The new hunky dory ads that have appeared on numerous billboards and TV adverts, have caused controversy, leading to a complaint been made by the Rape Crisis Network.

Anfield outfit would allow skipper to leave if he pushed for move apparently.

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Torres's future is balanced against that of Steven Gerrard whom the club would allow to leave if he asked to do so – and providing that Real Madrid made a suitable offer.

Another big difference between you and your football brethren o'er the pond is our attitudes regarding luck and fortune and our relative ability to influence and harness it – or believe we can. Ask any English fan if their team is going to... Read more

Over at THE ROAR the natives are restless with Sir Fozzie for taking Aussies to task on the codes of football which are actually handball codes, and of course people are...well up in arms!
Here's what I Foz is actually saying:
Linking an Australian sport best suited to support the aspirations and growth of Australian economic nation is a question smart Aussies should consider.

Arsene Wenger has admitted that he is loathe to buy another striker because it will mean that the balance of the squad would be affected, and Arsenal are scoring lots of goals anyway! "Everybody tells me to buy strikers even though we score goal after goal. Sometimes in football you get remarkable attitudes.

Gordon Strachan is again linking up with his former club to try and strengthen the Middlesbrough team. With the team hit by a recent batch of injuries, Strachan has been forced into looking for new recruits to add to the ever depleting squad and has recently turned his attentions to Celtic defender Stephen McManus.

A ground-breaking project has just stepped up its hugely successful campaign to take a new look at learning disability.
The Southend-based ‘Ordinary Lives' project - which challenges attitudes on learning disability - has now launched a website showcasing its achievements so far, and its continuing progress.

[Seated at midfield with several teammates. The guy to my left- the soon to be former keeper of my soccer team.]

Who are ya?

Richard Empson

Where are you from? Where do you live?

Kansas City, Missouri; recently Deptford, NJ, but I just moved to Delaware.

Check out the latest episode of the pint size Soccerlens World Cup Podcast with Adrian Clarke & Iain Spragg.

Ahead of England's big match against Algeria the duo debate Fabio Capello's methods, question the attitudes of the French players, ask themselves if gorgeous Sara Carbonero was really to blame for Spain's shock loss to the Swiss, as well as giving their verdict on madcap Maradona.

We already have a Netherlands vs Uruguay preview for your eyes. Now we have one for your ears, in podcast form. And not just any podcast. It's an interview with the legendary Jan from Netherlands World Cup Blog.

I've been in touch with Jan via email and via his blog for a good few years now, but never had the pleasure of speaking to him until recording this podcast just a few hours ago.

Stoke manager, Tony Pulis, has sung the praises of the Manchester United academy, after taking on several players from our youth set up.

"I have to say, you look at the players we have taken who were at Manchester United as young players, and their attitudes are absolutely fantastic," said Pulis.

Sir Alex Ferguson has revealed that whilst he still loses his temper with players, he has mellowed as he has got older. Not because of his old age but because of the changing nature of players.

"There is nothing wrong with losing your temper if it's for the right reasons," said Ferguson.

Tottenham defender William Gallas can surely expect a hostile reception when he returns to his old stomping ground on Saturday, but the Frenchman's current manager Harry Redknapp and former boss Arsene Wenger have asked fans not to round on the ex-Arsenal captain.
Gallas, 33, spent four years with Arsenal but was a divisive figure among the Emirates faithful, with his high-profile strop against Birmingham in 2008 emblematic of a player whose temperament has often been questioned.