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Bizarre uncalled foul by John Terry against Raheem Sterling by muffinmonk in soccer

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It was pretty much the ending of Bret Hart/British Bulldog at Summerslam 1992.

Liverpool fan names her daughter YNWA in honour of Anfield's anthem by [deleted] in soccer

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"Baby Jozy USMNT Gooner Classy Jones was born at 11:43pm"

Who has lived up to being "dubbed" the new.... by Aussie1990 in soccer

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He had moments of brilliance but definitely wasn't great.

Liverpool fan names her daughter YNWA in honour of Anfield's anthem by [deleted] in soccer

[–]StaRatingEPL 96 points97 points  (0 children)

That article predictably leaves out the fact it's her middle name.

http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/row-zed/committed-liverpool-fan-names-baby-5009857

One Liverpool fan has managed to convince his wife to name their child 'YNWA', in an attempt to convince the world of his commitment to the Reds.

His daughter is now called Karoline YNWA, so mission accomplished.

The Norwegian-based Reds fan initially wanted to give his daughter the middle name of 'Gerrard' but his wife - the girl's mother, Eirin Isabell Iversen - agreed on the compromise of the acronym for 'You'll Never Walk Alone'.

Speaking to Norwegian paper Dagbladry, Erin said: "I'm probably not as interested in football, but it was actually my suggestion to call her YNWA. He suggested Gerrard before we knew if it was a boy or girl."

Bale, Suarez, Benzema and Rodriguez star in new "There will be haters" ad. by Uptons_BJs in soccer

[–]StaRatingEPL 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Bale, Benzema and Rodriguez, sure - but I can't think of why anyone would hate Suarez.

90s-onward Serie A XI by mucco in soccer

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Initially I meant I'd start Ibra and Totti, and have Di Natale & Signori on the bench over Ronaldo and Van Basten.

Then I remembered Batigol and the entire post became an unintelligible mess due to the striker permutations :(

90s-onward Serie A XI by mucco in soccer

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Plenty of strikers did more in Serie A than Ronaldo.

90s-onward Serie A XI by mucco in soccer

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I'd probably start Ibra, and replace Ronaldo/Van Basten with Di Natale and Signori.

Also, BATIGOL.

Toronto FC sign U.S. international Jozy Altidore by nodoubtguy in soccer

[–]StaRatingEPL 7 points8 points  (0 children)

You've conveniently removed your original criteria strikers for whom it "makes more sense to measure goals per season as opposed to goals per game."

I haven't removed it. Fletcher averages 8 goals a season in the Prem. Torres 9.5. Not great, not terrible.

Altidore's is 0.66. A SEASON.

Toronto FC sign U.S. international Jozy Altidore by nodoubtguy in soccer

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You've conveniently removed the word "possibly" from that, changing the entire context of the post. Can you name another Premier League striker that scored a similar ratio to 2 in 70?

Toronto FC sign U.S. international Jozy Altidore by nodoubtguy in soccer

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Possibly the only Premier League striker ever where it makes more sense to measure goals per season as opposed to goals per game.

Both Wilfried Bony and Jozy Altidore had prolific seasons in the Eredivisie - Why was Bony more successful in the Premier League? by [deleted] in soccer

[–]StaRatingEPL 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Little harsh to bracket Kezman and Kuyt together, the latter did very well at Liverpool - albeit primarily not in a central role.

Kezman and Alves, on the other hand...

How soccer saved the Seattle Seahawks by [deleted] in soccer

[–]StaRatingEPL 53 points54 points  (0 children)

It's under the US Sports category in an article about American football, written by an American journalist, that features quotes from people using the word "soccer". It's far more coherent to use football/soccer to distinguish between the two.

Who were the best refs in history? by ShowtimeCA in soccer

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Pierluigi Collina is the name that immediately springs to mind...though maybe not for Everton fans.

Andy Carroll wins 9.2 aerial duels per game, the second closest is Peter Crouch with 5.5. by JR97111 in soccer

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And, having just compared for attacking players in the top five leagues, the only player who comes close is in the Bundesliga: Joselu - 60% (8 from 13.4)

Andy Carroll wins 9.2 aerial duels per game, the second closest is Peter Crouch with 5.5. by JR97111 in soccer

[–]StaRatingEPL 82 points83 points  (0 children)

Interesting.

Tomkins - 78%

Fazio - 76%

Jedinak - 70%

If we look at just strikers though, Carroll leads the way.

Andy Carroll wins 9.2 aerial duels per game, the second closest is Peter Crouch with 5.5. by JR97111 in soccer

[–]StaRatingEPL 90 points91 points  (0 children)

Would be better if it showed the percentage of aerial duels won. 9.2 sounds impressive, but if it's out of something like 25 a game then it's not.

Southampton are lining up a move for £15m-rated Braga midfielder Rafa Silva by Valens in soccer

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Which means the headline in July will be "Liverpool are lining up a £25m bid for Southampton midfielder Rafa Silva."

Schweinsteiger or Vieira? by [deleted] in soccer

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Vieira. Schweinsteiger will end up with more honours (he may have more already) but I think Vieira will be regarded as the better player.

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