There’s an English saying that sports fans have memories like goldfish, but for soccer supporters who booed an 80-year-old man last week, their memories might be closer to those of elephants.

(Jimmy Hill: OBE, short order cook, and all-around douchebag.)

Jimmy Hill, now a TV analyst, was on hand at a match in London to honor a former teammate. But as soon as he was spotted, thousands of visiting Sunderland fans let Hill, who hasn’t played since 1961, know he wasn’t welcome. Why? A brilliant, machiavellian move more than 30 years old.

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CNN.com reports today that English Premier League squad Fulham has signed U.S. National Team player Eddie Johnson to a 3-year contract.

Johnson joins fellow Americans Brian McBride, Carlos Bocanegra, Kasey Keller and Clint Dempsey on the squad (yes, Fulham now boasts the highest number of Americans on any EPL roster).

With that in mind, take a wild guess where Fulham is in the standings.