# Genius

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# innovator

Opinion: Guardiola's 3-3-4 genius maps out Bayern future

The Spaniard has blended tactics from Hungary’s great side of the 1950s and his all-conquering Barcelona team.

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Nov 1st 2014, 3:34 PM

# Genius

7 of Maurice Fitzgerald's greatest moments for Kerry

One of the greatest players to ever grace the game.

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Aug 21st 2014, 6:30 PM

# Genius

An Irish genius with an IQ of 197 is the inspiration behind a new US TV show

COYGIG. (Come on you geniuses in green.)

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Aug 13th 2014, 2:15 PM

# decisions decisions

Little boy comes up with ingenious way to decide what food to eat

It’s only logical.

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Aug 5th 2014, 9:23 AM

# The King

There's a fascinating new theory about what makes LeBron James so good

LeBron James might have an “eidetic memory”.

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Jul 24th 2014, 9:28 AM

# Genius

VIDEO: All 82 of Luis Suarez's Liverpool goals

The Uruguayan striker will undoubtedly be missed for his footballing talents.

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Jul 12th 2014, 10:46 PM

# Genius

Twitter was loving Brian Kerr's commentary for Argentina-Belgium

“The bushy head on him” and more gems from earlier

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Jul 6th 2014, 12:03 AM

AS IT HAPPENED

World Cup Hangout: We watched on as Messi broke Iran and Rihanna gave her best tweet yet

Could David topple Goliath? How are England coping with the fallout from their WC exit? All these questions and more were answered.

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Jun 21st 2014, 7:05 PM

# Genius

Deaf and blind, but a friend helped this Brazilian to live every minute of the World Cup

Carlos and Hélio will be together again tonight for their unique Brazil v Mexico experience.

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Jun 17th 2014, 4:24 PM

# Genius

Mother of Invention: 11 happy accidents in the lab and the kitchen

Taking the wrong turn was so right.

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Jun 2nd 2014, 5:30 PM

# universally challenged

9 people who know the joy of getting one right on University Challenge

YOU MAY NOT CONFER!

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Apr 8th 2014, 10:12 AM

# Hotmail

Genius postbox spotted in Kilkenny

How many minutes to defrost a letter?

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Mar 16th 2014, 1:53 PM

# Genius

8 incredible Luis Suarez facts after his brace today

The Uruguayan striker continued his incredible form against Cardiff this afternoon.

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Dec 21st 2013, 2:47 PM

# Genius

VIDEO: Watch Brian O'Driscoll's magical between the legs pass

The Leinster centre pulled off this moment of sublime skill against Northampton in the Heineken Cup last night.

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Dec 8th 2013, 11:14 AM

# schoolyard bully

Sale second row with inspired keep-away before lumbering in for a try

Biarritz defenders just ain’t what they used to be.

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Oct 14th 2013, 9:20 PM

# Genius

WATCH: Film about Stephen Hawking's life premieres tonight

The man himself attended the gala screening on the opening night of the Cambridge Film Festival.

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Sep 19th 2013, 10:49 PM

# the prodigy

This 11-year-old college student is smarter than you will ever be

He does calculus to relax. TO RELAX.

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Aug 29th 2013, 9:54 AM

# Genius

Man invents bike that pops bubble wrap as you cycle

TAKE OUR MONEY. ALL OF IT. ALL OF OUR EUROS.

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Jul 29th 2013, 12:11 PM

# dumbass

Pro golfer arrested at airport with loaded gun in his carry-on luggage

He says he forgot it was stashed in there.

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Jul 2nd 2013, 5:04 PM

# Innovation

WATCH: Bubba Watson has an ingenious idea - golf hover carts

Is it real or a belated April Fools’ prank? Judge for yourself.

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Apr 2nd 2013, 7:01 PM

# Genius

Here are our top 25 favourite sporting ads that went viral

Multinational corporations aren’t always the antithesis of cool.

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Mar 30th 2013, 8:00 PM

# Genius

Magical Messi sends Barca into quarter-finals

And Galatasaray stunned Bundesliga side Schalke in Germany.

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Mar 12th 2013, 10:15 PM

# Genius

Here are the 18 funniest sporting headlines ever

Warning: contains contains crude language (almost exclusively).

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Jan 8th 2013, 12:15 PM

# Genius

VIDEO: Zlatan Ibrahimovic almost scores another ridiculous goal

The Swedish striker was in action, as Paris St Germain took on Brest yesterday.

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Dec 22nd 2012, 11:08 AM

# doubtfire

Tumblr of the Day: What if Adele was Mrs Doubtfire?

A burning question that has surely entered your mind at some point in time.

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Nov 22nd 2012, 1:18 PM

# Genius

VIDEO: Messi hits a hat-trick against Brazil

The world’s greatest player was in top form during Argentina’s 4-3 win over their old rivals in New Jersey this evening.

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Jun 9th 2012, 10:31 PM

# Genius

VIDEO: How to... get the last bit of ketchup out of the bottle

Lubricant invented by MIT scientists means no more pounding on the bottom of your ketchup container.

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May 24th 2012, 7:45 PM

# Genius

WATCH: Messi scores four, breaks European league goalscoring record

The Argentinian attacker helped give departing coach Pep Guardiola a spectacular send-off.

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May 6th 2012, 1:17 PM

# Gifted Kids

How are gifted young people cared for in Ireland?

TheJournal.ie spoke to the Irish Centre for Talented Youth to debunk some of the myths surrounding exceptionally-abled children and young people in Ireland.

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Apr 29th 2012, 8:30 AM

# Genius

Four-year-old girl joins Mensa with IQ of 159

Heidi Hankins taught herself to read and could count to 40 aged just two years old.

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Apr 14th 2012, 2:54 PM

# conjecture

Balotelli is a fool and a genius - De Jong

The Dutch midfielder also claims Mancini gives favourable treatment to the striker because he’s Italian.

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Apr 8th 2012, 1:21 PM

# Genius

So, did you see Messi's free-kick last night?

But could he do it on a cold night in Stoke etc and so on?

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Feb 27th 2012, 10:00 AM

# D'oh!

WATCH: Brazilian man tries to rob bank, literally shoots self in foot

This unnamed man was keeping guard while his colleagues held up a bank – but didn’t spend very long on the run…

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Jan 26th 2012, 12:52 PM

# Well read

The Sports Pages: some of the week's best sportswriting

Paul Gascoigne’s tales from the dark side of celebrity, the origins of the Honey Badger and an incredible tribute to the elegant genius of Roger Federer: its our weekly round-up of the best the web has to offer.

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Oct 9th 2011, 9:00 AM

# New friends

Leo Messi nets 6.5million Facebook fans in first hours

Fans of the Barcelona star flock to his new page in record-breaking numbers. How many do you think he’ll have by tomorrow?

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Apr 6th 2011, 5:59 PM