James Kilpatrick
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Steaua Bucharest's Ianis Stoica scores on debut... aged only 14
By James Kilpatrick published
In Other News... Urgh – yes, really. Ianis Stoica has made the world feel that little bit older by coming off the bench to score his first professional goal for the Romanian giants

Joe Cole to become player/assistant coach at Tampa Bay Rowdies
By James Kilpatrick published
In Other News... The former Chelsea star and England international is taking his first steps into coaching

Russian club Mordovia Saransk offering free tickets... for cigarettes
By James Kilpatrick published
In Other News... Mordovia have promised free entry to fans who bring a packet of cigarettes to the stadium ahead of their game against Fakel Voronezh.

La Liga: Getafe's only goal to beat Espanyol was an absolute humdinger
By James Kilpatrick published
In Other News... Damian Suarez delighted Getafe fans with an outrageous long-range effort

Watch: Cristiano Ronaldo checks out his facial injury on a mobile phone
By James Kilpatrick published
In Other News... Ronaldo commandeered the Real Madrid doctor's device to inspect his bloodied face. Got to look your best at all times, no?

Video: Neymar spectacularly fails with social media showboat attempt
By James Kilpatrick published
In Other News... The poster boy of skills has failed miserably in doing one of his more basic ball tricks.

Former WWE wrestler 'Hugo Knox' returns to football in non-league
By James Kilpatrick published
In Other News... After leaving the WWE, former football league goalkeeper Stuart Tomlinson has signed a contract with Altrincham.

David Brooks withdraws from Wales squad, gets call-up for England within 11 minutes
By James Kilpatrick published
In Other News... It doesn't seem to take long to switch allegiances these days...

Video: River Plate forward tries to stroke ball into empty net, goes horribly wrong
By James Kilpatrick published
River Plate Substitute Tomas Andrade's limp effort at an open goal allowed Belgrano's grateful goalkeeper to claw the ball away at the last second.

Watch: Mauro Icardi missed an absolute sitter in the Milan derby... which finished goalless
By James Kilpatrick published
In Other News... The Argentine already had a goal ruled out by VAR before he made a complete mess of a golden chance in front of an open goal

Watch: Daniele De Rossi's calamitous own goal helped Barcelona to a 4-1 Champions League win over Roma
By James Kilpatrick published
In Other News... Barça went 1-0 up in the first half of their quarter-final first leg as De Rossi somehow rifled the ball into his own net from range

Las Vegas Lights release a unique neon-themed kit that will divide opinion
By James Kilpatrick published
In Other News... After being granted a space in US Soccer's second tier, Las Vegas Lights have released a bold new strip.

Sporting Lisbon youngster scores Lionel Messi-esque goal in U13 match
By James Kilpatrick published
In Other News... There’s a new Mané in town...

Video: Cruz Azul pull off brilliant 20-man header challenge
By James Kilpatrick published
In Other News... Mexican side Cruz Azul have gone viral while preparing for their cup tie with Albrijes on Thursday.

Watch: In Honduras, Real Espana's match is suspended after a mass fan pitch invasion
By James Kilpatrick published
In Other News... Real Espana's clash with Marathon had to be suspended late on after a chaotic brawl broke out.

Peruvians are doing absolutely everything to disrupt play-off opponents New Zealand
By James Kilpatrick published
In Other News... First it was delayed flights and bus rides – and now Peru fans have let off fireworks outside the NZ team hotel... at 2.50am

TC Freisenbruch are a German amateur team entirely run by 384 online managers
By James Kilpatrick published
In Other News... The ninth-tier side are guided by their army of online followers who make decisions on everything from starting XIs to ticket prices.

FIFA tell Leicester they were 14 seconds too late trying to sign Adrien Silva
By James Kilpatrick published
In Other News... The Foxes were literally seconds too late in getting the relevant paperwork to FIFA in order to sign the Portugal international.

Arsenal launch new home kit... with Alexis Sanchez and Mesut Ozil
By James Kilpatrick published
In Other News... The duo, whose futures remain a mystery, have helped unveil the Gunners' new 2017/18 home kit.

Video: Ex-Liverpool striker Florent Sinama Pongolle nets brilliant overhead kick
By James Kilpatrick published
In Other News... The former Red has gone viral with this effort in Thailand.

Watch: Cristiano Ronaldo smashes another record with beauty from range against Dortmund
By James Kilpatrick published
In Other News... Ronaldo became the first player to score in all six Champions League group games – and he did so in some style

Levante give free season tickets to most loyal fans after promotion to La Liga
By James Kilpatrick published
In Other News... The club's hardiest supporters are being rewarded for following their team in Spain's second tier this season.

Doctor confirms baby boom in Iceland – nine months after win over England
By James Kilpatrick published
In Other News... Creating new humans after the greatest day in the Nordic nation's football history apparently proved a popular means of celebration
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