Having gone down to the second division just two years ago, one would think expectations surrounding Corinthians to be rather modest. Like anything on a continental level is a bonus.

But having the names and the history and the need to make up for that little faux pas known as the Brazilian Serie B, modesty is not on order.

It's been interesting reading some of the recent transfer stuff in the last few weeks, not because I believe anything I read in some of the so called 'news' papers, but because so much of it has been either completely contradictory or completely made up. One of the worst things about all this guff is that some rather angry fans have been launching into attacking certain Arsenal players for no

The Monumental Stadium becomes a giant mausoleum as River Plate fail to beat Belgrano and are relegated after 110 years. There was a flicker of hope when Mariano Pavone opened the scoring but was quickly snuffed out with Guillermo Farre's equalizer for the visitors. Pavone later on agonizingly missed a penalty.

Firelighter sales rocket in Wolverhampton Angry fans of Greek side Larissa blockaded the club's players on the team coach as they returned from a 3-0 away defeat. More than 500 fans were on hand to join the riot when the team returned to Athens after their loss at Atromitos. Windows in the coach were smashed [.

On the list of things which have been flung at referees in this, the world of football, we are likely to find a cornucopia of items. Anything, everything and all that lies in between.

Probably didn't expect piping hot porridge, however. Definitely didn't expect piping hot porridge.

Yet in South Africa, a referee found himself wiping its gooey goodness from his face after a match.