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You may not always agree with JB7, but you've got to admit that he is one of the most honest and opinionated athletes in the sports today. The attorney general's office said it was looking into his tweets over the impending John Terry trial, and Joey Barton took to twitter to give his side. Tweets via @Joey7Barton

Wikipedians have chosen to black out the English Wikipedia for the first time ever, because they were concerned that SOPA and PIPA will severely inhibit people’s access to online information. Over the last couple of days, many other websites have decided to join in on the protest: mgur / Tor Project / Miro / iSchool at Syracuse University / ...

image source Former Manchester United legend and French footballer, Eric Cantona, would like to be the president of France. To get started, he who would need the backing of 500 elected officials by the end of February to run. To get these signatures, he has sent a letter to French mayors describing himself as an "engaged citizen" and asking for ...

image source French socialists are so bothered by David Beckham's proposed £700,000 a month wage at PSG that they are are demanding a new law on maximum salaries. via the daily mail It is being reported that the LA galaxy captain, whose contract expires on December 31, is set to move to the Paris club in January with an agreement 'in ...

ESPNsoccernet is reporting that "Sepp Blatter is seriously considering a motion to quit as FIFA president in two years rather than serve his full term in office," according to sources. Sepp Blatter stepping away from FIFA in less than two years is rumored to be part of a secret deal between the two most powerful men in world soccer designed to ease ...

'Egyptian powerhouse Zamalek and Club Africain of Tunisia were tied, 1-1, on Saturday in their African Champions League match in Cairo when Zamalek appeared to score the winning goal three minutes into injury time.  But the officials disallowed the goal for offside, and then things got really ugly.' (more...)

Mohamed bin Hammam, the Fifa presidential challenger has challenged his rival and reigning president, Sepp Blatter, to a televised debate. The election for the new president will take place at Fifa's two-day congress in Zurich, which starts on 31 May. "Everybody has the right to an ambition but there is nothing to stop them contesting in 2015, I am ...

'During a visit to a Rio de Janeiro slum, President Barack Obama joined a group of children as they kicked around soccer balls.'