Derek's mosquito surveillance techniques were found to be seriously flawed. Image courtesy of Bauer Griffin via Zimbio.

You know what it like, Kickettes. You're in the early stages of dating (yes, we realise it's in all likelihood a tabloid scam but please, go with it), taking those first tentative steps towards a relationship and in the first flush of love you plan a surprise for your beau.

If you read this site often, you know that I despise pretty much everything about Barcelona, whilst their brand of football is good, the team is full of self righteous arrogant cocks. Now I don't care that this is perhaps one of the tightest marginal offsides you will ever see, the fact is he was offside and the goal shouldn't have counted.

Remember Juan Sebastian Veron? The man who set the Premier League alight following his £28 million move to Manchester United (I got his name on the back of my United shirt). Well despite him being 34, Roberto Mancini had a crack at bringing him to Man City and Veron rejected...

Veron has picked up the form that made him subject to that blockbuster move to Old Trafford, back in his native Argentina with his boyhood club Estudiantes, so much so that he has been named South American player of the year in 2008 and 2009.

Members of an Italian mafia group have been arrested after police uncovered their plans to abduct none other than Senhor Mourinho! What were they thinking? He'd win them all over in quindici minuti! "Giovanni, I like your spirit but you are not listening to me no?

FABIO Capello has hit out at criticisms that his World Cup boot camp is too austere by inviting a swarm of Kenyan hookers over to their Bafokeng hotel for a traditional English roasting. Morale in the England camp has been low after two disappointing draws against the USA and Algeria, and the Italian has finally yielded [.

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Injured Danny Simpson has been out at the Newcastle boot camp with the rest of the players in Dublin, Ireland, this last week. Danny Simpson with the rest of the lads in Dublin, Ireland Hughton talked about Danny boy to the Evening Chronicle today from Ireland: "Danny's our only injury at the moment, but [.

Derek's mosquito surveillance techniques were found to be seriously flawed. Image courtesy of Bauer Griffin via Zimbio.

You know what it like, Kickettes. You're in the early stages of dating (yes, we realise it's in all likelihood a tabloid scam but please, go with it), taking those first tentative steps towards a relationship and in the first flush of love you plan a surprise for your beau.

Roller derby, from the perspective of a referee who works other sports, has a really curious method of becoming a new official. First, there are try-outs; and serious ones, at that. Potential referees try out with the women who want to play (there were sixty people this year). Tryouts are four hours long and include both skills and endurance testing.

There are many ways to lift a team in crisis. Train harder, for example. Or appoint a new manager. Or go on a team-bonding boot camp.
Liverpool, however, have taken a slightly different route. They have been flown to Naples for their Europa League game against Napoli on Thursday by the Iron Maiden frontman Bruce Dickinson.