By Chris Wright

Sickening stuff from afore Blackpool's 3-0 win over Sheffield Wednesday at Hillsborough on Tuesday evening, wherein Wednesday mascots Barney and Ozzie Owl launch a vicious and unprovoked attack on ESPN's FA Cup mascot Buddy using the old 'kneel behind and push' takedown technique beloved by schoolboys everywhere.

Here, in the latest of our book reviews, Ben Summers takes a look at Barney Ronay's The Manager, a book which surely deserves more than its two current stars on Amazon. The Manager: The Absurd Ascent of the Most Important Man in Football By Barney Ronay Published by Sphere August 2010, £8.99, ISBN: 9780751542790 This book's incongruous appearance in Fabio Capello's 2010 World Cup luggage leant it a curious subplot that could easily have been incorporated into the book itself.

All the stuff being covered outside the unfriendly confines of the award-winning Dirty Tackle...

Sheffield Wednesday mascots Barney and Ozzy shamelessly assault FA Cup mascot Buddy. [YouTube]

Man City's 88-year-old mascot. [Kickette]

Classic goalkeeper shirts as art.

By Chris Wright

After belting home a glorious half-volley in Milan's 2-0 victory over Lecce on Saturday, Zlatan Ibrahimovic was involved in yet another fracas with a female journalist (through no fault of his own, Ibra nearly ran a reporter over outside Milanello a few weeks back) after the game.

Oliver Holt Chief Sports Writer at The Mirror
City will go for it but United have experience and quality to match them. Ability of United's defence to cope with City attack will be key. 1-1.

Lee Clayton Head of Sport at The Daily Mail
Rooney to score. I'm loving his calmness and his focus.