It has been eleven years since former defender Dominic Matteo left Anfield, and to this day, he
still feels sadness over the way Gerard Houllier 'got rid' of him. The arrival of Christian Ziege
in 2000 was the beginning of the end for Matteo's Liverpool career; the Scot saw his first-team
chances severely restricted, and he left for Leeds soon after.
By Chris Wright
Ten footballers past and present who have killed before, and will definitely kill again.
Beware, this is not one for the faint-hearted...
1. Markus Babbel, a.k.a, 'The Berlin Vivisectionist': Drugs his victims in
University cafeterias then drags them to his laboratory to splay them on hooks, thus displaying
their internal organs.
Dietmar 'Didi' Hamann holds the distinction of being the last player to score at the old Wembley
before the twin Towers were bulldozed to make way for the new and majestic arena that we have
today.
Bayern Munich came calling early and Didi from Waldsassen was snapped up at the age of sixteen by
one of European football's biggest clubs.
In the previous post on Babel and the worst transfers of the last decade, I should have better
differentiated between a "bad player" and a "bad signing." Buying Alberto Aquilani was an awful,
awful deal, but Alberto Aquilani's an outstanding player. Philipp Degen is a terrible full-back but
was a free signing that didn't cost Liverpool much more than wages and overtime for the medical
staff.
Fourth placed Tottenham host league leaders Manchester United at White Lane today hoping
to derail United's title charge. The two sides have served some true thrillers in the past, most
notably in September, 2001 when the Red Devils came from three goals down to win 5-3 at White Hart
Lane.
5/19/2001.
That was the last time that Tottenham were able to experience the joys of victory against
Manchester United. For what it's worth though, Spurs' 3-1 win at White Hart Lane on the final day
of the 2000/01 season was all but a meaningless match for United, who finished the campaign ten
points clear of Arsenal to capture a third straight Premier League title.
