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  • Miroslav Klose – What Sportsmanship is all About

    Football sportsmanship isn’t only about kicking the ball out when an opponent is down. It’s also about the more important thing – Not cheating. Miroslav Klose of Lazio proved that playing fair isn’t something all footballers forgot to do, asking the referee to disallow his goal in the 3-0 loss to Napoli.

  • Who Said Lionel Messi Never Cheats?

    Lionel Messi isn’t all incredible scoring, titles and setting individual and team records with Barcelona. Apparantly, he’s gotten a lesson or two from Diego Maradona about scoring with your hands, although Messi’s attempt against Getafe didn’t turn out so well.

  • The Worst Soccer Referee Mistakes of All Time

    Refereeing a soccer match – one of the toughest jobs to have. No replay assistance, just call what you see, if you’re able to. You’ve got linesman and assistants, but sometimes they actually make it worse. Here are a few of the finest examples of why we need TV assistance in the game, from Diego Maradona to Frank Lampard, here are the worst refereeing decisions ever made.

  • Biggest Cheaters in Sports

    With the whole Thierry Henry incident in the World Cup playoffs, we take a look at some other “great” cheaters in the history of sports, to show Henry, that despite his wonderful career, the reason he’ll be remembered for eventually might be a pretty shameful one.