neighborhood grocer become public persecutions and you can’t remember the last time your own supporters cheered rather than jeered your name on the public announcement system.
Louis van Gaal is back. Technically, he never left, but this season has been a parade of misery for fans watching him. He just seemed so serious, it was like he actually gave a f***. If there's one thing we know about the man who was once described, accurately, as a "cross between a weirdly angry pastry chef and a weirdly angry pastry," it's that he gives no f***s.
Remember when he bopped the camera? Louis van Gaal did not get anywhere near bopping cameras earlier this season.
Los deportes de fantasía son una industria estimada en $26 mil millones en los Estados Unidos. Puedes estar en una liga de fantasía en cualquier tipo de deporte hoy en día, desde NASCAR hasta golf, béisbol y fútbol y fútbol de fantasía.
El primer deporte en abrazar realmente la fantasía fue el béisbol. En la década de 1980, los fanáticos competían entre sí en lo que todavía se llaman ligas de asadores, y cuando la fantasía fue descubierta por más fanáticos de los deportes, como era de esperar, despegó.
Sunday's Capital One Cup final — Manchester City vs. Liverpool — won the day because, not only was it a great game soccer-wise, it gave us a phenomenal array of subplots. Let's run them down real quick:
The Yolo Derby
Manchester United don't need Jose Mourinho, judging by their performances over the past week.
You can't help but laugh at the constant back and forth of soccer fans. Just two weeks ago, Manchester United fans were calling for Louis Van Gaal's head. Jose Mourinho scarves were being sold outside Old Trafford, and there was talk that the Dutchman was done after pitiful losses to FC Midtjylland and Sunderland.
We don't know which team Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Mohamed Sanu supported in the Capital One Cup final Sunday, but, either way, it was a game he (and the future Mrs. Sanu) will never forget.
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