James Kilpatrick
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Ex-Fulham goalkeeper Jesse Joronen loses two teeth on Copenhagen debut, plays on anyway
By James Kilpatrick published
In Other News... Joronen endured a painful start to life as Copenhagen's No.1 in Europa League qualifying against Finnish side KuPs on Thursday night

Anthony Stokes joins Englishman Harry Forrester at Iranian club Tractor Sazi
By James Kilpatrick published
In Other News... Ex-Sunderland striker Stokes becomes the latest recruit to the Persian Gulf League under former Wales boss John Toshack

Photographer squashed by Mario Mandzukic & Co. given free holiday by Croatia's tourist board
By James Kilpatrick published
In Other News... Yuri Cortez has been invited to the World Cup finalists' country for a bit of R&R

Watford send free replica shirts to fans who attended all 19 Premier League away games last season
By James Kilpatrick published
In Other News... Loyal Hornets who put in the hard yards last season have been rewarded with the club's new away shirt

Flamengo's Diego helped an 11-year-old with cystic fibrosis be a matchday mascot
By James Kilpatrick published
In Other News... The former Brazil international carried a device in a bag on his shoulder which enabled young Linda Ilana to breathe

Newly-professional Fulham youngster might have to do his Singaporean National Service now
By James Kilpatrick published
In Other News... Ben Davis has seen his appeal to defer his service turned down – but his father is fighting the case

Adam Rooney swaps Scottish Premiership for Non-League Salford City
By James Kilpatrick published
In Other News... The Class of '92-owned Salford City aren't messing around, having brought Aberdeen's prolific scorer to the National League

Manchester United's Axel Tuanzebe has broken the Hungry Hippos world record
By James Kilpatrick published
In Other News... The young stopper has become the fastest man to clear the game by doing so in 17.36 seconds. Hungry!

Want to see one of the worst tackles in history? Champions League qualification has you covered...
By James Kilpatrick published
In Other News... F91 Dudelange's Bryan Melisse took out all of his frustration in the final minute of his side's Champions League qualifier

Crusaders player lobs home remarkable own goal in 9-0 aggregate defeat to Ludogorets
By James Kilpatrick published
In Other News... Rodney Brown - who scored an own goal in the first leg, too - converted a lovely dink beyond his own goalkeeper. Oh...

Santi Cazorla returns to the pitch after 636 days to play for Villarreal
By James Kilpatrick published
In Other News... Santi's back! The Spaniard came on in the 67th minute for the Yellow Submarine against Hercules on Tuesday night

Who's in charge? Nigeria's top league has been suspended indefinitely
By James Kilpatrick published
In Other News... The Nigerian Professional Football League has been suspended because two people claim to head up the nation's football federation

Cambodians break world record with four-day, 2,734-player match
By James Kilpatrick published
In Other News... Croatia needed three lots of extra time to reach the World Cup final, but this crop of youngsters, coaches and locals have taken the notion of time to new levels

Play-off losers Bari have been relegated from Serie B... to Serie D
By James Kilpatrick published
In Other News... Bari, the former club of David Platt and Paul Rideout, have run out money and will start next season in the amateur leagues

Diego Maradona's presentation as Dynamo Brest chairman was as bizarre as expected
By James Kilpatrick published
In Other News... The Argentine icon has been given one of the more unusual unveilings in his new role. But then, when is anything ever normal with El Diego?

Juventus sold over half a million Cristiano Ronaldo shirts in first 24 hours
By James Kilpatrick published
In Other News... Ronaldo hasn't even been officially unveiled at Juve, yet the Serie A champions are greatly benefitting from his name.

FC Emmen's physio tricks two new signings with a 'lung capacity test' prank
By James Kilpatrick published
In Other News... Dutch club's physios have continued their longstanding tradition of messing with a few of the new recruits.

Gareth Southgate is offered his own open-top bus parade in Harrogate
By James Kilpatrick published
In Other News... If he wants to, the England manager could have an open-top double-decker parade... just for him.

Europa League qualifying has already begun with a stunning goal scored in Luxembourg
By James Kilpatrick published
In Other News... Viitorul Constanta's went for a spin to convert a sublime opener at Racing Union.

Supermarkets Aldi and Lidl to close early on Sunday if England reach the World Cup final
By James Kilpatrick published
In Other News... Both chains have promised all staff can go home at 3pm on Sunday if England reach their first World Cup final since 1966.

Eric Dier is a fan of Gareth Southgate's "karaoke tunes" on England's World Cup trips
By James Kilpatrick published
In Other News... Dier says Southgate likes to blare out some '80s and '90s classics on the team bus.

Gianluigi Buffon debuted vs George Weah, now he's his son's team-mate
By James Kilpatrick published
In Other News... The 40-year-old netminder made his Parma debut 23 years ago against George Weah and now he's been given a fantastic reminder of it.

In Brazil, FIVE red cards are dished out following a frantic mass brawl
By James Kilpatrick published
In Other News... A lengthy scrap involving both sets of players and coaching staff broke out in a Serie D clash on Sunday.
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