Racist News
So much insensitivity, so little time…

Spain’s Olympic basketball and tennis teams are no strangers to pulling offensive gestures for the camera, and Argentina’s ladies football team have now contributed to the International Athletes’ Photobook of ‘Slit-Eye’ Face-Pulling.
The picture above was published in Argentinean newspaper Ole two weeks ago, and was taken long before the Spanish decided to hamper their 2016 Olympic bid.
The world needn’t worry about any repeat incident from the Argentine ladies, however, as they lost every single

Tags: Andrea Ojeda, Argentina, Basketball, Beijing 2008, Eva Gonzalez, Fabiana Vallejos, Maria Potassa, Ole, Olympic Bid, Pau Gasol, Racism, Slit-eye gesture, Spain, Women's Football
Posted: August 19th, 2008 by Ryan Bailey
Beijing 2008 News
Here’s a medal that isn’t guaranteed to the hosts
Only a victory against Brazil in a few hours time will allow China’s football team to advance to the quarter-finals of the men’s football Olympic football event, and judging by the nostalgic snippet above (courtesy of Pies), the hosts’ pedigree suggests Ronaldinho et al will ruin the party.
(The clip is taken from Fantasy Football League in 1996, and we can only pray that Danny Baker has shelled out for a haircut and some trousers by now.)
Spoiler Olympic bonus: See a Brazilian lady score an impressive overhead kick at the Olympics after the jump…

Tags: Beijing 2008, Brazil, China, Danny Baker, David Baddiel, Fantasy Football League, Frank Skinner, Men's Football, Olympics, Soccer, Women's Football
Posted: August 13th, 2008 by Ryan Bailey
Video of the Day
You couldn’t make up the kind of dirty tactics going on in this match
A superb find from The Beautiful Game
Tags: Cheating, China, Korea, Women's Football
Posted: February 25th, 2008 by Ryan Bailey