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The Fiver | Award-winning Joe Kinnear's special comedy turn | Ian McCourt

Click here to have the Fiver sent to your inbox every weekday at 5pm, or if your usual copy has stopped arriving KEBABS, CLOWN SHOES AND LOUD PARPS ON TYNESIDE After confirming yesterday that Joe Kinnear was on his way back to Tyneside, the Fiver should have twigged then that Newcastle United…

Seven men convicted following death of Dutch linesman Richard Nieuwenhuizen - video

Six teenage football players and one 50 year old man were convicted of manslaughter on Monday in a Dutch court, after kicking a volunteer linesman to death        

Joe Kinnear mixes up Newcastle players' names in radio interview - audio

Joe Kinnear mispronounces the names of Newcastle United players Yohan Cabaye and Hatem Ben Arfa in a TalkSport interview        

Protest group calls on Socceroos fans to chant 'Peace for Iraq'

Love from Australia will picket fans to voice their discontent at Australia's involvement in the Iraq conflict at World Cup qualifier A newly formed campaign group will picket Australian football fans outside the Socceroos' World Cup qualifier match with Iraq on Tuesday evening, protesting against…

The Fiver | The return of a faintly preposterous cockney footballing dinosaur | Barry Glendenning

Click here to have the Fiver sent to your inbox every weekday at 5pm, or if your usual copy has stopped arriving GUESS WHO'S F***ING BACK YOU C****? With the cricket and tennis delayed by rain, the golf and football not on until later and not much else going on, there was a point late on Sunday…

Conferations Cup: Andrea Pirlo scores against Mexico on 100th Italy appearance - video

The Italy midfielder Andrea Pirlo says he felt 'lucky' to have scored a goal on his 100th appearance for his country        

Luis Suárez: Spain will win Confederations Cup - video

Luis Suárez says Spain are his favourites to win this year's Confederations Cup after Uruguay's 2-1 defeat to the current world and European champions        

Football quiz: Joe Kinnear

Today's questions contain a few deleted expletives Paul Campbell        

The week in sport – in pictures

From the Tour of Switzerland to slacklining in Naples, we pick the best images from a week in sport