By Chris Wright

Ex-Premier League referee and Rangers supporter Jeff Winter has had his personal website suspended after several of his blogs (posted during a Christmas trip to Australia and New Zealand) containing incredibly offensive anti-Catholic jibes were circulated by journalists including Gab Marcotti on Twitter yesterday.

AC Milan recently held a Christmas party (of course, 'Natale' is incredibly important for the land of the Pope!) where players, coaches, staff and sponsors were invited to mingle, eat cheese and look bloody fabulous. Everyone needs to take a leaf out of these smoldering Italians' books.

"Tipoooo! Want a signed copy of my autobiography?" is probably what Ibrahimovic asked good ol' Messi in this photo, after Milan's 2-3 loss to Barcelona last night. Neither side really have anything to worry about they're both through to the second round!

Psychic Bolton predict own defeat, plus managers' top dinner guests

Are the Bolton programme staff psychic? This amazing advert appeared in Sunday's matchday magazine for the 1-5 thrashing by Chelsea... ** Roberto Mancini could have used some divine inspiration during Tevezgate, so it's no surprise the Manchester City manager has named The Pope as one of his dream dinner guests.

Ignore the good and focus on the bad.
So the likes of the BBC and the Guardian are publicising people protesting over the cost of World Youth Day in Madrid, it must a modern day miracle. Two million people descending on a city and not putting a single penny into the local economy. Perhaps the protesters are expecting the Pontiff to perform the feeding of the two million?

"It's nevah you, Jim." -- Mike Francesa, WFAN host/sports talk radio icon.Highly recommend clicking on that link. Not sure who's got the more unassailable ego, in their own mind at least, Francesa or Arsene Wenger? Both are two men who've never admitted they've made a mistake, earning the respective nicknames of the Sports Pope and the Professor.

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Longevity and productivity are two themes that can be used to describe the careers of the players inducted into the National Soccer Hall of Fame this year.

Cobi Jones, Eddie Pope and Earnie Stewart will be the latest to be enshrined in the hall in a ceremony this summer, U.

Wolves Women played the first round of the FA-Cup Saturday at home against Solihull Ladies. The last game I reported from was when they qualified by beating MK Dons away (HERE). Then came the big freeze and they didn't play for five weeks prior to the Saturday game. Abby Pope calmed their nerves after only [.