John Foster
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Arteta refuses to celebrate against current club
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Back of the Net Mikel Arteta refused to celebrate rounding off the scoring in Everton’s 3-0 defeat of Arsenal, out of respect for the club where he has been playing his football since 2011.
PSG win Qatar derby
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Back of the Net Goals from Neymar and Lionel Messi were not enough to prevent Qatari superclub Barcelona from slipping up against Paris Saint-Germain, reports Back of the Net's John Foster...
West Brom issue list of unacceptable gestures
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Back of the Net Following the quenelle controversy, Back of the Net's John Foster reports on West Brom's bad-will gestures
Back of the Net's Tottenham shortlist: Who's getting hired?
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Back of the Net FFT funny man John Foster runs the rule over the potential new candidates at White Hart Lane...
Magath applying cheese to broken heart
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Back of the Net Ex-Fulham boss Felix Magath has been getting over his dismissal by clutching a piece of Limburger tightly to his chest, Back of the Net can exclusively reveal...
BotN season preview: New signings, Tintin & underwear auction websites
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Back of the Net The Back of the Net team continue their Premier League 2014/15 preview with a completely serious look at QPR, Southampton, Stoke and Sunderland...
City of Hull to change name to Tigeropolis
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Back of the Net There could be name changes afoot on Humberside, reports Back of the Net's John Foster...
Toure's cake "delicious", says Nasri
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Back of the Net Yaya Toure's birthday cake was irresistible, according to his team-mate who ate the whole thing, reports John Foster...
World Cup ball will be ball-shaped, FIFA confirm
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Back of the Net John Foster reports from Brazil, with World Cup fever already gripping this ball-shaped planet of ours...
Man who used to paint stadium hired by club that used to be Cardiff
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Back of the Net Bluebirds hire Kazakh to help in debut Premier League campaign. John Foster has the latest...
Brazil to find new hobby
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Back of the Net The country of Brazil is thinking about really getting into life drawing, Back of the Net's John Foster can reveal...
Back of the Net's alternative Italia '90: Popular opera, Shilts and the outlawing of Ireland
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Back of the Net Low scoring, cynicism, red cards and endless penalty shootouts mean Italia '90 is considered by most people to be the worst World Cup ever. Which just goes to show that most people are idiots...
World acclaims unknown €45m forward from small nation of 47m people
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Back of the Net Football has a new superstar, writes John Foster, following a string of explosive performances by the unheralded James Rodriguez from the little-known South American nation of Colombia...
Mackay making sure everyone knows it's International Men's Day
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Back of the Net New Wigan manager Malky Mackay is focusing on the big issues at Wigan, Back of the Net report...
Palermo's indecisive Zamparini sends back meal for fifth time
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Back of the Net Rosanero boss-man changes his mind...again
Arsenal gearing up for February transfer window
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Back of the Net January is nearly over - so, as Back of the Net's John Foster notes, it's almost time for Arsenal to start the transfer hunt...
Arsenal claim moral draw despite crashing out of Europe
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Back of the Net John Foster reports on a successful night for the Gunners...
Back of the Net's alternative World Cup 2006: Cote d’Ivoire (or is that Ivory Coast?), Materazzi's nipples
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Back of the Net A sideways glance at Germany '06, brought to you by FFT's resident chuckle brothers Back of the Net
World dismayed as Ronaldo or Ibrahimovic set for Brazil
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Back of the Net Fans have been left disappointed after the recent draw for the World Cup play-offs, writes John Foster...
Pep Guardiola joins every club in the world but Chelsea
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Back of the Net Crushing blow to the West London lads
BotN season preview: Ambitious nicknames, abrasive moustaches & matchmaking
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Back of the Net The Back of the Net team conclude their Premier League 2014/15 preview with a completely serious look at Swansea, Spurs, West Brom and West Ham...
England 1-2 Italy: Three Lions have no answer to Rooney
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England Hodgson's men beaten again, reports Back of the Net's John Foster...
Eto’o calls Guardiola a 'toucan'
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Back of the Net Cameroon striker lashes out at "large-billed" former manager, writes John Foster...
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