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Merseyside footballing legends Bill Shankly and Ray Wilson really did leave their mark –
scribbling their cheeky signatures on the wall of a home.
Everton FA Cup hero Wilson, 75, was handed the same football club-owned house in Huddersfield
Shanks vacated when his managerial career moved on in the 1950s.
"I think he is one of these people who is a voyeur. He likes to watch other people. There are some
guys who, when they are at home, they have a big telescope to see what happens in other
families."
Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho opened a war of words with Arsene Wenger, claiming the
Arsenal boss was obsessed with Chelsea.
Rafael Benitez has pledged to fight on as Liverpool manager despite a disastrous season to date,
drawing parallels between his current plight and a trophy drought suffered by Anfield great Bill
Shankly.
Benitez is under real pressure following an FA Cup exit at the hands of Reading in midweek as the
Reds are only realistically challenging for the Europa League having been knocked out of three cup
competitions and slipped off the pace in the Premier League.
Oh God. Just when you thought governing bodies in football couldn't get more stupid, the Togo
national team has been banned for the next two Africa Cup of Nations by the Confederation of
African Football (CAF). Their crime? To walk away from the current tournament because three of
their party had been brutally murdered and others remain in intensive care after the attack on the
team bus just as the tournament opened.
