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Papadopoulos had a pre signing test with our physios alleg...???

[Sarb]

Had some sort of medical assessment on his knee. However, one guy is adamant no medical happened. The others are adamant some tests were done. If some tests were done, you'd have to think some sort of fee was agreed with Schalke for him

Commen consensus is that an MRI will be done on his knee

[little dave hedgehog]

then why's it in the general football twitter thread rather than the lfc one?

so many questions

[Kenneth]

£17m quid?

[Kenneth]

Probably pay for most of the fee with the wages difference between him and Carra I guess.

[Gibbo]

us man killed dribbling football to brazil world cup
richard swanson swanson hoped to travel through 11 countries including guatemala, mexico and colombia

an american trying to dribble a football from seattle to brazil in time for the 2014 brazil world cup has died less than two weeks into his trip.

Richard swanson, 42, was hit by a truck in lincoln city, oregon. His football was found nearby.

Swanson had set off from seattle on 1 may aiming to raise money for the one world futbol project, according to his breakaway brazil website.

One world futbol donates durable footballs to developing countries.

Swanson hoped to travel through 11 countries including guatemala, mexico and colombia.

"it will be a trip of a lifetime where i will push myself further then i ever thought possible," he wrote on his website.

"i felt destined that i should go on this trip," he had said in a previous interview with the longview daily news.

A statement on swanson's facebook page announced swanson's death and said: "his team, family, friends, and loved ones will miss him and love him dearly. You made it to brazil in our hearts, richard."
an 'inspiring man'

in a youtube video uploaded in march, swanson explained that he had lost his job in graphic design, after switching from a career as a private investigator. He was having "a hard time" finding another job and it had given him time to "think about what you want out of life".

He said he'd always wanted to go to the world cup and instead of walking there, wanted to honour the tournament by dribbling a football.

Having no mortgage, no career and two grown up sons meant that "all the pieces seemed to fit" for making the trip, he said.

"we are deeply saddened to learn about richard's death," lisa tarver, chief operating officer of the one world futbol project said in a statement to ap.

"he was a very inspiring man who in a very short time walked his way into many lives. Our thoughts are with his family."

the driver of the truck has not been charged, the associated press reports.

rip

[Shaggy]

James Ducker @DuckerTheTimes
From Times today - #MCFC launch move for Jesus Navas, despite concerns over the Seville winger's past anxiety probs http://thetim.es/11Iqbj6

[Gibbo]

He'll never be able to leave Seville that lad.

[Tee]

He'll never be able to leave Seville that lad.

Simple solution...City should move to Seville.

[Chazza]

Wtf....

john percy @john__percy
stoke are launching an internal investigation after a pig's head was left in kenwyne jones's locker #scfc

Stoke City players are alleged to have taken things a tad too far in their end-of-year japes this season.

Reports have stated that Ireland midfielder Glenn Whelan had placed a pig's head in the locker of striker Kenwyne Jones.

Jones, none-too-pleased with this practical joke then stormed outside and allegedly smashed the windscreen of Whelan's car.

American defender Brek Shea later posted a picture of the pig's head on social media site instagram.

His caption? "Locker room banter gone wild!"

Banter, eh?

http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/stoke-city-pigs-head-prank-1895005?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter

[Lee]

Ridiculous.

[dom9]

[dom9]

It looks like a typical resident of Stoke to be honest.

[spud_gun]

Is Jones a Muslim?

[Fivex]

Snout wrong with that.