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Argentinean footballers wade in on the ’slit-eye gesture’ racism debate


So much insensitivity, so little time…

Argentinean Ladies Football Team

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

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Posted: August 19th, 2008 by Ryan Bailey

Why China will be knocked out of the Olympic football tournament today


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…

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Posted: August 13th, 2008 by Ryan Bailey

Korean footballers prove that cheaters sometimes prosper


You couldn’t make up the kind of dirty tactics going on in this match

A superb find from The Beautiful Game

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Posted: February 25th, 2008 by Ryan Bailey