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Karlsruher SC defender scores the luckiest goal of the season


Sebastian Langkamp bags accidental 46 metre screamer

Currently rock bottom of the Bundesliga, Karlsruher FC haven’t had too much luck this season. Things changed on Saturday, however, when they secured a 1-0 victory at Bayer Leverkusen, thanks to this bizarre strike.

Defender Sebastian Langkamp told Bild that he was “trying to clear the ball into the stand”, but he ended up putting the ball away from 46 metres.

The Spoiler remembers a very similar goal to this one happening many years ago in the Premier League, possibly at White Hart Lane. If you can prove that we are not imagining things and can better describe the incident, please do so below…

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Posted: April 27th, 2009 by Ryan Bailey

Video: The worst basketball manoeuvre of all time


Who thought this would be a good idea?

This young man chooses to pass the time by jumping through his basketball hoop from his garage roof. What could possibly go wrong?

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Posted: November 25th, 2008 by Ryan Bailey

Video: Footballer gets stuck in a fairground ride!


Congolese star and Danny Cipriani look-alike get into trouble

Standard Liege stars Dieumerci Mbokani and Steven Defour were having the time of their lives at the funfair, right up until the former managed to jam his head under the safety harness. Bless.

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Posted: November 6th, 2008 by Ryan Bailey

Alan Curbishley’s woes, Kelly Brook and Hamburg’s football fan cemetery


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Paul Whitehouse gives an intriguing insight into the modern multicultural half-time team talk
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Mmm now that’s a sexy road accident!
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Curbishley: “I never even met Hayden Mullins”
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Which lucky rugby player has been stepping out with Kelly Brook?
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Time stands still as Posh gets a new haircut!
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It was only a matter of time until a football club opened its own cemetery
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Posted: September 9th, 2008 by Ryan Bailey

Gas Guzzler saves Chelsea star’s life


Joe Cole glad he ignored Al Gore when choosing motor

Joe Cole’s Range Rover

Big Phil Scolari officially started work at Chelsea’s Cobham training ground yesterday, and he almost did so a man down. On the way to training, Joe Cole’s Range Rover became rather too well acquainted with a 40-ton lorry:

“[Cole] dashed to the aid of another driver trapped in his Vauxhall Signum.

“The Chelsea winger’s £50,000 4×4 took the full impact of the Scania lorry - and careered into the Vauxhall.

“Driver John Jury was knocked unconscious - and came to with Cole banging on his window.”

The dent in the plush Chelsea tractor doesn’t look particularly life threatening, but the other driver claims Cole would not have survived if he had been driving a sports car, or one of those hybrid efforts that obnoxious people drive to let people know they are better than everyone else. Absolutely no one who lives in or around London needs a 4×4, yet it seems the winger and his bride-to-be Carly Zucker have done the right thing in completely disregarding their carbon footprint.

Spoiler bonus: it looks like someone has been playing tricks with Joe Cole’s Wikipedia entry

Joe Cole’s Wikipedia page

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Posted: July 8th, 2008 by Ryan Bailey

Video: How not to win the Tour of Switzerland cycling race


The crash barriers, they do nothing!

Cruising along at 40mph, Luxembourg’s Frank Schleck was on his way to winning the fifth stage of the Tour of Switzerland when he decided to take a little detour over a ravine.

Amazingly, he survived, got back on the bike and finished just three minutes behind eventual winner Markus Fothen. You know what else is amazing? A monkey riding a dog…

Best video ever? Yes, best video ever.

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Posted: June 20th, 2008 by Ryan Bailey

The French demonstrate the correct way to drive a coach


Ribery-less France struggle to take corners

French team coach

In many parts of France, drivers think nothing of ‘nudging’ parked cars in order to fit their own vehicle into a tight spot. Last night, the French team coach driver employed the bumper car mentality when attempting to enter the Letzigrund Stadium in Zurich.

It’s highly reassuring to know that the French will place millions of pounds worth of footballing talent in the hands of someone who can’t turn round a corner.

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Posted: June 18th, 2008 by Ryan Bailey