Yes that's right number one was Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, number two is Ronaldo that's Fat Ronaldo, the Real Ronaldo, R9. Not that tenderfoot Cristiano. They are heroes in their own special way read on for the evidence...

the best there is, the best there was, and the best there ever will be

Cristiano Ronaldo

Even now, Ronaldo is still banging them in 12 in 20 games for Corinthians this season.

The truth is that ever since his big-money move from Arsenal to Barcelona, Thierry Henry has flattered to deceive. There have a been a few flashes of the Thierry of old in his three seasons at the club, but nothing sustained, which for followers of Spanish football is a crying shame.

Well the January transfer window came and went in a blur of, well, nothingness really, didn't it? Much was made of ground-breaking transfers such as Adam Johnson to Citeh and Tinker Keane Travelling north of the border, and much was also made of Arsene Wenger's surprising lack of activity, especially given the constant references to apparent money to burn, and Arsenal's continuing problems with injuries and the like.

UEFA President Michel unveiled his home country France as hosts of Euro 2016 today. I know what you're thinking. "Fix!", right? But probably not. UEFA is not a dictatorship, and France was elected as Euro 2016 host after a series of ballots by UEFA committee members.

The other two bidding nations were Italy and Turkey.

Not sure about you, but I've been enjoying this two day break in World Cup action. Nineteen straight days of multiple matches is great in theory, but turns out you really can have too much of a good thing. Especially when it all happens in a bit of a blur. So I've been using the two days to sit and reflect on what's happened so far, and to look forward to what's about to happen, and also to indulge myself with a bit of blogging that's not all about the games.

With J Hutcherson -- Back in the early 90's when Britpop threatened to take over the World, it was never as popular in the United States as the bands and their UK fans wanted to believe. Oasis and Blur had their moments, sure. But neither of them were battling it out at the top of the charts like they did at home.

Never mind the theory that Peter Crouch Can Do Anything – the 2010 product is Gareth Bale. When he sets off on a gallop down the left the world is his oyster. He has within his armoury the capacity to outpace just about any opponent slower than Usain Bolt; play an intelligent, 10-yard diagonal ball infield; or whip in a peach of a cross, as demonstrated for the opener yesterday.

Getafe 2 - 4 Real Madrid
(1-0) 13' Ronaldo, (2-0) 20' Higuain, (3-0) 23' Higuain, (4-0) 37' Ronaldo, (1-4) 38' Parejo, (2-4) 80' Pedro Leon
It had been widely reported before the match that Real Madrid had a worse game to points ratio in El Coliseum than in the Camp Nou.

Crumbs.

Apparently ‘Arry's ticker might not last the distance. To be honest, boss, I'm not convinced any of ours will, either.

It's been a delightfully frenzied couple of days. So much to take in. There's the fear that if I think too much about the permeations of what Tottenham have achieved, and, of course, what they might yet achieve, I may well be tempted to ring up my boss on Monday and tell him I won't be coming in for a while.

Ultimate Gamer News: Red Dead rides high in UK charts 16 minutes ago from Eurogamer - News - Comment - Like World Cup second, Blur sneaks into top 10. Red Dead Redemption held onto its top spot in the UK All-Formats chart this week while 2010 FIFA World Cup moved back up to second. UFC Undisputed 2010 slipped to third and there was a new entry for The Sims 3: Ambition expansion pack at six.

Today is the last Football Friday of the 2010 World Cup. It seems like it all want past in a multi-coloured blur of excitement and amazing soccer.

Bafana Bafana makes South Africa Proud

We waited so long from that first announcement that South Africa would host the 2010 World Cup, the first on African soil, to the kickoff, just four weeks ago on 11 June at Soccer City in Jozi when Bafana Bafana held Mexico to a draw and Sipiwe Tshabalala score one of the most beautiful goals of the entire 2010 World Cup –in fact the first goal of the tournament.

World Cup 2010 is over. Feels weird to say. But it is. We'll spend the next few days reviewing the tournament here on World Cup Blog (as well as beginning to post club team news on The Offside again), but right now I'm interested in what everyone will take from this World Cup.

Not so much what you remember right now.

If you're fairly new to soccer, or are just young enough that anything pre-2006 is a blur, you might not realize how big a deal Clint Mathis really was. Full of talent, full of attitude, and the sport's first true "character" in the US, Mathis' promise was only exceeded by his confidence.
Mathis announced his retirement today, effective following the Galaxy's friendly against Real Madrid, bringing to a close a career that spanned twelve years and included stints with LA on multiple occasions, New York on multiple occasions, as well as stops in Germany, Greece, Colorado, and Salt Lake City.

The sight of five designated players on the pitch at one time never materialized and the result was somewhat anti-climactic but the Fire hope that the first half of tonight's match will be more indicative of things to come. Freddie Ljungberg impressed in the first 45 minutes with several runs and near misses that didn't quite materialize into scores.

Is it necessary for a new fragrance to have a commercial promoting it? Possibly. Does said commercial need to star Evan Rachel Wood, be filmed in 3D and have a cotdamn trailer? Hell no. How the hell you gonna have a promo for what is essentially a promo? Blur said it best y'all, "modern life is rubbish.

The streaker who invaded the pitch at Glanford Park yesterday during Scunthorpe's Carling Cup clash against Manchester United has told our Irreverent Reporter (IR)© that his virtuoso performance was indeed prompted by finally seeing Bebe in a competitive game for United.

The 26th of May 2008 is a day I remember precious little of. A shame, because the day marks the first - and perhaps only - time that I saw my beloved Stockport County win at Wembley, beating Rochdale 3-2 in the League 2 Playoff Final. As so often with these momentous occasions, however, it is all something of a blur, two years on.

We have a final. It's not the one any reasonable observer expected, not does it have much of a glamorous sheen. But this is what playoffs give us; even an adjustment to the structure to give higher seeds more of an advantage in the first round could have given us this result.
Win your home games, and you have a pretty damn good shot at playing at a neutral site for MLS Cup.