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backodanet

10/05/2006, 11:07 AM

Yahoo????

http://sports.yahoo.com/sow/photo?slug=afp-060509191024.igbb9p9q&prov=afp

Barcelona's Swedish striker Henrik Larsson receives the Member of the Order of the British Empire(MBE) at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona. Larsson received the award for sporting excellence while with the British club Glasgow Rangers for whom he scored 242 in seven seasons.
(AFP/Cesar Rangel)

Block G Raptor

10/05/2006, 12:30 PM

oh good jebus could they get it any more wrong

anto1208

10/05/2006, 12:34 PM

thats like saying Wayne Gretzky of the NY islanders ....

CollegeTillIDie

10/05/2006, 9:02 PM

thats like saying Wayne Gretzky of the NY islanders ....

No it's more like saying Wayne Gretzky of the New Jersey Devils :D

Jerry The Saint

11/05/2006, 10:46 AM

Yahoo????

I think Yahoo just take whatever they get off the news agencies and post it up blindly.

Anyway "AFP/Cesar Rangel" probably got the right info but just assumed it was a typo because no one connected with Irish club Glasgow Celtic would be made a Member of the Order of the British Empire:)