You’d think that with the season being over, it might be possible for Paolo Di Canio to finally take a nap.
Nope. Not so. Instead, the Sunderland manager launched an angry attack on the discipline of his team after Phil Bardsley was pictured laying on the floor of a casino covered in £50 notes.
Yes, we suggest watching the entire thing.
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Stoke City’s Michael Owen, who has announced his retirement at the end of the season, found his car egged by teammates after Sunday’s game against Tottenham.
Owen already came up with a list of primary suspects, to whom he tweeted out this warning:
It’s a long week lads. Revenge is in the air! Chief suspects: Whitehead and Whelan. Huth is a possible too. twitter.com/themichaelowen…
— michael owen (@themichaelowen)
At least Owen’s true home team came up with a more appropriate and touching retirement gift:
‘Dad, I’ve made you this because it’s you last game’. #mylittlemate twitter.com/themichaelowen…
— michael owen (@themichaelowen)
Awwwwww.
Frank Lampard broke Chelsea’s all-time scoring record today, scoring both goals in the Blues 2-1 win over Aston Villa, which all but clinched Chelsea a spot in next year’s Champions League.
Lampard’s first goal tied the game and matched him with Bobby Tambling’s record of 202 goals. Super Frank then did him one better with just two minutes to play, scoring the game-winner and breaking the record at the same time. Here’s what Lampard had to say after the game:
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Time after time, Gareth Bale gets us on our feet with his tendency to score breath-taking goals. But today, Bale took the easy route, scoring on this bizarre block of Wigan keeper Joel Robles’ attempted clearance!
Watch as the ball just ricochets off Bale’s body and into the net, leaving Robles red-faced and ashamed. To make matters worse for Robles, Wigan teammate Emmerson Boyce added an own goal late in the game. The two unlucky goals turned out to be the difference between what would have been a shocking win over Spurs and a 2-2 draw that helps neither team.
(Image via BBC News)
In a classic case of misidentity, thousands of Manchester United fans who wished to congratulate Robin Van Persie on his hat trick and first Premier League title over the weekend sent their flattering messages to the twitter account of @rvp.
Only problem: @rvp belongs to 52-year old Indian IT consultant Ravi Visvesvaraya Sharada Prasad, or in other words, definitely not Robin van Persie.
The mix-up makes sense given that a majority of fans know Van Persie by his initials, RVP. However, to Prasad it has become a nuisance. He attempted to make his plight known with a message to the masses a month ago:
Unfortunately, the tweet backfired. What was meant to detract tweeters from his account instead spurred fans to retweet his tweets and jokingly praise him for his “contributions” to Manchester United’s season. All in all, Prasad says he has had over 10,000 mentions in the 24-hour span after United clinched the title.
Only makes us wonder: why hasn’t he changed his account name? Does he secretly like the attention? He certainly has gained popularity, having amassed over 3,600 followers. Not bad for an IT consultant in India!
By the way, Robin van Persie’s correct Twitter handle is @Persie_Official
If you thought that Manchester United winning their 20th Premier League title would knock Luis Suarez out of the news, you were wrong. Once the Red Devils finished their destruction of Aston Villa to clinch the BPL title, the players broke into celebration. After a fan threw a fake arm onto the pitch, Patrice Evra played along and took a bite out of it.
Clearly, a metaphorical slap in the face to Luis Suarez, who set off the soccer world with his bite in Sunday’s game. For those that don’t recall, Luis Suarez was banned 8 matches in 2011 after he was found guilty of racially abusing Evra.
Fresh off of his fifth Premier League title with Manchester United, it would appear that Patrice Evra got the last laugh.
