Tales Of The Beautiful Game

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#TalesOfTheBeautifulGame

[Vusmann Mathwasa @vusmann]

Greetings, those in or around Joburg, here is an invitation for tomorrow's event which includes sports competitions as well, in Berea
#TalesOfTheBeautifulGame

[B.E.N.Z.O @Benzo_Ndlovu]

This is so beautiful to see from Linda Mntambo's family.

[Tales Of The Beautiful Game @talesontweets]

Brechin won the replay 2-1 but were thrown out of the competition when it was discovered that they had fielded Willie Dyer, who was recently signed from @StJohnstone and ineligible to play on this day in 2008. #TalesOfTheBeautifulGame #AcciesFC #SJFC #scottishcup #ScottishCup 3/3

[Tales Of The Beautiful Game @talesontweets]

#todayfootballtale Lighting striking twice in Scotland

@BrechinCityFC drew with @theacciesfc 0-0 in the @ScottishCup 5th Round and a replay was ordered.

They were fined £10,000 when Hamilton discovered that Brechin had fielded Michael Paton who was on loan from @AberdeenFC 1/3

[Tales Of The Beautiful Game @talesontweets]

on loan from @AberdeenFC and ineligible to play.
Brechin won the replay 2-1 (aet) but were thrown out of the competition when it was discovered that they had fielded Willie Dyer, who was recently signed from @StJohnstone and ineligible to play on this day in 2008... 2/3

[Tales Of The Beautiful Game @talesontweets]

He was club less at the time after being released by @SuperSportFC after a stint at @KaizerChiefs. His killer April Jao was sentenced to prison in November 2013... 2/2
#TalesOfTheBeautifulGame #Amakhosi4Life #AlwaysHome #BBMzansi2025 #BBMzansiS5 #crime #crimewatch #knifecrime

[Tales Of The Beautiful Game @talesontweets]

#todayfootballtale - Footballer stabbed to death
Former @BafanaBafana, @KaizerChiefs, @SuperSportFC, @KVCWesterlo and @ChelseaFC juniors player Jeffrey Ntuka (26) was stabbed to death on this day in 2012 in Kroonstad (his hometown)... 1/2

[Tales Of The Beautiful Game @talesontweets]

Years before, Chapron had made headlines by denying @Ibra_official the ball after his hattrick for #PSG although #Ibrahimovic eventually got his ball. 3/3
#TalesOfTheBeautifulGame #OnEstNantes #Villain #violent

[Tales Of The Beautiful Game @talesontweets]

#todayfootballtale - Ref banned for kicking player

@EuropaLeague referee and #french Tony Chapron was suspended for 6 months (3 of which were suspended) for kicking @FCNantes defender Diego Carlos and sending him off via a 2nd yellow card during a @Ligue1_ENG match... 1/3 thread

[Tales Of The Beautiful Game @talesontweets]

... against @PSG_English. PSG won the match 1-0 via a di Maria goal and Carlos’s red card was rescinded after a request by Chapron. Chapron soon retired after an unsuccessful appeal. Diego Carlos the #Brazil defender now plays for @AVFCOfficial in the @premierleague ... 2/3

[SuperSport Football ⚽️ @SSFootball]

🗣️ 𝐖𝐞𝐡 𝐌𝐚𝐲𝐨!
🗣️ 𝐖𝐞𝐡 𝐌𝐚𝐲𝐨!
🗣️ 𝐖𝐞𝐡 𝐌𝐚𝐲𝐨!

The Orlando Pirates showed Khanyisa Mayo ALL the love at the Orlando Stadium yesterday.

#TotalEnergiesCAFCL | #SSDiski

[Lamontville Golden Arrows FC @goldenarrowsfc1]

Heart. Hunger. Determination
What an epic interception from Sibiya to deny chiefs & save the day. What a player 🥶

#10betgoldenarrows #greenandgold #sthendeway

[Tales Of The Beautiful Game @talesontweets]

Moyes has now overtaken Harry Redknapp and now behind Alex Ferguson and Arsène Wenger only @premierleague wins.
#TalesOfTheBeautifulGame #Everton #pnefc #htafc #PremierLeague #payinghomage

[Tales Of The Beautiful Game @talesontweets]

#todayfootballtale - More yes for David
David Moyes then 34, took charge of his first match as a manager for @pnefc against @thesilkmen.
On 13 Jan 2018, 20 years later, Moyes led @WestHam to a 4-1 win at @htafc to become the 4th manager to record 200 @premierleague wins... 1/2

[Kaizer Chiefs @KaizerChiefs]

We solemnly remember all the victims of the Orkney Disaster that occurred on 13 January, 1991 at the Oppenheimer Stadium during a preseason match between Kaizer Chiefs and Orlando Pirates, which claimed the lives of 42 people.

May their dear souls rest in eternal peace.

#Amakhosi4Life #OrkneyDisaster

[Tales Of The Beautiful Game @talesontweets]

He covered 10 @FIFAWorldCup as a journalist and passed away 24 days short of turning 100 years old.
#TalesOfTheBeautifulGame #WorldCup #worldcup2014brazil #WorldCup2022 #japanese #Japan #journalist

[Tales Of The Beautiful Game @talesontweets]

#todayfootballtale - Oldest World Cup participant

90-year-old Japan journalist Hiroshi Kagawa was honoured with the @FIFAcom Presidential Award at the FIFA @ballondor awards on this day in 2015.
At 89 years, Kagawa was the oldest participant at the 2014 FIFA World Cup... 1/2

[Tales Of The Beautiful Game @talesontweets]

Where there is a will, there is a way. #TalesOfTheBeautifulGame #Norwich #EvertonFC #WeightLoss #PremierLeague

[Tales Of The Beautiful Game @talesontweets]

#todayfootballtale - Overweight fan stuck in stadium turnstile
@NorwichCityFC fan Lee Coolahan had an uncomfortable moment when he got stuck in the Goodison Park turnstiles on this day in 2014... 1/3

[Tales Of The Beautiful Game @talesontweets]

Blocking the way of hundreds of fans, stewards had to be called to help before the Canaries lost 2-0 to @Everton
The 33-year-old took it upon himself to change his life and lost more than a staggering 100kgs, from 214kgs to less than 109... 2/3