Interesting stuff in the Mail. Well not interesting in any real sense, diverting perhaps. Anyway, football managers polled as to who they'd like to have dinner with:

Harry Redknapp Muhammad Ali, Vincent O'Brien, Bobby Moore
Paul Ince – Wife, John F Kennedy, Tiger Woods
Paul Lambert Elvis Presley, George Bush, George Best
Roberto Di Matteo Julius Caesar, Claudia Schiffer, Robert De Niro
Sam Allardyce Nelson Mandela, Muhammad Ali, Sir Alex Ferguson
Sven Goran Eriksson Nelson Mandela, Pope John Paul, Barack Obama
Chris Coleman John F Kennedy, Elvis Presley, Jimi Hendrix
Tony Adams Jesus, Sir Alf Ramsey, Scarlett Johansson
Simon Grayson Geoffrey Boycott, Bono, Don Revie
Roberto Mancini Paolo Mantovani, The Pope, Sheikh Mansour
Rafa Benitez Julius Caesar, Al Pacino, Napoleon
David Moyes Mother, Tommy Burns, Kylie Minogue
Gustavo Poyet Fernando Morena, Michael Jordan, Wife
Neil Warnock – Queen, Barbara Streisand, Brian Clough
Steve McClaren Nelson Mandela, Barack Obama, Sir Alex Ferguson
Alex McLeish - Robert Di Niro, John Lennon, Muhammad Ali
Alan Pardew Muhammad Ali, Barrack Obama, Spike Milligan
Peter Reid Elvis Presley, Jesus Christ, Angelina Jolie
Chris Hughton Martin Luther King, Muhammad Ali, Bill Shankly
Gianfranco Zola Father, wife, Diego Maradona

Shame no Roy, Jol or SAF.

By Chris Wright

On behalf of Yahoo and the League Manager's Association, a 20-strong phalanx of managers have been quizzed over their ideal dinner dates.

All the usual suspects were present, with Elvis, De Niro, Pacino et al all rearing their ugly heads though it was floaty/stingy boxer Muhammad Ali who picked up the most nods, with five managers (Redknapp, Allardyce, McLeish, Pardew and Hughton) plumping for the pugilist.

President Obama and his family watch the Women's World Cup from the White House. (photo via White House flickr)

I know I haven't done a whole lot of Women's World Cup talk these last couple weeks (a shame I know) but I thought this was cool photo of President Barrack Obama and his family watching the game from the White House.

President Obama and his family watch the Women's World Cup from the White House. (photo via White House flickr)

I know I haven't done a whole lot of Women's World Cup talk these last couple weeks (a shame I know) but I thought this was cool photo of President Barrack Obama and his family watching the game from the White House.