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Top Libyan Soccer Players Defect

Goalie tells Gadhafi to 'leave us alone'

(Newser) - Moammar Gadhafi has reportedly lost top military officials to defection, and now he'll have to do without his star soccer goalie. Juma Gtat and 17 other players from the national team have switched allegiance to the rebels, reports the BBC . "I am telling (Ghadafi) leave us alone and...

30K Twitterers Defy UK Gag Order

British newspapers call situation 'farcical'

(Newser) - Some 30,000 people—and climbing—have tweeted the identity of a soccer player in Britain who, looking to hush up rumors that he had an affair, got a gag order to prevent the media from revealing his name—meaning those Twitterers may now be in breach. It's an...

18-Month-Old Soccer Ace Gets Pro Contract

YouTube video catches eye of local club

(Newser) - An 18-month-old Dutch toddler has won a pro contract after a video of him expertly kicking soccer balls into his toy box scored almost a million hits on YouTube. Baerke van der Meij was offered the symbolic contract by Venlose Voetbal Vereniging, the team his grandfather once played for, the...

Real Madrid Player Drops Trophy ... Under Bus

Evidently, 'it's not in good shape'

(Newser) - Sergio Ramos was probably flying pretty high after his Real Madrid soccer team won the Copa del Rey ... until he dropped the trophy. Off a bus. Which then ran it over. Hours after beating archrival Barcelona, Sergia Ramos and his teammates were celebrating atop the team bus when his grip...

Soccer Star Gets 2-Game Boot for On-Air Swear

Wayne Rooney getting 2-match ban for sweary goal celebration

(Newser) - British soccer ace Wayne Rooney is facing a two-game ban for cursing heard 'round the world. The Manchester United striker swore directly at a TV camera after completing a hat-trick against West Ham over the weekend and is now expected to miss the upcoming FA Cup clash with arch-rivals Manchester...

Dead Fan Catches Final Soccer Game

Coffin carrying murdered teen smuggled into Colombian stadium

(Newser) - A 17-year-old soccer fan in Colombia didn't let death stop him from being there for the big game. As police opened the gates near the end of a match between Cucita Deportivo and Envigado to let fans out, hundreds rushed in, bearing the teen's coffin, reports the Independent . Police were...

New Kick for Brit Soccer Fans: Jacko Statue

Fulham FC fans will be greeted by King of Pop at stadium

(Newser) - A statue of Michael Jackson has found an unlikely home outside a soccer stadium in London. Jackson's statute will greet fans arriving at Fulham's home ground Craven Cottage on the banks of the Thames after it is unveiled early next month, the Telegraph reports. Team owner Mohammed Al Fayed, who...

Brit Faces Race Rap for Calling Player 'French'

Lost his season ticket, faces public order charge

(Newser) - A British soccer fan has been banned from Everton games for calling a black French player "French." Actually, David Sibson shouted that one of the team's French players was "a useless French lazy b******," which was reported by another patron. The team took away Sibson's season...

Soccer Player Kills Rivals' Owl Mascot

Rival player kicks bird off pitch during Colombian match

(Newser) - Turns out that kicking an opposing team's mascot wasn't such a great idea: A Colombian soccer player who booted his opponents' lucky owl may face a fine and possibly even prison time after the creature died. The bird had wandered onto the field and been struck by a ball, at...

Soccer Team Suspended for Fielding Fake Jews

Holy Mount Zion may be cast out of league

(Newser) - Outraged members of a Jewish soccer league in Britain are calling for a team to be expelled for having phony Jews on the pitch. A suspicious referee made a complaint after hearing Holy Mount Zion players registered under the names Danny Potter and Simon Laub being called "Mariusz" and...

Gunmen Kill 7 at Mexico Soccer Game

Researcher predicts 5K will be killed in Ciudad Juarez this year

(Newser) - Seven young men were killed when gunmen traveling in three vehicles opened fire on a soccer game in Ciudad Juarez. At least one player was among the dead. Police say they haven't determined a motive for the shooting, which took place at a park opened last year as part of...

N. Korea Airs First Western Flick—Starring Keira Knightley

'Bend It Like Beckham' marks anniversary of British ties

(Newser) - North Koreans got treated to the country’s first-ever televised Western film this week: Bend It Like Beckham. News, soaps, and documentaries usually dominate the airwaves, and Western movies are restricted, the AP reports. The broadcast seemed to be an edited version of the Keira Knightley- and Jonathan Rhys Myers-led...

USA Flubs World Cup Pitch, Still Likely to Win

Bill Clinton, Morgan Freeman push US bid to FIFA

(Newser) - Soccer's governing body chooses the country to host the 2022 World Cup today and the US is widely expected to win—despite a somewhat shambolic presentation yesterday. Bill Clinton's speech was long and rambling and Morgan Freeman accidentally skipped a page in his script, but Team USA star Landon Donovan...

Iran Hangs 'Temporary Wife' in Murder

Mistress had been convicted in slaying of soccer star's wife

(Newser) - Iran hanged the mistress of a former soccer star today, the final chapter in a long saga that entranced the nation and highlighted the place of "temporary wives" in Iranian society. Shahla Jahed had been jailed for eight years in the murder of her lover's wife after convictions in...

Fake Togo Soccer Team Scams Bahrain

Imposters lose 3-0, but make off with cash

(Newser) - Last month, Bahrain's national soccer team hosted a friendly game against Togo, notching a 3-0 victory against a surprisingly weak team. Except the team wasn't Togo's, reports the Wall Street Journal, but rather a group of imposters looking to pocket fees generated by the match. The real Togolese team was...

Caribbean Soccer Star Shot Dead in Brooklyn

St. Lucian player killed after scoring winning goal

(Newser) - A St. Lucian soccer player was shot and killed on a New York City street hours after scoring a goal that sent his country through to the finals of a tournament for Caribbean teams. Isidore Philip Tisson was shot in the head by an unknown gunman who approached from behind...

Mob Sent Secret Notes Via Texts Aired in TV Ticker

Scrolled messages kept godfathers up to date

(Newser) - Mafia gangsters have been sending secret missives to imprisoned godfathers via text messages scrolled along the bottom of a popular Italian soccer program, a judge has revealed. The notes, which kept mob bosses informed of nefarious ventures, were tucked among innocent messages from fans that ran constantly throughout the program...

Man Rams Car Into Vuvuzela-Happy Bar

Suspect allegedly fired gun into the air first

(Newser) - An Italian man illustrated the dangers inherent in vuvuzela blowing yesterday, when, driven mad by the droning noise emanating from a nearby bar, he walked into the place with a rifle and fired several shots into the air, ANSA reports. Amazingly, the patrons ignored the shots and kept right on...

Seer Octopus Gets Agent
 Seer Octopus Gets Agent 
Jul 26, 2010 4:39 AM CDT

Seer Octopus Gets Agent

Paul raising funds for endangered Greek turtles

(Newser) - The world's most famous octopus has retired from predicting soccer outcomes but he'll be staying in the public eye. Paul the octopus—who correctly predicted eight of eight World Cup games—now has an agent, according to his German aquarium home. The octopus is believed to be worth millions in...

French Soccer Stars Held in Kid Hooker Probe

They 'didn't know she was underage,' says attorney

(Newser) - Two French soccer stars were grilled yesterday about sex with a teen prostitute by Paris officials investigating an underage sex ring operating out of nightclubs. A teen prostitute working for a Paris nightclub told police she had sex with the players, but attorneys for both Franck Ribéry, 27, and...

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