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Tom McNeil

Writer for Caughtoffside.com. St Johnstone fan and scout for an English League two side. I try to focus on the weird and bizarre happenings in football. Also trying to start some sort of crusade against VAR.
Photo: Widely circulated photo of van Dijk’s injured knee is false after it emerges it’s from a cyclist
There’s no doubt that Virgil van Dijk’s injury has got a lot of people taking today, but there are so many stories...
Liverpool FC
Photo: West Ham star Declan Rice mocks fan after tweet comparing Bale and Lanzini goes viral
Fans will say all sorts of things during games that could come back to bite them, but rarely do you see a...
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Two positive injury updates for Liverpool amid awful Virgil van Dijk news
It’s understandable that everyone associated with Liverpool will be down after the injury to Virgil van Dijk, but the season goes on...
Liverpool FC
Video: Nightmare loan spell continues for Real Madrid starlet after he’s sent off shortly after coming on
Sometimes you can just tell that a loan spell isn’t going to work out, and it won’t surprise anyone if Real Madrid...
Real Madrid CF
Video: Gareth Bale missed a huge chance to seal the game for Spurs before West Ham equaliser
Football is a game of narrow margins and it’s a major reason why so many people love it, and this could be...
Tottenham FC West Ham FC
“Bottling culture” – These fans ridicule claims that Spurs will win the league after choking vs West Ham
Around an hour ago it was actually plausible to wonder if there could be a title race between Spurs and Everton this...
Tottenham FC West Ham FC
Liverpool’s worst fears realised as the severity of Virgil van Dijk’s injury is confirmed
Most of the talk yesterday surrounding Liverpool’s draw with Everton focussed on the decisions from the match officials, but the situation surrounding...
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Video: Former Barcelona star produces possibly THE WORST FREE KICK EVER for Sao Paulo vs Gremio
If you see a video doing the rounds from a lesser-covered league then you know something extraordinary has happened, and on the...
FC Barcelona
Video: New Man United signing is finally spotted training with the team after his controversial arrival
The jury is out on Edinson Cavani after signing for Man United. His career and playing style shows that he should have...
Manchester United FC
Edouard Mendy could simply be a stop gap signing as Chelsea eye world class keeper on a free transfer next summer
Chelsea’s goalkeeping situation was such a mess last season that even the slightest bit of competence would be a huge upgrade, but...
Chelsea FC
Video: Harry Kane beautifully nutmegs Chelsea target Declan Rice and slams Spurs 2-0 up from outside the box
It used to be the case that watching a Jose Mourinho team would be impressive in many ways, but there wasn’t an...
Tottenham FC Chelsea FC
Video: Lewis Dunk straight red card for a shocking challenge on Crystal Palace’s Gary Cahill
With most red card offences you can usually tell what a player is trying to do, but usually they time a tackle...
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