Video- MP John Hemming names Ryan Giggs in Imogen Thomas Injunction Row

MP John Hemming has openly named Manchester United footballer Ryan Giggs as the Premier League footballer who took out a super injunction in order to prevent himself being named in the Imogen Thomas affair scandal.

Giggs’ name had been openly revealed on Twitter and publications abroad, including the Sunday Herald published across the border in Scotland, but the injunction prevented British papers ( the Sun in particular) from revealing his name until Lib Dem MP Hemming made it public in the House of Commons. Hemming used parliamentary privilege to name Giggs as the footballer having an extra marital affair with Big Brother Contestant Imogen Thomas. Under British law, MP’s cannot be prosecuted for the statements made in the House of Commons or the House of Lords.

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2011-Justin Bieber in Barcelona training Video

Canadian pop sensation Justin Bieber was today ( Thursday- April 7, 2011) seen in an FC Barcelona training session practicing some soccer moves. Bieber attended Barcelona’s training session a day after he had performed to a sell out crowd in the Catalan capital.

Bieber, clad in all green Barca training kit, was seen practicing along with the likes of Bojan Krkic, Thiago, Benja and B-team goalkeeper Ruben Mino. Bieber has said that he is a great fan of the Blaugrana, although he missed their 5-1 humbling of Shakhtar Donetsk yesterday.

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Godaddy CEO Bob Parsons Killing Elephant Video 2011

The CEO of domain registrar Godaddy, Bob Parsons, is facing flak for a video showing him killing an elephant in Zimbabwe that has surfaced in the media.

This isn’t the kind of news we’d normally cover at a soccer blog, but Parsons’ company is the registrar and host of several soccer domains on the internet.

Parson’s elephant killing video has spread virally on the internet, and the reactions, as you’d expect are not very friendly. PETA has condemned Parsons and has given him the scummiest CEO of the year award. PETA have also announced the closure of their domain account with Godaddy. Competitor Namecheap has introduced a transfer coupon to entice several hurt Godaddy customers to switch and so has domain.com.

Parsons however did have a permit to hunt the elephant and said he killed the elephant to help the Zimbabwean villagers, but the video of him standing over the dead animal has provoked furious reactions among animal lovers.

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