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Exotic Diseases Infect the EPL: Kolo Toure Gets Malaria, Michael Owen Gets Mumps
Published 7/25/2008 by Laurie at The Offside
... disease.”) Yeah. Right. Malaria isn’t passed from person to person. It’s passed from person to mosquito to person. So it’s possible that it could infect another player, but if I were a betting person I’d need some really high odds. Million to one, maybe? And even that’s pushing it. The worst part of this story is that Arsenal will be missing Toure for the start of the season, and he probably won’t be 100% for awhile. [image] Meanwhile, over at Newcastle, Michael Owen has been hit by mumps . Yes, mumps. (Seriously, when was the last time you heard of somebody having mumps?) ...

Friday Backpasses: Hello, Poland
Published 7/26/2008 by ü75 (noreply@blogger.com) at Unprofessional Foul
Need proof the NY Times is run by commies? They interviewed Rafa Marquez [NY Times] More ex-footballers comment on the youth of today. This time: Maradona on Messi [Goal] Quick interview with Adu at his Monaco signing [Goal] (jump already) Thierry Henry on divorce troubles [The Sun] Barcelona unveil new tartan [Daily Mail] Michael Owen has the mumps [Guardian] Scottish club goes to parliament to get reinstated in youth league [The Press and Journal] And, finally: ...