The real issue with Mario Balotelli isn't his 'swag', abrasive nature or arrogance for that matter. The real issue with Mario these days is that he's turning into the Lady Gaga of football. Of course, the issue of kicking Scott Parker in the head yesterday (in City's 3-2 defeat of Spurs) isn't something that should surprise you at all.

First of all, apologies to anyone hoping to find the usual daily helping of wit, wisdom and footballing insight you have come to expect from Arsenal Arsenal.

As it's Boxing Day and there's bugger all happening from an Arsenal point of view, I'm afraid this is a bit of a quirky Post aimed at the regular AA contributors.

INT – ARSENE WENGER'S OFFICE. ARSENAL TRAINING GROUND. THE PHONE RINGS. WE HEAR A VOICE ON THE OTHER END.

"Hello Arsene."

"Who is this?"

"It's Jose."

"Jose Feliciano, the Puerto Rican singer and virtuoso guitarist?"

"No, silly. It's Jose Mourinho, World's greatest football manager and ridiculously attractive man.

I was going to put this up earlier, but then... ya know... I noticed my bike was gone. Better late than never, we have the first Atlante goal of Sonny Guadarrama (play of the foul leading to the goal play starts at 1:18).And yes, that damn Lady Gaga song is ruthlessly stuck in my head today. Bad Monday is more like it.

By Alan Duffy

Aston Villa's Der Kaiser listens to the resounding laughter following Alex McLeish's interview

It's not often that you hear the names Emile Heskey and Franz Beckenbauer in the same sentence, and it's even less often that you hear the former England man being actually compared to the German great.

Joey Barton leads Twitter campaign in support of Hillsborough petition

• Midfielder backs calls for release of documents into tragedy • Urges Lady Gaga and Lord Sugar to also join online campaign After using Twitter to quote Nietzsche and George Washington, and then to insult Alan Shearer's dress sense, Joey Barton was back on the social networking site yesterday, but this time his comments were widely met by praise and respect as opposed to ridicule and rage.

2010 Fifa World Cup 們，是我們心中永 的 軍隊 - http://videosyoutube.freecy.tk/video... 1 hour ago from Youtube Movie, Football,... - Comment - Like 【2011.07.03 2014 巴西世界盃資 賽臺灣vs 馬來西亞】 2011年7月3日那晚， 是臺灣足球的奇蹟之夜。 當天， 全國媒體幾乎都聚焦在Lady Gaga的身上， 有誰還記得這群努力為國奮戰的勇士們？ 世界盃足球賽， 一直以來似乎離我們很 。 但是， 就在那晚。 們讓我們知道，什麼叫團結； 們讓我們知道，什麼叫鬥志； 們讓我們知道，什麼叫拼勁； 們讓我們知道，什麼叫熱血； 們讓我們知道，什麼叫永不放棄； 們讓我們知道，什麼叫臺灣魂。 也許， 現在排名並不是最好的。 也許， 現在風氣並不是最夯的。 也許， 現在攻守並不是最強的。 但是， 們是我們心中永 的 軍隊。 以福爾摩沙之名約定， 有天我們一定會踢進世界盃，一定！ Tags: 2014 巴西世界盃FIFA 台灣臺灣夏維耶陳昌源世足賽足球陳柏良羅志安羅志恩詹哲淵馬來西亞福爾摩沙蔣渭水張涵陳俞霖陳六甲Xavier Chen World Cup 軍金盃soccer sports football Brasil Taiwan Team love Formosa us 們我們champion Download Video - Yücel SÖYLEMEZ

The greater majority of athletes have experienced a sprained ankle at some point in their career. After all, sprained ankles are the most commonly injured joint in athletes accounting for approximately 34% of all injuries and 80% of all injuries in soccer players according to a 2007 study in Sports Medicine.

By Darshan Joshi

Life revolves around competition. Lions compete with hyenas and cheetahs for a slab of that voluptuous-looking gazette thigh, Beyoncé and Lady GaGa for that coveted Grammy, while republicans and democrats battle for presidency every four years.

This episode is led by Megan and Kirsten as they wonder about the Vancouver Whitecaps' and Chicago Fire's decisions to fire their head coaches, and they question Koke's resolve after the ex-Dynamo striker decided to call it quits in Houston after five weeks. Kirsten wonders why Andrew Oliver was dismissed from the U-17 national team (made up completely of Bradenton players) ahead of the U-17 World Cup.

GUATEMALA CITY, Guatemala A weathered, eight-lane track rings the field at Estadio Mateo Flores, site of the 2011 CONCACAF U20 Championship. Far from the pitch, on a narrow strip of real estate between lane eight and the near-empty stands, six young Americans juggle a single Nike ball. As I observe from the press box that doubles as a VIP area and triples as general admission seating, United States substitutes Cody Cropper, Eder Arreola, Moises Hernandez, Omar Salgado, Sacir Hot, and Sebastien Ibeagha stay loose.

The thing about Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich is that very few people have heard him speak. Fewer still have heard him speak in a language they understand. And when Abramovich does speak, it's never in public or to the media. As for the people he employs to actually run Chelsea -- primarily club Chairman Bruce Buck and Chief Executive Ron Gourlay -- they talk very little and say even less.

Some footballers can really sicken me. Even more so than a bottle of cheeky Tequila.
I cannot believe the transfer of Andy Carroll from Newcastle United to Liverpool. It really confuses me.
The fee is as unreal as Pamela Anderson's bangers. Seriously do you think that Andy Carroll is worth the reported fee of £35m?