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Sir Alex Ferguson had identified a weakness in his team. Could this be the man to solve the
problem?
Pint-sized midfielder Jay Spearing is aiming to be in peak condition for the big match tomorrow. So
much so that he's installed a home gym of sorts. Via @FeintZebra
Lucky escape This is absolutely crazy. Thankfully for the players of Turkish side Samsunspor, as
train collisions go this is very much at the low speed end of the scale. It must have been pretty
terrifying nonetheless. CCTV cameras show the team's coach waiting at traffic lights on a
roundabout. When they set off, their [.
Nicklas Bendtner and Lee Cattermole have both been charged with five counts of criminal damage in
relation to an incident involving cars parked in Newcastle city centre. Midfielder Cattermole, aged
24, and 23-year-old Danish striker Bendtner were both arrested following an incident in Stowell
Street on 6 December.
Watson for England By the age of 25, it's normally time to settle down in a job, accept that Phil
Collins does indeed have a few catchy numbers and limber up for a begrudging jog towards
reproduction and sensible haircuts. Certainly, the fantasy of becoming a respected figure on the
global footballing stage is over.
Have you been wondering what it takes to make it to the top-flight? Here's your answer: beat
yourself with a book several times a day. Chelsea players opt for books from the Horrible Histories
series, but a Harry Potter could work just as well for you. Spotted on Dirty Tackle
World's worst room service Corinthians are keeping their biggest star (literally) under house
arrest in a bid to halt the seemingly unstoppable expansion of his waistline. Former Inter Milan
star Adriano is being kept under lock and key at a hotel after the club decided to show tough love
to their striker to help his [.
Peace out, Ferg With racism in football very much in the spotlight at the moment, Manchester United
manager Sir Alex Ferguson is preaching for peace on the streets... and he's doing gangsta poses
with Falkirk striker Farid El Alagui to emphasise his point. The result is possibly the greatest
photograph of all time.
Afro aggro A match in the Belgian league descended into a bit of a girly catfight, complete with
hair pulling, last pulling. Lierse and Standard each had a player sent-off, despite red-carded
Standard defender Felipe being the victim of the hair attack. Boban Grncarov Lierse's Macedonian
defender conceded a free-kick in the Liege [.
If you've had more clubs than Marcus Bent, or if you've just fallen out of touch with your old
team-mates, a new website is aiming to put you back in touch with those lucky enough to have been
on the receiving end of your exquisite range of passing over the years. Footballmates.com connects
you with [.
Tony Pulis' Technical Area Tony Pulis was so unhappy with Robert Huth's red card against Sunderland
that he emailed Match of the Day attaching a photo showing that the big defender's boots didn't
make contact with David Meyler. Quite why the Potters boss thought MOTD would be lacking camera
angles of the incident is unclear, [.
Is there no end to his talents? While his team-mates were freezing their Ball-otellis off during a
3-0 win against Fulham, Manchester City star Mario Balotelli was performing as a magician in an
executive box at the Emirates. The enigmatic Italian entertained his fellow diners by making a can
of Coke disappear.
What a load of rubbish! Arsenal supporters are planning to put black bin-bags over empty seats
during Saturday's match against Blackburn to highlight dwindling attendances at the Emirates. One
point from their last four games has seen the Gunners drop to seventh in the table. A protest group
is now aiming to draw attention to [.
Tweet ban The Irish FA has handed a three-game ban to ex-Chelsea striker Leon Knight for comments
he posted on Twitter. Knight's often outspoken use of the social networking site has raised
eyebrows in the past. In fact, nobody is quite sure which comments in particular have landed the
Glentoran man in trouble.
Curt it out Swansea City captured former Manchester City youngster Curtis Obeng from non-league
Wrexham yesterday. Brendan Rodgers' first task is to put all the local branches of McDonalds on red
alert to make sure his new signing doesn't ruin his nutritional programme with a two-at-a-time
burger fix.
Harry Redknapp has been pleading illiteracy and ignorance of his own tax affairs during his current
trial for tax evasion. Prepare yourself for a double dose of irony then when you learn that 'Arry
has documented tax advice... in his autobiography. The Spurs boss says he never pays any attention
to his financial affairs and [.
On-pitch dentistry Marcelinho Paraiba, of Brazilian side Sport, has offered a R$1,000 cash reward
to anyone who can find his tooth after it was knocked out during his side's match against Nautico.
The video above shows the collision and Marcelino's gnasher flying through the air. But once it
landed, the tooth went missing.
Superstitious Manchester United fans will be glad when the transfer window closes after TV quiz
Countdown seemed to predict Wayne Rooney's departure from Old Trafford. The word game through up
the letters 'ROONISOUT' during today's show. The timing could not have been eerier for United fans,
just hours before the transfer deadline day circus gets [.
QR ya, QR ya, QR ya Take note, Liverpool and Manchester United fans. Perhaps worried that they
would spend all week painting the bedsheets only to have their nasty banner confiscated as soon as
it was unfurled, fans of Turkish side Karsiyaka took a more imaginative approach to terrace abuse.
They prepared a QR code [.
McClaren is confused (again) If you've ever wondered whether the adverts behind managers during
post-match interviews actually work, here's proof that they at least attract the attention of FC
Twente manager Steve McClaren. The bewildered former England boss seemed determined to look
anywhere but at the camera as a reporter attempted to discuss his side's [.
Don't give up the day job, Shaun It's easy to forget how far Manchester City have come in the last
couple of years. Back in 2009 they were toying with the idea of making Shaun Wright Phillips their
goalkeeper. But the diminutive winger's fledgling career between the sticks was brought to a
premature end when [.
Kompany takes a tumble With all the recent talk around Manchester City skipper Vincent Kompany
relating to the dangers of two-footed tackles, one of the most perilous aspects of football has
been overlooked: running backwards. The Belgian found out the hard way just how difficult it can be
to run backwards when he was fouled [.
The underwear model girlfriend of AC Milan star Kevin Prince Boateng reckons she is the reason
behind his injury-ravaged season. Melissa Satta thinks she has done a better job of nobbling the
ex-Spurs and Portsmouth man than even the toughest of Serie A centre-backs. Boateng has started
just 11 Serie A games this season as [.
The underwear model girlfriend of AC Milan star Kevin Prince Boateng reckons she is the reason
behind his injury-ravaged season. Melissa Satta thinks she has done a better job of nobbling the
ex-Spurs and Portsmouth man than even the toughest of Serie A centre-backs. Boateng has started
just 11 Serie A games this season as [.
Deepdale players discover they now need to be deep sleepers New Preston boss Graham Westley hasn't
exactly endeared himself to some of his charges after sending a 2am text message that informed four
players that they were being dropped. Westley sent the group text in the early hours of Saturday
morning ahead of his side's [.
The African Cup of Nations just wouldn't be the African Cup of Nations without some questionable
goalkeeping, and Zambia keeper Kennedy Mweene was first of the mark with this effort against
Senegal. Mweene raced off his line to claim a ball he didn't really need to get. Only after making
the catch did he pause [.
A Valencia supporter found himself missing some of his side's match against Levante last night
after being escorted out of the stadium by police. His crime? Bouncing the ball off the head of
Levante goalkeeper Gustavo Munua. The fan 'returned' the ball to Munua when he came to retrieve it
from fans behind his goal.
Ah, the magic of the French cup We've just got over our annual dose of nostalgia during FA Cup
third round weekend, but there was definitely a distinct lack of chicken chasing from England's
footballing minnows. The FA Cup has been outdone by France's Coupe De France. Fifth division outfit
Sable face the giants of [.
Nakamura, we adore ya Ex-Celtic midfielder Shunsuke Nakamura is now plying his trade back in his
homeland for Yokohama F Marinos. At the age of 34 Nakamura clearly feels that he has been doing
normal training for too long, and so now just practises his free kicks in weird situations. This
beauty was filmed during [.
This isn't how the drop of the shoulder is taught in the Ryan Giggs Guide To Dribbling text book,
but it certainly does the trick for Sergio Busquets. The Barcelona midfielder, not renowned as the
most skillful member of the Barcelona team, managed to sell Mesut Ozil an outrageous dummy in the
closing minutes of [.
City now signing United players for oddjobs Those who felt that Owen Hargreaves would never be able
to hold down a regular place in the Manchester City team can feel some what vindicated by the news
that he's to be employed as a pitchside cameraman by the club. As if to reinforce his reputation
for [.
Sneaky throw Benfica's Maxi Pereira was eager to launch an attack after winning a throw-in level
with opponents Vitoria Setubal's six-yard box. His team-mate Axel Witsel wasn't in any such rush
and was happy to take his time while tying his laces. Pereira didn't want to hang around and
decided to throw the ball against [.
QPR skipper Joey Barton has expressed his disappointment at an unlikely cameo appearance in Paris
Hilton's Twitter photo. The pair shared a FHM cover, which "Model, Actress, Singer, Brand, Business
Woman, Fashion Designer, Author, Philanthropist" Hilton has chosen as her profile picture. But bad
boy Barton is not impressed.
The king of Leon A Japanese girl has posted a video of herself on Youtube where she uses make up to
transform herself into a lookalike of Leon Best. Several hours after going viral, internet forums
stated that she was actually trying to liken herself to Hip-Hop star Drake, but the likeness to the
Newcaste [.
Beg, borrow and Steele for a new job Conference South side Oxford City have sacked forward Lee
Steele after he tweeted a homophobic message about ex-rugby international Gareth Thomas. Whilst
watching Celebrity Big Brother (surely a sackable offence in itself) Steele tweeted: I wouldn't
fancy the bed next to Gareth Thomas #padlockmyarse A statement from [.
Ravel Morrison's bad boy reputation is such that Sir Alex Ferguson is currently considering
offloading one of the hottest talents to come through the Manchester United academy. Perhaps in a
last-ditch attempt to prove he is growing-up, Morrison has shown that he does not like to see
condiments being wasted and is determined to finish [.
Schalke we sing a song for you? Raul got an unusual treat earlier this week when he was flagged
down by Schalke fans who passed him a CD of a special recording they had made of his chant 'Senor
Raul'. The fans who went to the effort of making the CD know that the gesture [...]
Schalke we sing a song for you? Raul got an unusual treat earlier this week when he was flagged
down by Schalke fans who passed him a CD of a special recording they had made of his chant 'Senor
Raul'. The fans who went to the effort of making the CD know that the gesture [...]
Yep, it's another zany Mario Balotelli story. This time everyone's favourite eccentric Italian
striker has called into a school to empty his bladder. The Manchester City man made an impromptu
visit to Xaverian College in Manchester at around 1.30pm this afternoon. He parked his white
Bentley on the 1,800-pupil school's car park before walking inside [.
