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After the embarrassment of losing an FA Cup final to a relegation-threatened side that was assembled for less than half the cost of his own Manchester City transfer fee, Carlos Tevez suffered further indignity when he took an unfortunate trip on the steps at Wembley, straight after having a losers' medal thrust in his face.
If only City had taken a more "holistic approach" to walking down stairs under Roberto Mancini, this never would have happened.
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Crystal Palace booked their place in the Championship playoff final with a 2-0 win at Brighton on Monday evening, meaning the Eagles will play Gianfranco Zola's Watford on Memorial Day for the right to return to the Premier League.
Straight after the game, winger Yannick Bolasie captured the elated mood in the locker room on his mobile phone. Future Manchester Utd forward and two-goal hero Wilfried Zaha was so excited by the prospect of a trip to Wembley that he couldn't help but drop an F-bomb. Yet Wilf's elation couldn't be matched by manager Ian Holloway, who broke into one of the strangest shaky-leg dances you're ever likely to see. Perhaps he picked up those moves on Planet Zarf.
Read More »from Ian Holloway dances in the locker room after Crystal Palace Championship playoff winRKC Waalwijk midfielder Jeff Stans took down the referee with an odd two-footed tackle in the center of the pitch during an Eredivisie match against NEC Nijmegen. Stans' attempt to get to a pass that went behind him caused him to slide through the referee, who took a tumble. The ref laughed it off and patted Stans on the back to let him know it was OK, but Stans appeared more concerned with missing the pass as play continued.
Of course, this could have all been a well-planned ploy to tackle the referee without getting in trouble for it. If so, it was clearly a resounding success.
This has been the Dirty Tackle of the Day: a chronicling of unfortunate events.
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With two matches left to play, Manchester City have officially sacked manager Roberto Mancini one year to the day after he led them to the Premier League title. Days of speculation and rumor made it seem like an inevitabality, but Man City announced the decision with a statement on their official website Monday night, the crux of which is the following paragraph:
Despite everyone’s best efforts, the Club has failed to achieve any of its stated targets this year, with the exception of qualification for next season’s UEFA Champions League. This, combined with an identified need to develop a holistic approach to all aspects of football at the Club, has meant that the decision has been taken to find a new manager for the 2013/14 season and beyond.
If Mancini did achieve the goal of Champions League qualification, then he didn't exactly fail to achieve any of the club's stated targets this year. Also, use of the phrase "holistic approach" is already being widely mocked for being nonsensical. Clearly this statement could have been written much better both in explaining why Mancini was sacked and avoiding backlash from the public and press.
The following is the statement Man City should have made...
Read More »from What Man City’s statement to announce the sacking of Roberto Mancini should have beenWhile more experienced domestic champions Barcelona and Manchester United held relatively incident free parades through their respective cities, PSG fans celebrated their first Ligue 1 title since 1994 by busting up shop windows and fighting police.
The riots began Sunday night after PSG beat Lyon 1-0 (which was also followed by Zlatan Ibrahimovic yelling at Leonardo until he ended up in the hospital). They resumed on Monday as PSG held their open-top bus parade through Paris. The parade concluded in front of the Eiffel Tower, where the players lifted the trophy and the fans switched back into riot mode.
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