Welcome to English football in 2012. The captain of the national team faces a criminal charge for the use of racially aggravated abuse during a Premier League match. Five months after the event, the FA announce that this player will be stripped of the captaincy without, it would appear, having consulted the manager.

By Alan Duffy

"You see this smile on my face? It's only for the cameras, ok? I genuinely despise you"

Currently doing a spot of pre-season training in Spain with new club Shanghai Shenhua, Le Sulk, Nicolas Anelka, has described the hell he had to endure during his final days at Chelsea.

You could be looking at the Annual Congregation of Munich's Santa Clauses, except this photo would've been only complete if Mario Gomez joined the bench instead of looking down at them! During Bayern's 1-1 draw against Hamburg over the weekend, there was a lot of frustration and anger from all corners of the club.

We thought it'd be appropriate to spend a few minutes of today to send our thoughts and prayers out to the families of Egypt's football tragedy last night. Contrary to popular beliefs, we all know that football shouldn't be a matter of life and death. Lives can't be taken away out of one's anger at the scoreline of a match.

Blackburn's Junior Hoilett does his best Scuba-Diving impression against Newcastle last night and not only does he get away scot free, his opponent Ryan Taylor is given a yellow card for venting his anger. It's time the FA stood up and banned this type of behaviour once and for all!

Yesterday in a comment on here I said that passion is not equivalent to anger. Once you start confusing the two, people begin using the notion to justify all sort of idiocy. I was looking for a way to make my point [...] Read the original post on Pissing Red

How bad was Wolves' 3-0 home loss to Liverpool on Tuesday? Andy Carroll scored the match's opening goal. That's how bad. It was his first league goal since October. Liverpool scored two more second half goals to leave Wolves with 18 points from 23 matches and slumped over at 19th in the table.

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Le Toux talks

It just won't stop.

As suggested by the 130 readers' comments posted on PSP in less then 24 hours since the Le Toux transfer news broke, if the sadness felt by Union fans at the news of Sebastien Le Toux's transfer to Vancouver wasn't enough, subsequent comments from Peter Nowak and Le Toux will, for many, see that sadness turn to anger.

The long substitution

It's finally confirmed, the news that we did not want to hear. That Jack Wilshere has had a setback and would not be available in the date that we initially had hoped he would be back for. AC Milan's games were touted as his return period but that will now have to be extended.

After the 2-1 defeat to Manchester United at the Emirates on Sunday, I was emailing with a friend who has been an Arsenal season ticket holder since the ‘70s. He knows infinitely more about the team than I do, so I figured I'd let him speak in his own words. (My email comments inserted for clarity of what questions/comments he's responding to.

Rumour doing the rounds that this is the new Arsenal away kit for next season. Hope not. Clearly the Nike designers have given a nod to the blackcurrent kit we wore for a season at Highbury a few years back.

I prefer good old yellow and blue but these days kits are all about revenue and this could be our new away top, with the stripes used for marketing purposes and to allow a shirt to double up as a leisure top.

Andrei Arshavin has been supported by manager Arsene Wenger after his lazy man-marking and tackling against Luis Antonio Valencia created Danny Welbeck's match-winning goal in Manchester United's 2-1 win at Arsenal last night.

Arshavin, who infamously replaced Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain to a negative reaction throughout the Emirates Stadium, has been on the receiving end of tremendous flak for lacking energy in such a massive fixture.

As if today's disappointing result wasn't enough to elicit anger, we now have news that a section of Chelsea supporters were reported to authorities after allegedly making racist remarks about Anton Ferdinand as they were traveling back from Norfolk via train.

Chelsea Football Club is concerned to hear that a small number of fans travelling back by train from Norwich were alleged to be involved in racist chants and comment.

Football is supposed to be a glamourous career. Scoring goals in front of adoring fans and all that crap. Not if you're name is Khairul Amri it ain't though.
The poor bastard spends most of his time injured. He's 27 in March, should be at the peak of his powers but guess what? He's gonna be out for the next 12 weeks with another injury.

You'll like this. The difference between success and failure in football can be minute you need every edge you can get. And when you think about it, so much of football is in the mind. We talk about teams playing with confidence: that's a mental state. We talk about players looking nervous, or not knowing what they're supposed to be doing, or playing tentatively, or showing complacency.

Sacrificial lamb?

The fallout from the defeat to Swansea has been dire and depressing. The "Wenger OUT!!" brigade has come out in full force after going into hiding for a good few months now. Granted, they had no reason to voice their concern during that period. What with the wins that we kept racking up and the continual move up the table.

Yes, I know I missed the Superdraft. I have midterms this week so, yeah, I've been more than a little busy.

Yes, I know you forgive me.

I'll be back by next week. Promise.

I mean, come on though. What "analysis and opinion" can we give about the Draft? They picked players, and we won't see them in action until March.

Ah weel fro ze gloves in your general deerecshon OTP isn't quite sure if this response was prompted by the Shaun Derry foul that forced Yohan Cabaye off the pitch during Newcastle's match against QPR, or by the fact that neither the ref, his team-mates, his manager or the physio appeared to believe he was [.

Winter of discontent Former Premier League referee Jeff Winter has got a few questions to answer this morning after a strange sectarian article appeared on his official website. Winter has been blogging his travels around Australia and New Zealand over the festive period. But one of the blog posts takes a very peculiar take on [.

Glen's in good Kompany terrible tackle by soccermr With a huge degree of inevitability following Vincent Kompany's red card at the weekend, a Manchester City was on the receiving end of a two-footed challenge in last night's match against Liverpool. And it went unpunished. Glen Johnson dived into a challenge with Joleon Lescott.

With the news coming yesterday afternoon from Jesus Ortiz on the Chronicle that Brian Ching will not retire and will report to Montreal Impact camp when it opens, the ant bed that is Dynamo fandom was again stirred with a stick. Reaction varied from renewed anger towards Jesse Marsch to clever theories about when Ching will have to have season ending surgery that sticks the Impact with his large salary for the season.

Image: FINDLAY KEMBER/AFP/Getty Images.

Remember kids. Smoking is bad. It rots your lungs, prematurely ages your skin and due to recently implemented non-smoking legislation, can cause hair frizzing as you stand outside in the rain.

Now, John Terry might have made our hair curl in the past with his nefarious lady-bothering activities, and even caused the odd bout of breathlessness when his shorts get clingy, but so far he hasn't aged us.

Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish defiant over Luois Suarez ban for racially abusing Patrice Evra

Liverpool's anger at the outcome of the Suárez hearing continued to simmer after the defeat to Manchester City, with manager Kenny Dalglish alluding to a lack of transparency within the commission's findings.

By Chris Wright

Boom! Back in the saddle after a week in the wilderness (well, 'Scotland' to give it it's Latin name) and a couple of brief flirtations with death on the rather blustery drive home in the wee small hours of this morning. It's good to be home/alive.

After being cut off from the rest of civilisation for the past few days, I thought I'd kick-off the new year with the only football-related thing I've been exposed to in 2012 this video of an anonymous football fan, clearly irked by a shonky performance, attempting to take out his anger on a stadium seat and losing out badly.

Swansea City manager Brendan Rodgers has expressed his anger over losing out to Liverpool (or Everton) in the race for Cliftonville striker Rory Donnelly.Rogers revealed last week that Cliftonville had accepted an offer the young striker. Days later, Kenny Dalglish confirmed that Liverpool had 'registered their interest' in the player, and now it appears that Swansea have been left high and dry.

Why Chelsea may be a Bridge too far for Cahill

Gary Cahill is set to go to Chelsea in January. But I'm not sure if he will be able to cope at the highest level in the Champions League­­­­­­­­­ and at a top-four team. Just look at Yakubu's goal for Blackburn against Bolton the other night to see proof of that.

Luis Suarez race row: Paul McGrath's anger at 'shameful' Liverpool

Former Manchester United star Paul McGrath and Liverpool defender Glen Johnson clashed angrily on Thursday over the Luis Suarez affair.

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Why we should all feel sorry for Steve Kean

Say what you like about Steve Kean, but the man has got big balls. I wrote in this column a couple of weeks ago that I thought he should go and, with only seven wins from 37 games in charge, my feelings haven't changed even though I am told he is held in high regard in the dressing room.

Chelsea striker Fernando Torres left Liverpool in acrimonious circumstances in January, and since then, the anger towards him seems to have grown exponentially. A month ago, Torres stated that Liverpool's fans didn't know the 'real story' behind why he left Anfield, but now, El Nino has finally revealed the truth about his departure.

A drunk fan decided that the best way to utilize his buzz during the Dutch Cup clash between AZ and Ajax was to attack AZ's keeper Esteban Alvarado because...well, he was drunk. So the keeper defended himself, then attacked the intruder with his boots and boiling anger. Understandably. However, the referee decided he should then send off Alvarado, which then prompted AZ to walk off the pitch.

Liverpool players back Suarez

Liverpool's squad have expressed their anger at the Football Association's decision to fine and ban Luis Suarez.

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I don't think Suarez is inherently racist... but what he said is unacceptable

Let's get one thing clear. Luis Suarez used "insulting words that included a reference to colour". We know this, because he admitted as much himself. In all the anger, outrage and aggression that has poured forth since the FA's startling verdict in their case against the forward, that fact seems to have been somehow forgotten.

Since Alan Pardew arrived on Tyneside just over a year ago one thing we have found with the Londoner he is very passionate and wants to win every game. Alan Pardew looking a little distressed yesterday When Pardew arrived last December he was greeted with a big yawn by most fans, and there was even some anger amongst fans that Chris Highton had [.

Image: REUTERS/Murad Sezer.

'Come back with our shirts, you caffeine-and-vodka-fuelled harridans from hell!'

Galatasaray were so enraged by our audacious sneak attack during their game vs. Fenerbahce last night, we decided not to bother going for the shorts as well. We weren't necessarily put off by their anger, but we were getting a little bogged down in our heels as we ran across the wet pitch.

Milan once again failed to win in the Champions League after conceding two late goals to Viktoria Plzen as the game ended 2-2 leaving coach Max Allegri understandably angered by his team's display. "There is anger rather than bitterness [at the result]," Allegri told Sky Italia. "We had opportunities to grab a third goal, but [.

Two goals from Chelsea striker Didier Drogba and a fine solo effort form Brazilian Ramires was enough to send Chelsea through to the knockout stages of the Champions League for the 8th consecutive season.

I must admit, i knew the win was important for Chelsea and Villas-Boas, but i never expected the coach to react the way he did.

As we prepare to enter this sixth quarter of the ninth three-year plan, we take joy in the chocolate ration being raised to twenty grams and in the continued success of our glorious struggle against East Manchester. And also in the English FA having not yet banned Luis Suarez for displaying his non-regulation incisors in joy or anger whilst in public.

Kenny Dalglish believes it is time Luis Suarez was afforded some protection after describing chants of 'cheat' during Liverpool's defeat at Fulham as 'scandalous'.
Uruguay international Suarez has seen his reputation come under attack this season amid accusations that the striker is a diver.
During Monday night's 1-0 loss at Craven Cottage, Suarez saw a goal disallowed for offside and he also had a couple of penalty shouts.

After a three year drought, Boca Juniors finally claimed the Argentinian title following last night's 3-0 win at home to CA Banfield in the Torneo Apertura (Opening Championship). Boca only needed one point to be sure of the title but sealed the deal with a win in front of their loyal followers at the Bombonera stadium in Buenos Aires and begin the celebrations with two rounds of matches still to be played in the first half of the Argentinian season.

Editor's note: For your offseason pleasure, PSP is happy to present the first episode of an eight-part fiction series entitled The Pine Barrens League.

It has happened bro, I'm in trouble again. I can't help it. I feel like a fucking drug addict.

A few days ago, I was about to go outside to rake when I saw a huge cloud of leaves blowing into my yard.