Who says footballers aren't role models? A young Manchester City mascot was left feeling like Patrice Evra yesterday after the Aston Villa mascot snubbed a handshake with him. The hilarious footage came from yesterday's match at Villa Park, hot on the heels of Luis Suarez's refusal to shake hands with Patrice Evra.

For many years no football club would go near Indonesia. Scared off by terrorism and a perceived political instability overplayed by foreign embassies instead they concentrated their South East Asian efforts on the more visitor friendly countries of Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand.

Now, however, it appears Indonesia is once again open for business and everyone wants a slice of the pizza.

Caicedo (L), and rumoured trilaist "The Dish"Not only has it been a good day for TFC's defensive line - but a great day for puns. Hot on the heels of this morning's "Ecks'ual satisfaction", Aron Winter started TFC's Media Day off with a bang by announcing that the club had signed Ecuadorian Geovanny Caicedo.

Missile Swap: Out with the Clydewinder, in with the Cruz?

Don't look now, but the glacial pace of United's roster assembly is starting to pick up. Hot on the heels of the Maicon Santos acquisition comes the signing of former Dynamo right mid Danny Cruz1, leaving the current roster + trialists looking like this.

Kenny Dalglish says news that Liverpool skipper Steven Gerrard has committed the rest of his career to the club is "fantastic" and believes the inspirational midfielder will be key to his side's chances of silverware and a top-four Premier League finish this season.
The Reds finally have Gerrard back in their side following an injury-plagued 12 months and he looked close to his best when scoring the vital goal from the penalty spot in the 1-0 Carling Cup semi-final, first leg win at Manchester City on Wednesday.

Nick DeLeon, courtesy dcunited.com

Hey, look, finally an addition to the roster! United picked up versatile attacker (is he a winger, a forward, an attacking midfielder?...Hmm, I'm sensing a pattern here) Nick DeLeon1 in the SuperDraft. I don't watch much collegiate ball, so I'm not going to pass any judgement on the pick.

Games come thick and fast at this time of the year and this evening's match against Fulham follows hot on the heels of Saturday's one nil win at home to QPR.

Founded in 1879 Fulham Football Club are the oldest professional team in London.

Kenny Dalglish believes Liverpool deserve to be in a better position in the Premier League but recognizes his squad must continue to do their talking on the pitch.
The Reds boss has for the first time since his return in January 2011 started to find himself the subject of criticism after six draws at Anfield so far this season.

Hot on the heels of Liverpool legend Jan Molby claiming Andy Carrol would never make it Anfield, former Liverpool striker Stan Collymore has argued that the former Newcastle man is a 'waste of money'. In his weekly column for The People, Collymore - who formed a lethal partnership with Robbie Fowler between 1995 and 1997 - expressed some sympathy for the struggling striker, but ultimately

Hot on the heels of Luis Suarez's 8-match ban for racially abusing Patrice Evra, Liverpool legend Alan Hansen has sparked fresh controversy with some ill-advised, racially sensitive comments on Match of the Day. When it rains, it pours... Following yesterday's news that John Terry would be charged by the Police for his alleged racial slur against Anton Ferdinand, Gary Lineker asked Hansen if he

Basel faulty Hot on the heels of but not quite as severe as Vito Mannone's howler, Manchester United goalkeeper David De Gea got in on the act with his own bout of memory loss. De Gea also forgot that as a goalkeeper he is entitled to catch, punch or stroke the ball when [...]

The agent of Eduardo Vargas has revealed that Liverpool and Arsenal are the latest clubs interested in securing the services of the 22-year-old Chile international.
The English teams will have to fight off AC Milan and Inter in the race for the Universidad de Chile forward who is considered one of the hottest properties in South American football.

Hot on the heels of Bayern Munchen, Borussia Dortmund, Uruguay and some aging AC Milan buggers comes news that PSV Eindhoven will be coming to Jakarta in January for a couple of friendlies in January.
However knowing how football operates here what's the betting something changes. Like team or the month or the country.

Rumours doing the rounds that AC Milan striker Antonio Cassano suffered a stroke on Saturday after Milan's 3-2 win over AS Roma in Rome have been rubbished by the club.

According to Italian news agency Ansa a medical examination carried out on the 29 year old diagnosed him as having had a stroke although the extent of the damage has not been identified.

David Moyes has clinched the signing of James McFadden on a free transfer, boosting Everton's creativity. The Scot is no stranger to Goodison Park, having made 109 appearances for the Toffees.

Since his release from the relegated Birmingham City, McFadden has been training with clubs throughout England, including Mick McCarthy's Wolverhampton Wanderers side.

The lead atop the EPL table tightened on Saturday after wins for both Manchester City and Chelsea coupled with United's draw at Anfield allowed City to move above United with a slight 2 point advantage.

Of course, all attention was focused on the Liverpool-United fixture with many looking to see whether the Red Devils would maintain their perfect record in the league.

Are you injured yet? Hot on the heels of last week's very nasty stretcher disaster in Portugal comes this incident. It looks like some serious health and safety training is needed among the nation's stretcher-bearers. The match between Academico de Viseu and Sanjoanense descended into a low budget sketch show as two hapless stretcher-bearers [.

Following hot on the heels of the midweek eighth round of the 2011 Torneo Apertura, this weekend welcomes the ninth. There's a clásico in Bajo Flores, where Racing visit San Lorenzo, a clash of promoted teams in San Juan, with Atlético ... Continue reading →

He's only worried about you Hot on the heels of Cristiano Ronaldo's proclamations that he gets a tough time because of he is rich, handsome and good at football, Spanish comedy sketch show Crakovia has put together this spoof 'Say No To Jealousy' TV advert.

Hot on the heels of Eddie Connachan, our Forgotten Scotland Player number 6, comes another delve into the archives for number 7.
Another who strutted his stuff against Czechoslovakia at a neutral venue.
Another called Eddie.
Even more than that - another from Prestonpans.

Speaking in a rare interview, Newcastle United manager, Alan Pardew, has sought to dissociate himself from the club in the current controversy surrounding the attempted signing of Sochaux's 23 year old striker, Modibo Maiga. Sochaux have threatened Newcastle United with a complaint to UEFA, something which comes hot on the heels of Charlton's complaint to [.

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Bang! Hot on the heels of EA Sports' latest offering comes the official Konami trailer for PES 2012...

We first posted the rival FIFA 12 trailer yesterday, but here it is again side-by-side for you to 'compare and contrast' at will...

Hot on the heels of Thierry Henry's grasp of the MLS business model comes a nice piece by Nicolino DiBenedetto on how the salary structure of MLS helps it maintain a parity band with a lot of upward mobility:

"In the rest of the world, to a very large extent, it reduces itself to who is spending the most money, and in our world that's not an indication of skill," [Todd Durbin, MLS' executive vice president for competition, labor and player relations] added.

Mad Mario not a happy Manc It is becoming a grand tradition for Manchester City strikers to give interviews to TV programmes from their homeland in which they basically say there is nothing to do in Manchester. Hot on the heels of Carlos Tevez telling Argentine TV that he would not return to Manchester, not [.

Hammyend.com, the Daily Mail and Sky Sports specifically note that Martin Jol is hailing our new signing. So we should too.

HAIL KASAMI!

Why?

Here's why:

"Not everybody in England will know [how highly thought of he is]," explained Jol.

Monday: King Luis special on LFC TV

Hot on the heels of his heroics for Uruguay in the Copa America, in tonight's LFC Now Interactive on LFC TV at 6pm we will be paying a special tribute to our No.7 Luis Suarez.

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6pm: King Luis special on LFC TV

Hot on the heels of his heroics for Uruguay in the Copa America, in tonight's LFC Now Interactive on LFC TV at 6pm we will be paying a special tribute to our No.7 Luis Suarez.

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The first of Sunday's two SPL games as Celtic travel to Hibs to give a green tinge to the opening weekend.
The GameFor a variety of reasons, some of which are explored below, this is an away win for me. End of.*
HibsWell, what a swell summer it's been for Hibs. Managerial uncertainty has swirled, training ground punches have been hurled and transfer deals have unfurled.

Talks between Aston Villa and Liverpool over the transfer of Stewart Downing also included preliminary discussions regarding the future of fellow England midfielder Joe Cole, it is being suggested.
Cole's Liverpool future looks particularly bleak following the news that Downing will move to Anfield in a deal said to be worth up to £20million.

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Hot on the heels of Lionel Messi's soul-sappingly woeful freekick against Colombia on Wednesday comes Bolivian midfielder Ronald Garcia's dismal, down-right depressingly inept effort against Costa Rica last night.

I'm pretty sure referring to this a 'shot' would be a violation of the Trade Descriptions Act.

Given that Arsenal have announced they would play a friendly in Malaysia in July, given I am an Arsenal fan and given that it's my website I thought I write something about Arsenal's previous visits to the region.
First time here was 1968 after a game in Tokyo. We were three years short of a famous double and that team was slowly taking shape under Bertie Mee.

Frank McParland has today saluted the crop of talent emerging from the club's Academy.
Six players from Liverpool's youth base have been named alongside Jonjo Shelvey in England U19s latest squad - following hot on the heels of the quartet that were originally involved with the U17s at the European Championships.

Eight wins in their last nine games, including a home double over Acehenese promotion challengers Persiraja and PSAP, have quietly put PSMS, one of the proudest clubs in Indonesia, on the outside of a gripping promotion race in the second tier Divisi Utama.
Their last two games are on the road, away to Persitara and Persikabo and you can bet the migrant PSMS fans will be flocking to both games in big numbers as the side that finished runners up in the old format Liga Indonesia in just 2007 try to regain top flight football.

More bizarre transfer rumours have been circulating this week and hot on the heels of the Jermain Defoe / Craig Bellamy swap deal, came an unlikely suggestion that John Terry will be forced out of Stamford Bridge at the end of the season, with White Hart Lane a likely destination.

While we may be unhappy to finish fifth, over in West London, when you don't win the title, they expect the manager to be sacked and a clearout of half of the first team.

Hot on the heels of ‘In Search of Alan Gilzean', comes another must read for any Spurs fan. The Ghost of White Hart Lane
is written by Rob White, son of John and tells the story of his quest to learn about the father that he never knew.

John White played his part in all the great triumphs of the early 1960's; the 60/61 double season, the 1962 FA Cup and the 1963 European Cup Winners Cup, where he scored in our famous win over Atletico Madrid.

The Daily Mail is reporting that Real Madrid, Manchester United, and Manchester City are all hot on the heels of Everton star Jack Rodwell. The midfielder is one of the hottest young English talents, and it's no surprise that some of Europe's biggest clubs are chasing the Goodison Park product.

Hot on the heels of the news of Johnathan Woodgate's long awaited comeback from injury are reports that he damaged his groin again in Tuesday's win over AC Milan. Woodgate came on for Vedran Corluka after 59 minutes and it appears he may have sustained further problems.

The official club website states that he has sustained a strain of the left adductor muscle and will be assessed over the next few days.

Following the high profile signing of Malaysian national team striker Safee Sali, Pelita Jaya are now thought to be hot on the heels of Scottish defender Christopher Doig, currently with A League side Central Coast Mariners.
Doig, who turned 30 last week, represented Scotland Under 21s about a decade ago and has also played for Queen of the South (who are actually a football team and not a Twitter account), Nottingham Forest and Northampton Town.

Orient Express Delivery Leyton Orient - Brighton (01:02:11) Ladies and gentlemen - making his EFW debut - Mr Nick Goodwin: Hot on the heels of EFW's jubilant excursion to Vicarage Road 3 days ago it was soon time to pack away (for the time being) the silver foil FA Cup trophy and get back to matters of a more serious nature.

Real Madrid's signing of Emmanuel Adebayor has been as shocking as it is brilliant by Mourinho and co. at The Bernabeu. Since his arrival at the Spanish capital in the summer of 2010, the Portuguese tactician has gone about strengthening areas that needed development bringing in the likes of Angel Di Maria, Sami Khedira and Mesut Ozil to name but three players that have arrived in the Spanish capital over the past six months.