Bill and Hillary Clinton playing soccer during the summer of ‘75 [Via / More Here]
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Bill and Hillary Clinton playing soccer during the summer of ‘75

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Fans coordinating snowball attacks? Approved.

Before their Europa League match kicked off last Thursday, Legia Warsaw fans decided that creating a chant to go with a coordinated snowball attack on the Sporting Lisbon keepers would be an excellent idea. And funny enough, they were absolutely right. The referee didn’t appreciate the idea as much as we did though. He threatened to cancel the match taking place in Poland if they didn’t stop.

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The Mönchengladbach way

Borussia Mönchengladbach are one of the biggest surprises in Europe this season. Facing relegation at the end of last year, manager Lucien Favre has done a remarkable job in instilling a brand new system in his players. The league table doesn’t lie, and Mönchengladbach sit in second place, above Bayern Munich and completely capable of snatching the Bundesliga title from Borussia Dortmund.

Favre’s new tactics have emulated Barcelona’s tiki-taka system full of triangular passing, with a more physical twist that adheres to the customs of German Fußball. Fans are fawning over the likes of Marco Reus and Marc-André ter Stegen, but ‘gladbach as a team have transformed into a real force that can compete with the very best, in Germany and beyond.

(Thanks to 3nil for sending this vid our way)

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Nelson Mandela: The Liverpool FC Supporter We had to dig deep for this one. It turns out the legendary South African human rights and anti-apartheid activist was able to meet Liverpool when the club was on tour in South Africa in the summer of 1994. Serving as the President of South Africa in ‘94, Mandela was proudly presented with a Reds shirt by John Barnes, the club’s captain. In a 2003 interview with the FA, John Barnes admitted that he was lucky enough to spend three surreal hours talking with Mandela. Barnes said, “Even as a kid, I didn’t have heroes that I would chase for their autograph. But Mandela was different - he is the only man I have been properly in awe of… I am not ashamed to say I had my picture taken with him and it hangs proudly on my wall at home.” It was during those three hours that Mandela told Barnes that he was a fan of Liverpool FC.  The spark that led to a little research on the Mandela-Liverpool connection came from a “105 celebrity fans” article on Liverpool’s official website from 2003, which also includes the likes of Dr. Dre, Pope John Paul II, Samuel L. Jackson, Halle Berry, Elvis Costello, and Michael Schumacher… Follow AFR on Twitter / Facebook
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Nelson Mandela: The Liverpool FC Supporter

We had to dig deep for this one. It turns out the legendary South African human rights and anti-apartheid activist was able to meet Liverpool when the club was on tour in South Africa in the summer of 1994. Serving as the President of South Africa in ‘94, Mandela was proudly presented with a Reds shirt by John Barnes, the club’s captain.

In a 2003 interview with the FA, John Barnes admitted that he was lucky enough to spend three surreal hours talking with Mandela. Barnes said, “Even as a kid, I didn’t have heroes that I would chase for their autograph. But Mandela was different - he is the only man I have been properly in awe of… I am not ashamed to say I had my picture taken with him and it hangs proudly on my wall at home.” It was during those three hours that Mandela told Barnes that he was a fan of Liverpool FC. 

The spark that led to a little research on the Mandela-Liverpool connection came from a “105 celebrity fans” article on Liverpool’s official website from 2003, which also includes the likes of Dr. Dre, Pope John Paul II, Samuel L. Jackson, Halle Berry, Elvis Costello, and Michael Schumacher…

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Through Ryu’s Lens - AC Milan vs. Arsenal, San Siro

It was a dream night for AC Milan. It was a nightmare for Arsenal. With Milan wearing the red and black at home, Kevin-Prince Boateng, Zlatan, and Robinho stole the show. Ryu Voelkel was in the house of the Rossoneri to capture the rout and Thierry Henry’s last moments with the Gunners.

(Interact with Ryu on twitter @Toksuede and check his Flickr)

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