When life throws you tragedy in the form of a sports loss… what better way to express your disappointment than to burn your own things:

An Albanian fishmonger set fire to his van in a burst of anger after the national soccer team lost to the visiting Dutch side, and firefighters failed to extinguish the blaze [...]

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This guy either does not understand the concept of metaphors, or he just really, really wanted to start of his tenure as coach with a bold statement.
Catania coach Silvio Baldini will be fined by his club after kicking Parma boss Domenico Di Carlo in the backside during Sunday’s 2-2 Serie A draw.
Baldini, in his first [...]

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Want to root for Qatar?
Yea, at first neither did I, but that was before I found out that they are so desperate for fans at this year’s Asian Cup, that they are going to clothe and pay people to root, root, root for the away team.
Qatari delegates made enquiries about enlisting 10,000 local fans during [...]

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This is just so sad, its comical. In Sweden, a conference between Muslim imams and Christian priests was supposed to conclude the talks and events with a soccer game and show the world that people of both faiths can get along.
Church of Norway spokesman Olav Fykse Tveit said the imams refused to play against [...]

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This weekend’s incident at CSU got met thinking about some of the better head shots in memory’s past, here are a few from various sports:

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Deal? Okay good.
So for reasons I still do not understand, soccer fans get riled up. Riled up so much so that in Greece one man bit another man’s ear off. It can’t possibly be because of the food.. I have had pitas and man there is no way I’d go hungry in [...]

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Oh, right. That’s why.
998 goals. That’s how many goals Brazilian soccer player Romario says he has scored. Pretty impressive tally, but wait, seems that all 998 were not scored as a professional or in international play, and seems to have been kept track of by a stalker… or more probably Romario himself.
The [...]

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And Chelsea has celery.  I prefer octopuses, but maybe that’s because I’m a hockey fan, but both teams have a history of throwing somethign onto the field/ice of play… if that makes sense.. I don’t know.  So, whatever, point is that Chelsea fans are getting in trouble for throwing the veggie onto the pitch, and [...]

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And these three people make her look like a model citizen and parent.
Soccer Dad: I had previously believed the crazy overbearing parent attacking refs and coaches at youth sporting events was something that made America special. But not so. We now have this as a common trait with Germany, which is a much [...]

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So, David and Victoria Beckham are going to have a new reality show? Tell me more:
“Each episode will focus on Beckham’s transition to Los Angeles,” Variety said, adding the show “will explore how one of the most famous women in the world uproots the machinery surrounding her — publicist, stylist, personal assistant, etc. — [...]

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