According to England manager Fabio Capello, thug-in-a-shirt Wayne Rooney could have the same impact for England that Pele, Johann Cruyff, Michel Platini and Diego Maradona had for their respective countries. In my view, Rooney doesn't even deserve to be mentioned in the same sentence as those players. Click to continue reading...

Yesterday Man United manager Sir Alex Ferguson was given a touchline ban and a fine after comments he made about referee Alan Wiley. United drew 2-2 with Sunderland at Old Trafford earlier on in the season, after the game, Sir Alex said that Wiley was ‘unfit'.
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Some people feel the need to rub ice cream on their faces at matches, others apparently take the more hygienically responsible route and brush their teeth during substitutions. The fan in the above clip from today's 1-0 Chelsea win over United at Stamford Bridge shows that dental care is something to be taken seriously no matter where you are even if you're standing up front at one of the biggest matches of the season so far.

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Worrying faces at REAL MADRID & concern from CRISTIANO RONALDOas the latest diagnostics on his injured ankle is not good news.Apparently scans show that his ankle is not progressing as positivelyas thought, thus the Portuguese star has flown to Amsterdam to seekadvice from World expert Dr. Van Dijk. This is the same doctor thatoperated Ronaldo last time that his questioned ankle had problemsback Click to continue reading...

Last night we read that Rubin Kazan's manager had instructed the Russian club's groundskeeper not to trim the grass in the stadium, so that it would slow Barca down. Now, it is quite flattering that other teams feel the need to go to such measures when facing us, but really, it's starting to get a bit old. Click to continue reading...

I never thought I'd say it, but this is it the eyebrow of seduction is just too powerful. It needs to be reigned in and controlled like a military grade weapon. The UN needs to sanction it and ethics professors need to include discussion of its proper use in their curriculum. This simply cannot go on.

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Real talk 1: if this is the intense face Nemanja has when walking onto the pitch holding an innocent child's little hand, can you even imagine his other faces? Ahem.

Real talk 2: the hottest robot to play in the Premier League is now the most booked defender in the Premier League.

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Real talk 1: if this is the intense face Nemanja has when walking onto the pitch holding an innocent child's little hand, can you even imagine his other faces? Ahem.

Real talk 2: the hottest robot to play in the Premier League is now the most booked defender in the Premier League.

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EA Sports is not content to let you find FIFA 10; FIFA 10 is out to find you. And by find you I mean they are send a pair of tricked out trucks with 13 TV/PS3 set ups around the country to tempt you in joining the cult. At each stop they'll let you play the game and throw some swag and prizes your way, including the chance to win that new PSP. Click to continue reading...

By L.E. Eisenmenger - BOSTON, MA (Oct 19, 2009) USSoccerPlayers -- In August, Major League Soccer ticket sales dipped over 4% overall and dropped double digits up to 34% for six franchises while nationwide sales for international matches skyrocketed. That should be enough of an indication that MLS needs to rethink what marketing to adults means. Click to continue reading...

The FourFourTwo.com Football Rich List 2009 has just been released, and I'm curious – why does anyone care which footballers earn the most money?!
So David Beckham earns X and Steven Gerrard is worth Y; why is this news? Why do we care? Why is this such a big deal?
Fans seem to lap up this kind of info and often seem impressed by it even though this outrageous, undeserved wealth is basically being rubbed in their faces. Click to continue reading...

The life of an underwear model can't be good: subsiding on protein shakes and lettuce leaves, constantly looking over your well toned shoulder to see which hot young thing is prowling around in a g-string, not to mention the cost of laser hair removal.

It's a sobering moment for Victoria Beckham and David Beckham they're being replaced as the faces of Armani Underwear by none other than Cristiano Ronaldo and Megan Fox.

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The life of an underwear model can't be good: subsiding on protein shakes and lettuce leaves, constantly looking over your well toned shoulder to see which hot young thing is prowling around in a g-string not to mention the cost of laser hair removal.

It's a sobering moment for Victoria Beckham and David Beckham they're being replaced as the faces of Armani Underwear by none other than Cristiano Ronaldo and Megan Fox.

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Mutton chops, may just be the best thing to happen to the side of the head since ears and you know that if Becks is sporting them sooner or later, gay and straight men the world over will be running around with "designer" forests growing off their faces... just wait ... Click to continue reading...

After the first full month of La Liga football the Yank is a mediocre 19-12 with his weekly picks. Thanks to Real Madrid and Barcelona I am over the .500 percent curve, but unfortunately Barca does not play this weekend and Real Madrid has the toughest match of the week against Sevilla. So in other words the picks just got a lot harder.

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It's been a difficult few days for English Football, with controversy surrounding the Manchester derby, the Robbie Keane 'penalty' debate, and Sol Campbell's not-so-surprising departure from Notts County. But I'm here to put a smile back on your faces with a positive overview of England's World Cup qualifying campaign and their chances of winning next [. Click to continue reading...

"All Craig has done is go over there and tell the guy to get off the pitch," said Mark Hughes. "Craig wasn't privy to how much time was left to enable us to get back into the game. The guy made an aggressive move towards him and Craig wanted to get him off the pitch. Craig just put a defensive hand out to push him away.

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Hughes fumes over extra-time add ons
Phil McNulty:
Ferguson revels in classic win
Bellamy faces police and FA inquires after run-in with United fan
Lee Dixon:
Fantastic derby, awful defending
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• Will Chelsea take out Porto even without the suspended Drogba and Bosingwa? [Telegraph]

• Manchester United should dominate Turkish champs Besiktas [Goal]

• Adebayor faces FA charges for violent conduct. Get your Craig Bellamy (7.9M) transfers ready - he's about to get a month's run in the side!

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Costa Rica have just fired their coach Rodrigo "La Bomba" Kenton Johnson.
Costa Rica were themselves bombing, failing to score in their last three World Cup qualifying games. "He was fired today. It still hasn't been determined who will be named," said Costa Rica FA, spokeswoman Gina Escobar.

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Miracles are banned at the Theatre of Dreams OTP field operative Matt Fairgrieve spotted this beauty on a recent tour of Old Trafford. Seemingly Man Yoo feel the need to rub their disabled supporters' faces in it a bit. Having said that, this Burnley fan will be stuffed when the Clarets visit United. Click to continue reading...

In England, we love nothing more than to get kicked down and trodden on. This is so we can lick our wounds. Regroup. Let the lion roar, and stick it back in their faces. You could say we like the impossible fight. We like the role of victim, rather than bully. We like to feel hard done [...] Click to continue reading...

I just happened to go own to Old Trafford yesterday afternoon to pick up some United tat for the youngsters in my family. Did you know you can actually spend £19.99 on a kit to 'grow your own Old Trafford turf'? The mind boggles. I got some pink United tat for the girls, some red United tat for the boys and saved all of a quid or two with my season ticket discount.

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"4 Games, 12 Points" will be the headlines ringing around the Lane come 5pm tomorrow. I don't know what the odds are, but I am sure they're stacked in our favour.
I can see Birmingham trying to get in our faces during the first 15 minutes. You can also expect Alex McLeish to pack his midfield with Bowyer, O'Shea, Larsson, Ferguson and Carsley with McFadden playing up front on his own, but dropping back when needed, which may be the majority of the time tomorrow. Click to continue reading...

Wenger makes another move for impressive French youngster.

Arsene Wenger has made a fresh move for St Etienne midfielder Blaise Matuidi after fearing Cesc Fabregas is facing an injury lay-off.

Arsenal captain Fabregas, 22, faces a race to be fit for Saturday's trip to Manchester United and could be out for up to three weeks with a hamstring injury.

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The smiles returned to the faces of the Manchester United players yesterday as the champions ran out five-nil winners over Wigan, it was a victory that was much needed following the midweek embarrassment at Turf Moor.After failing to capitalise on several good goal-scoring opportunities in the previous two games and then squandering three excellent chances in the first-half yesterday the visting Click to continue reading...

So tonight we play Celtic in the first leg of our Champions League qualifier at Celtic Park, in essence a 40 million quid game. No pressure then.

The team news is that Fabregas, Sagna and Denilson are doubts and will have to undergo fitness tests before the game. I can't see all three of them starting if they are not 100% so maybe Diaby will step in for Denilson which is a shame considering his performance against Everton.

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So its another new season and we play Spurs at White Hart Lane hoping to start the new season with a win.With doubts over Jaime Carragher, Martin Skertel and Captain Steven Gerrard, it looks like a very tricky opening game of the season.A number of players need to step up to the plate, Lucas has to play well in Xabi Alonso's old position of central midfield, whether he can do it remains to be seen. Click to continue reading...

Holy Santa Claus shit, where did the time go?Didn't it seem like yesterday that the 2008-09 Premier League was winding down with tears streaming down the faces of shirtless, pale and pudgy Geordies?Anyway, from a Premier League standpoint, this was a bizarrely quiet summer. More goings than comings, aside from Manchester City. Click to continue reading...

Morning, morning, here we go then. It is, as Joey Tempest would say, the final countdown to the new Premier League season, so let free your flaxen curls and your tight jeans and your synth led rock anthems and ... erm ... I dunno. Get ready, or something.

At some point this week I'll do the customary pre-season state of the nation type post, assessing the squad, where we're strong, weak and downright arousing.

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Evening all,

yesterday I said that the Valencia game will help Wenger decide where he needs to get new players in. The game ended in a 2-0 loss and as I didn't watch the match and have not as yet seen any highlights, it is quite hard for me to comment on the game so I will leave that to the other blogs around.

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Oh my friends, my friends forgive me That I live and you are gone. There's a grief that can't be spoken; There's a pain goes on and on. Phantom faces at the window. Phantom shadows on the floor. Empty chairs... Click to continue reading...

Sometimes you wonder what to believe and what not in the game of football and after seeing a photo of Kolo Toure happy with a Manchester City jersey, well, it comes natural to ask questions.

Kolo asked to leave last January, we all know that, but weeks after that, Arsene Wenger put a smile on our faces by saying:

The situation is that he is a player who has a two-and–a-half year contract and will remain with us.

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Rafa Benitez remained tight-lipped when quizzed on whether his side's 5-0 defeat of Singapore on Sunday represented Xabi Alonso's last appearance in a Liverpool shirt.
The Spanish midfielder, publically courted by Real Madrid all summer, came on for the final 13 minutes for his first pre-season appearance. Click to continue reading...

Yeesh. That was brutal. Dan Loney found an iphone on the street and went to town before it's owner got back:

I mean, if that was the plan, why not just go over to Sam's Army and the American Outlaws, and just spit in their faces over and over for forty-five minutes? Why not just hock loogies for three-quarters of an hour while Mexico fans watched and laughed?

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