An Ode to Ole - originally posted on Soccerlens.com

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, also known as the baby-faced assassin, is one of the ultimate legends in Manchester United folklore. He was snapped up from Molde in 1996, the club he now manages, for a bargain basement purchase of just £1.5 million.

(parts of this piece are sourced from Mohamed Moallim, whom we thank...)

In Oranje's long and exciting history there was always the role of "lone gunslinger". The killer in the box. The goal-machine... Johnny Rep, Cor van der Gijp, Kees Kist, Wiem Kieft, Patrick Kluivert, Ruud van Nistelrooy, Peter Houtman, Ruud [read more]

So Inter-lull is a fun time isn't it? No Arsenal matches to moan about, no news from Arsenal from two weeks for fans world-wide to digest and and create stories of illusion around, and the long-awaited injury list to pile up even more. It's a great time to shut off from Arsenal and spend time with family, as we all love to do right?

They are two of the games great executioners. Their preferred methods of delivering the coup de grace could hardly be more different, but they share the same efficient outcome. Back in 1998 it was Fabio Capello's Milan who were on the receiving end of a cold-blooded calcio killing. If you want a masterclass in the respective abilities of Alessandro Del Piero and Filippo Inzaghi you need.

When Freddy Shepherd was running Newcastle, the club were famous for bringing in big name older players to Newcastle to finish off their careers. Didier Drogba could be leaving Chelsea But a lot of those big names, like Patrick Kluivert, as one very good example, were way past their best, and only looking for [.

When Freddy Shepherd was running Newcastle, the club were famous for bringing in big name older players to Newcastle to finish off their careers. Didier Drogba could be leaving Chelsea But a lot of those big names, like Patrick Kluivert, as one very good example, were way past their best, and only looking for [.

Another of the great things about Ajax is the way the club and the team cycle everything back through the kids of Amsterdam - the enthusiasm, the instruction, the style. It's much of how the city keeps producing players like Sjaak Swart, Dennis Bergkamp, Patrick Kluivert, Urby Emanuelson and Gregory van der Wiel.

I generally take pretty good photos. My selection from the Ajax celebration, though, are not good enough for you all. To be frank... they suck on a relative basis. I only managed to get there just as the team bus was pulling in and vantage point was not in my favor.And then, the beer stand ran out just as I go to it.

A report in the Express today says that Chelsea are prepared to hire Marco Van Basten and Guss Hiddink to replace Carlo Ancelotti.

Hiddink has already turned down Roman Abramovich's overtures to become manager again of Chelsea as he would prefer to become Chelsea's director of football operations.

MILAN, Italy Ajax midfielder Urby Emanuelson is going to AC Milan. The Dutch player signed a 3,5 year contract. The 24-year-old can play at left-wing, left-back, wing-back or in midfield. "He was one of our objectives in the transfer market and I am happy for him to come," said coach Massimiliano Allegri.