By Chris Wright

A photograph has surfaced of Mesut Ozil huffing away on a cheeky tab while sunning himself aboard a yacht in Ibiza over the summer and, when taken to task by German daily BILD over being caught out with a filthy lung dart in his mouth, promptly gave the lamest excuse imaginable:

"I was on a yacht on vacation and so I didn't notice I was being photographed.

Word on the street - and by street I mean Twitter - is that Danny Welbeck is going to return to training next week following his hamstring injury. In the meantime, Javier Hernandez is going to start against Bolton Wanderers, at Bolton, and to me looks a good fantasy bet. He's only 10 in the Yahoo! game, and I assume that he'll keep his starting place even if Welbeck recovers quickly.

Amobi Okugo didn't make his way into the ridiculous night that was yesterday's 4-4 draw between the Philadelphia Union and the New England Revolution, but he did have a job to do.

The 20-year-old defensive midfielder sung "Happy Birthday" to a fan at last night's game, after losing a Twitter bet.

You remember Safee Sali? The Malaysian striker who plays for Pelita Jaya in Indonesia? He is currently on trial with Cardiff City.
Anyway the Daily Express, an English newspaper most famous for punk poet John Cooper Clarke asking why there were no topless ladies in their pages, suggests Sali has hit 110 goals in 138 games for the Karawang based club!

You remember Safee Sali? The Malaysian striker who plays for Pelita Jaya in Indonesia? He is currently on trial with Cardiff City.
Anyway the Daily Express, an English newspaper most famous for punk poet John Cooper Clarke asking why there were no topless ladies in their pages, suggests Sali has hit 110 goals in 138 games for the Karawang based club!

Arsenal have a terrific record against Blackburn, and look a solid bet to get their season back on...
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Fifa's World Rankings for September 2011 were published today at FIFA HQ in Zurich, Switzerland.
2010 World Cup winners Spain are back on top followed by the Netherlands, Germany and Copa America champs Uruguay. England drop to 8th.
Nepal are in 134th place!
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Zlats is clearly bemused as to why Ignazio Abate is seeking hair advice from him. As are we. Image: OLIVIER MORIN/AFP/Getty Images.

Can it be true? Has Zlatan Ibrahimovic abandoned his aggressive, temperamental ways and embraced a more gentle, mentoring role at AC Milan?

Image: OLIVIER MORIN/AFP/Getty Images.

Well, at least everyone's smiling in the first row at UEFA'S 13th Elite football Club Coaches Forum which took place yesterday. Noticeably missing : the coaches of Liverpool and Real Madrid. Guess no one wants to be in the same room as MouMou these days, eh?

By Tony Attwood Phil's comment in his Man U match preview that his boss was offering a bet that Everton would end up higher than Arsenal this season made me smile. Of course my smile vanished in the light of the result in Manchester, but that did not change the fact that Bill Kenwright has [...]

Remember the internet joke doing the rounds in the summer about a certain Titus Bramble coming to the Arsenal? If you missed it some mischievous cove used Twitter to spread the rumour that the bungling Bramble was on his way to the Emirates and that Arsene Wenger was convinced it was he, not Per Mertersacker, Gary Cahill, Chris Samba or Phil Jagielka, who was the answer to our defensive woes.

The Carling Cup is not the most glamorous cup competition in the world but it is a great opportunity for some so called 'smaller' Premier League teams to have success and get into Europe.
For years there has been some discussion about the merits of the Carling Cup, with some managers putting out under strength sides, as they see the competition as a burden, have disrespected it to a fair degree.

Caption competition: September 9, 2011

Each week, Sportsmail has a caption competition for you to battle it out for a brilliant prize of a £100 Sportsbook bet with our friends at Paddy Power. This week's picture features Frank Lampard and Fabio Capello.

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When the fixture computer plucked out Arsenal v Swansea for Saturday 10th September, most Arsenal fans could have been forgiven for thinking of not just of an easy three points from this early season fixture – but also about a goal fest!

But given the Gunners recent poor performances Arsenal fans are nervously looking over their shoulders – could Swansea do the impossible and win at the Emirates?

Mikel Arteta is poised to make his Arsenal debut against Swansea in the Premier League at the Emirates today and it could be worth a flutter on the Spaniard scoring the first goal. You can have FREE £20 bet on this thanks to our partnership with Unibet. And they go 9.0 for him to score first goal and 3.

Arsenal travel to Germany tomorrow to play the opening Group F Champions League match against Borussia Dortmund.

If you fancy Arsene Wenger's men, buoyed by the arrival of Mikel Arteta and Per Mertesacker amongts others, to win the group it may be worth taking Unibet's 11/10 on them before the two teasm clash – because if the Gunners were to get a win they would sure to trading odds on.

Liverpool FC will be disappointed but not downhearted after their defeat at Stoke City.
The manner of the loss was a world apart from the miserable way in which they went down at the Britannia Stadium last season.
Kenny Dalglish has got a gripe about the decisions of referee Mark Clattenburg.

• Kop That: Kenny Dalglish playing coy over Steven Gerrard's Liverpool comeback http://t.co/oNh3MP0N 22:04:07, 2011-09-15
• Kop That: Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish: 'We will not rush back Steven Gerrard' http://t.co/W4cJntjK 21:18:47, 2011-09-15
• Kop That: I'm Strictly convinced the other Brucie mustn't be sacked http://t.

Caption competition: September 16, 2011

Each week, Sportsmail has a caption competition for you to battle it out for a brilliant prize of a £100 Sportsbook bet with our friends at Paddy Power. This week's picture features Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger

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Arsenal travel Blackburn tomorrow and it promises to be a difficult game, as Rovers have caused problems for Arsene Wenger's team in the past; in the last six encounters away from North London Arsenal have failed to win on three occasions.

Robin Van Persie is in decent form and Gervinho will want to get amongst the goals at Ewood Park.

Arsenal take on Shrewsbury tonight at the Emirates in the Carling Cup with plenty of the youngsters given their chance to shine. And the inclusion of the starlets makes for an interesting book on the game. More experienced players such as Ju Young Park and Yossi Benayoun will be joined by the likes of Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Ryo Miyaichi in the squad.

Arsenal Chief executive (and man City fan) Ivan Gazidis has ruled out sacking manager Arsene Wenger, despite Arsenal's poor start to the new season, which has left them 50/1 with Bet 365 to win the Premier League.
61-year-old Wenger's job security has come under question as the Gunners have won just one of their opening five Premier League games, conceding 14 goals in the process, including four in the 4-3 defeat at Blackburn Rovers last weekend.

The house got cleaned out last week, so the lines are going to have to tighten up a bit. Thank goodness Kenny Cooper didn't pull off a hat trick (250:1 payout) or we'd have to close shop right now.

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It's a tough night to pick between Nagbe, Cooper and Perlaza.

Wednesday Bet of the day: Back Liverpool to see red at Brighton

Skinny odds are available on an away win with the value looking to bet on another early bath for the visitors from Merseyside

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Liverpool 2 Craig Bellamy 7′, Dirk Kuyt 81′
Brighton 1 Ashley Barnes (pen) 90′

Liverpool came out firing, looking to put doubts to rest in the wake of Sunday's shambolic visit to White Hart Lane—or, for the players who had been left out against Tottenham, perhaps attempting to show the manager that they were more deserving of starting roles.

Caption competition: September 23, 2011

Each week, Sportsmail has a caption competition for you to battle it out for a brilliant prize of a £100 Sportsbook bet with our friends at Paddy Power. This week's picture features Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson and club mascot Fred the Red.

Arsenal take on Bolton at the Emirates, and despite a 3-1 win by a second XI over Shrewsbury in the Carling Cup on Tuesday, the Wenger Boys still have plenty of points to prove.

Arsenal are short priced favourites with all bookmakers for their game against Bolton, but once again Unibet offer you the very biggest odds on the planet!

Robin van Persie will be chasing yet more goals when Arsenal get back into action in the Champions League against Olympiakos tonight.

And for the third consecutive game Unibet are offering the biggest odds about Arsenal winning a match 2-0 at 7.25 (27/4)!

This time around Arsenal play the Greeks at the Emirates in what is their second Champions League this season and the Gunners are 1.

Antonio Gates has to be worrying fantasy football owners. After eight catches in Week 1, he was held without a catch in Week 2 and then missed Week 3 with a foot injury. Going forward it's unknown when Antonio Gates will be able to play again.

What is known is that Gates won't play this weekend.