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# Blame Game

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2022
French government blames 'massive' ticket fraud for ugly Champions League scenes
The policing of the final between Liverpool and Real Madrid has been heavily criticised.
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May 30th 2022, 10:21 PM
Mikel Arteta: I was not the problem in Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang fall-out
The striker departed for Barcelona having not featured for Arsenal for almost two months.
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Feb 9th 2022, 11:02 AM
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WHO blames human behaviour more than variants as virus spreads
The recommendations came after the committee’s first meeting in nearly three months.
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Jan 15th 2021, 8:43 PM
Leo Varadkar says he regrets people 'jumping to blame' and 'finger-pointing' over spike in Covid-19 cases
The Tánaiste explained that when the virus starts rising in the community, “you then start seeing clusters popping up all over the place”.
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Aug 10th 2020, 1:15 PM
Babs Keating points finger at Jim Gavin for rising cost of funding inter-county teams
The former Tipperary manager also reflects on a lesson Christy Ring taught him on perfection.
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Feb 29th 2020, 10:46 AM
'It's easy to throw Joe under the bus, everybody has to take responsibility'
Ireland players felt constricted by tension and their coach’s control in 2019, but player-led teams is by no means a new concept.
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Dec 5th 2019, 3:30 PM
Lewandowski blames Bayern manager's 'defensive' tactics for Liverpool defeat
The Bayern Munich striker was unhappy with their tactics as they were eliminated from the Champions League.
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Mar 14th 2019, 10:59 AM
'It's your fault!' - Shaqiri reveals he's being blamed for Mourinho's sacking
The Liverpool forward bagged a match-winning double in the Premier League contest which proved to be the last for a now former Red Devils manager.
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Dec 21st 2018, 11:47 AM
'Ulster coaches have destroyed the game' - Martin McHugh
“Gaelic football isn’t made to be played like that,” McHugh said.
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Jul 24th 2018, 11:07 AM
Zlatan Ibrahimovic slams Swedish media over World Cup snub
Sweden coach Janne Andersson previously shut the door on the star player making a return to the squad.
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Jun 8th 2018, 11:27 AM
'They told me he was 100%' - Mourinho questions medical staff after Herrera injury
The Spain international was an early casualty against Sevilla, and his boss was annoyed having apparently been given guarantees over his fitness.
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Feb 22nd 2018, 8:14 AM
Trump calls for 'nuclear option' in bid to end government shutdown in US
A divided Congress is hoping to end a budget impasse tonight.
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Jan 21st 2018, 7:45 PM
Most people don't want an election before Christmas - and Fine Gael would get more blame than anyone
Despite the blame game, just 15% of those people said they wanted to see an election before Santa arrives.
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Nov 27th 2017, 11:35 PM
Breath test scandal: Rank-and-file gardaí refuse to be 'scapegoated for ill-conceived policies'
The Garda Representative Association hit out at management, claiming the debacle is “entirely of their own making”.
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Sep 14th 2017, 3:19 PM
'It's not the players who will cost us our place in the World Cup - it's O'Neill and Keane'
Eamon Dunphy took issue with the management team’s inconsistency and doesn’t believe the Irish will make it to Russia next summer.
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Sep 6th 2017, 3:00 AM
Gardaí on breath test scandal: 'It's not collective responsibility, it's a management issue'
The head of the Garda Representative Association said the role of managers is to ensure lower ranks are properly supervised.
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Apr 24th 2017, 6:34 PM
Under-fire referee axed from weekend fixture after Newcastle blunder
Keith Stroud had been scheduled to officiate at Gillingham v Milwall on Saturday.
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Apr 6th 2017, 4:15 PM
Mark Hughes slams Bojan and Imbula displays in Stoke's FA Cup loss
Both players failed to push their cases for regular starts at Stoke as they were hauled off at half-time in the loss to Wolves.
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Jan 7th 2017, 8:16 PM
Hillary Clinton blames FBI director for her election loss
Meanwhile, tens of thousands of people took to the streets to protest against Donald Trump.
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Nov 13th 2016, 7:36 AM
Joe Brolly lays the blame firmly at Kieran McGeeney's door
“They swear allegiance to the cult of Kieran,” Brolly said about Armagh.
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May 29th 2016, 6:30 PM
Tyrone blame referee Maurice Deegan for All-Ireland semi-final defeat to Kerry
Tyrone GAA secretary Dominic McCaughey was not impressed by Deegan’s handling of the Kingdom defeat.
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Dec 9th 2015, 1:00 PM
Gerry Adams blames 'a west of Ireland man' for emigration
Can you guess who he means?
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Sep 11th 2015, 11:47 AM
Poll: A retailers group thinks water protests contributed to Clerys decline, do you?
“It was definitely a contributory circumstance.”
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Jun 19th 2015, 10:08 PM
They still don't know why the US space rocket exploded - but they're blaming the Russians
Fingers are being pointed at the 1960s era Russian rocket used by Orbital Sciences.
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Oct 30th 2014, 9:01 AM
Dubs boss holds hands up for Donegal defeat - 'I accept full responsibility for that performance'
Jim Gavin admits there is sometimes a ‘vulnerability’ in their play.
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Sep 24th 2014, 3:44 PM
Emer Costello: Barroso is to blame for EU unpopularity
Labour’s candidate says it was “the commission of Rehn and Barroso” that imposed hardship.
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May 10th 2014, 7:45 AM
At least 25 dead as Ukraine president blames protesters
Another 241 people have been hospitalised in fierce clashes between police and anti-government protesters in Kiev.
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Feb 19th 2014, 8:09 AM
Absence of game-management cost Leinster dear — O’Connor
That, and Romain Poite’s consistent inconsistency.
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Oct 6th 2013, 8:00 AM
Politics is a "blame game", says Burton
The Minister also told TheJournal.ie that she accepts her colleague Minister Alan Shatter’s explanation over the Wallace controversy.
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Jun 8th 2013, 7:45 AM
Ferguson: Liverpool stunted Owen's growth
The United boss says the current Stoke striker could have been, technically, a much better player.
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Nov 18th 2012, 12:39 PM
Deliberate 'culture of negativity' destroyed Fermanagh's season
The committee appointed to review John O’Neill’s turbulent season as Fermanagh manager has slammed a small group for deliberately undermining him.
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Oct 20th 2011, 11:41 AM
Campese tells Cooper to put the team first
Australia’s maverick fly-half, Quade Cooper, has come in for some stinging criticism from Wallabies World Cup legend David Campese.
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Sep 20th 2011, 2:24 PM
Lack of "political fortitude" and poorly run institutions to blame for the financial crisis
The IMF is blaming the government and low quality financial institutions for failing to legislate to avoid disaster. The organisation will meet on Monday to discuss Ireland’s situation.
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May 13th 2011, 11:04 AM