To wrap up "The Euros Are Four Months Away And I Can't Wait Week," I thought I would figure out where Euros come from. For a tournament that is so important they named the currency of an entire continent after it, I felt I should know more about its origins. [read more]

Moneyball! Coins of Bobby Charlton, Gordon Banks and the offside rule picture gallery

Giving a new meaning to the term 'moneyball' the Royal Mint has launched a special 50 pence piece which explains the offside law. The new coin is part of a range of new sporting currency designed to commemorate the London 2012 Olympic Games.

Literally.

Just the day you were waiting for, right? Ukraine's Euro 2012 coin collection: released. Specifically the coin above, for which you've been stocking away all those gift cards and envelopes full of cash.

It's a €46 coin selling at a price of €34,000.

By Chris Wright

As your local supermarket is probably keen to remind you every fart's end, it's Christmas in two short months and what what better way to let your nearest and dearest know that they mean the world to you this Yuletide than by buying them a paving slab?

Nasri looked so happy when he was pictured outside Eastlands yesterday; there was a genuine smile from a man who has arrived at his pre-destined home!

In an interview with Manchester City website / tv, Nasri claimed that one of the reasons he moved was the passion of the City fans as opposed to the Arsenal fans.

E:60 spot on the keeper who doesn't like to keep 'em.

• Not rollin'. (Left Back In The Changing Room)
• The other part of Venice. (EFW)
• Qatar beat them at their own currency. (Dirty Tackle)
• Ronaldo scores. You knew that. (La Liga Loca)
• Barca spends money.

Liverpool managing director Ian Ayre admits they have plans to takeover the world!
Ayre reveals Fenway Sports Group is backing plans to expand the club's profile across several key international markets.
He told Managementtoday.co.uk: "All manner of things. It means real infrastructure and people in certain markets; we've got an office in Singapore, and FSG's sports marketing team are picking up the US for Liverpool, so we've effectively got an office in the US too.

Big Phil Scolari hasn't exactly lead the worst life since his sacking from Chelsea all forty-seven years ago (feels like it, anyway). Getting the heave-ho from Stamford Bridge means a nice cushion mostly filled with rubles on which to land. And then he landed in Uzbekistan.

Where he found even more.

The return of Ronaldinho after a decade in Europe is an undoubted coup for the Brazilian game. He ended up joining Flamengo, who pipped Gremio and Palmeiras to his signature. He could have gone elsewhere - to the Premier League, for example. Coming back across the Atlantic was a vote of confidence in the direction that the country is taking, with its financial stability, strong currency, and so on.