Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney has asked to leave Old Trafford but his request was refused by the club. The England star made a verbal transfer request to Sir Alex Ferguson two weeks ago. This was dismissed by United. A United spokesman said: "Wayne Rooney is not for sale." Rooney, who is being linked [.
Wayne Rooney has revealed in his autobiography that the worst telling off he has seen a player get from Sir Alex Ferguson was after United's 1-0 defeat to Celtic in the Champions League. Louis Saha missed an easy chance, with him appearing to believe he was offside, before seeing his last minute penalty saved by [.
Wayne Rooney has revealed how he battles against his weight to keep himself in shape for football.
The England and Manchester United striker says he always puts on weight when he's not staying.
Several pundits had suggested that Rooney didn't look fit in the opening matches of this season and
was carrying a few extra [.
The modern day footballer is not an athlete alone. Oh no, he is expected to be all things to all
men, including becoming a sportsbook author. OTP salutes some of the (relatively) shocking prose
created when our top footballing stars put pen to paper. Here are six examples of when the normally
mundane footballer autobiography [.
Though they won't come right out and say it, South Korean environmental group "Frogs' Friends"
seem to blame Manchester United's Park Ji-sung for the increasing threat to frogs in his native
South Korea. In 2006, Park wrote in his autobiography that his farther would give him frog juice to
boost his stamina on the pitch.
Tottenham star Louis Saha has claimed that many young footballers use hookers in a bid to stay out
of the newspapers. The former Manchester United star is currently doing the media rounds to promote
his autobiography. But he claims that many players are so concerned about negative publicity from
kiss-and-tell stories that they call upon [.
There are some seminal moments that all Manchester United players experience in their time at the
club. Their first appearance at the wondrous Theatre of Dreams, their first hot yoga session with
the ageless Ryan Giggs and, most memorably, a disintegrated eardrum at the hands of a knight of the
realm.
I am Zlatan. You are Zlatan. Aren't we all a little Zlatan? Zlatan Ibrahimovic's autobiography has been short-listed for a Swedish literary award. No, not an award for most interactive iPad app. A literary award. L-I-T-E-R-A-R-Y. You remain skeptical.What exactly rose to critical acclaim, you ask?
Dietman Hamann will forever be remembered and revered by Liverpool fans for his impact in the
Champions League final in 2005, but as the former German International revealed recently, he went
into that match thinking it was his last game for the club, and he was even more disappointed to
discover that he wasn't even in the starting line-up.
In Wayne Rooney's autobiography, he has revealed that sometimes he will shout back at Sir Alex Ferguson if he believes he is being shouted at for no reason. There's nothing worse than getting the 'hairdryer' from Sir Alex. When it happens, the manager stands in the middle of the room and loses it at me.
In the latest instalment of Wayne Rooney's autobiography, which is currently being printed in
The Mirror, our striker reflects on his red card at the World Cup in 2006. Ronaldo was one of five
Portuguese players who was complaining to the ref but the press in this country blamed him not only
for Rooney's red card, but for England's exit from the tournament, despite the game finishing in a
draw and Gerrard, Lampard and Carragher all missing their penalties.
In the latest instalment of Wayne Rooney's autobiography, which is currently being printed in The Mirror, our striker reflects on his red card at the World Cup in 2006. Ronaldo was one of five Portuguese players who was complaining to the ref but the press in this country blamed him not only for Rooney's red [.
With his recent move to Tottenham and a recall to the French national team, things are going
well for Louis Saha in the tail-end of his career. So, what else would he have to talk about
besides the hooker habits of young footballers?
Saha told a French newspaper while promoting his new autobiography (via the Daily Mail):
"Let's be honest: women are the greatest temptation.
Chelsea take on Atletico Madrid in the UEFA Super Cup tonight
in a soap opera centred on the DRAMATIC theme of Fernando
Torres' bittersweet return to his boyhood club. The last time these two teams met was in
the group stages of the Champions League in 2009, when Fernando's English was relatively terrible
("scisson"/season) as he wrote his autobiography at Liverpool.
When rumours surfaced that Ashley Cole had stalled over negotiations for a new contract at Chelsea,
many were quick to claim that the defender's demands for a huge pay increase were to blame. Arsenal
fans in particular will have shook their heads knowingly, after Cole stated in his autobiography
that he almost crashed his car [.
Only one name sprang to mind following Milan's Champions League draw with
Barcelona last night : IBRAHIMOVIC! Hold your horses
because the only thing Barcelona's bookstores should be releasing in two weeks is an
extended Catalan edition of Ibra's epic autobiography.
John Terry has today been stripped of the England captaincy for a second time following
allegations of racism.
Terry allegedly called Anton Ferdinand a "black cunt" in Chelsea's defeat against QPR. In last
weekend's Cup game between the two clubs the FA scrapped the traditional handshake ahead of
kick-off after it became apparent that the QPR players would snub Terry in support of
Ferdinand.
In 1996, after France narrowly defeating Bulgaria to move on from the group stages of the
European Cup competition, the French defender Marcel Desailly made a striking accusation during a
press conference. Hristo Stoichkov, the star Bulgarian striker, had racially abused him during the
game. "Hey Desailly, do you know that little kids are dying of hunger in your country," Desailly
claimed Stoichkov had said to him on the pitch during one of a number of heated entanglements.
Harry Redknapp has been pleading illiteracy and ignorance of his own tax affairs during his current
trial for tax evasion. Prepare yourself for a double dose of irony then when you learn that 'Arry
has documented tax advice... in his autobiography. The Spurs boss says he never pays any attention
to his financial affairs and [.
Another season, another football autobiography except this one is a little different. After 20
years in the job, the Premier League table has finally spilled the beans on his time as the true
barometer of football's top tier. "Laying My Cards On My Table" will be available to buy next week
and OTP has [.
Another season, another football autobiography except this one is a little different. After 20
years in the job, the Premier League table has finally spilled the beans on his time as the true
barometer of football's top tier. "Laying My Cards On My Table" will be available to buy next week
and OTP has [.
This is a phrase describing the persuasive power of numbers, particularly the use of statistics
to bolster weak arguments.
It is also sometimes colloquially used to cast doubt upon statistics used to prove an opponent's
point.
The term was popularised in the United States by Mark Twain who attributed it to the
19th-century British Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli (1804–1881):
"There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics.
Thanks to revelations in his wife's autobiography, Croatian footballerDino Drpic has found himself transfer listed by his club for the heinous crime of making sweet, sweet, public whoopie to his woman on the centre spot of his team's Maksimir Stadium.
A Twitter correspondent was reminding me yesterday of the time I saved two penalties in one game.
As my personal sporting achievements go that remains right up there with winning the Longniddry Gala Primary 4 Short Tennis Open (Doubles) and clinching the runners-up spot in the Hawkhill Hibs Supporters' Club Bowls Day Oot.
Before he touchline-crouched his way to domestic and European success with Porto — and even
longer before he flexed his knees on the side of the pitch at Stamford Bridge — Andre Villas-Boas
was lined up to make his Premiership managerial debut in Lancashire.
In his upcoming autobiography, Burnley chief executive Paul Fletcher reveals that the current
Tottenham manager was interviewed for the vacant position at Turf Moor when Owen Coyle departed in
2010.
The long, long, long dispute between a group of players from Trinidad & Tobago's 2006 World Cup
squad and their national football federation reached a new but not yet final phase today when many
of the physical assets of the federation were seized by order of the Trinidadian High Court. (The
original article is located here.
Our latest book review comes from Tom Bodell, editor of Vital Watford. Tom can be followed on
Twitter at @TBBodell and here casts his eye on the autobiography of Richard Lee, one time Hornet
and now a Bee. Graduation: Life Lessons of a Professional Footballer By Richard Lee Published by
Bennion Kearny August 2010, £9.
One day Robbie Keane will write/dictate his autobiography, and it will be filled with fantastic
stories of playing football for some major clubs, living in Italy and the USA and full of scoring
goals. Keane marked his full Aston Villa ...
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