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Floyd Mayweather – Waited for the Manny Pacquiao Loss
Ever since he got out of prison, Floyd Mayweather has been very quiet compared to what we’re used to seeing and hearing from him, until now. I guess Manny Pacquiao losing a fight is such a cause for celebration in camp Mayweather, that he just couldn’t resist and share his wisdom on the subject.
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Referee Courtney Kirkland Tries to Block a Kris Humphries Free Throw
We’ve seen some weird things between players and NBA referees before, but someone trying to block a free throw? That’s new. Courtney Kirkland, who has been among the league’s officials since 2000, did everything he could to stop Kris Humphries from taking a free throw, just so a substitution would be made.
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Great European Clubs Most Capped Players
While loyalty is a disappearing world in today’s football world, there’s also a lot more matches to be played, mostly through the Champions League, helping more recent players for clubs with the buying power reach new heights and set new records when it comes to appearances, like Ryan Giggs for Manchester United, Alessandro Del Piero for Juventus and Javier Zanetti for Inter.
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Transfer Rumors 2013 – Where Will Fernando Llorente End Up
Fernando Llorente is done with Athletic Bilbao. Come June, the 27 year old striker will be leaving on a free transfer instead of the club making money off of him last summer or this coming January transfer window. According to the striker, he prefers to land in the Premier League.
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Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and His Unnecessary Diamond Football Boots
Money, success, power. This changes a man not only from the outside, but only from the inside. How else would you explain Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang of Saint-Étienne has taken boot design and on-field lavishness to a whole new level with a a pair of boots worth £2,500, covered with Swarovski crystals.
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Goal Record – Lionel Messi, Godfrey Chitalu or Zico
Just when we though we’ve heard the last of Lionel Messi breaking the calendar year goal scoring record, the Zambian FA and Flamengo rise to challenge the achievement, claiming that either Godfrey Chitalu from Kabwe Warriors or the legendary Zico already hold the mentioned milestone.
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Real Madrid – Pepe Returns to his Violent Ways
Did you think Pepe was a reformed man? Now strictly focusing on defending and helping his team out? Wrong. The man who used to commit the most violent of fouls, even in front of the referee, has simply gotten more sophisticated, hiding his work. The camera still caught everything during Real Madrid’s 2-1 loss to Celta.
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Los Angeles Clippers – Chris Paul Loves These Ugly Wins
Not every game by the Los Angeles Clippers is a slam dunk show by Blake Griffin and DeAndre Jordan. Sometimes, winning ugly, with defense, with scratching and with digging deep late in the fourth quarter, especially for Chris Paul, is just as satisfying if not more.
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Los Angeles Lakers – Kobe Bryant Keeps Playing Alone
Another superb scoring performance from Kobe Bryant, another loss for the Los Angeles Lakers. A team that was supposed to be playing the most balanced kind of offense in the NBA when the season kicked off has changed and turned and transformed into a torn apart unit that simply doesn’t know what to do to win games.
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New York Knicks – Carmelo Anthony Thriving in City Rivalry
Playoff games in the month of December. That is what a really good NBA rivalry is about, and now that the Nets are a competitive team again, playing in Brooklyn nonetheless, every game between them and the New York Knicks is a chance for some animosity, some great basketball and for Carmelo Anthony to show what kind of a season he’s having.