This is what an allergy to water would look like, I presume. This is how years of therapy start. (Water Cooler Offside) The mathematics of a statistic. (Uli Hesse) The truthiness behind Lampard's plane injury. (Studs Up) Samuel Eto'o dishes out some expensive watches for his Cameroonian teammates. (The Spoiler) FIFA wages war against Iraq. Click to continue reading...

According to Football Italia, Samuel Eto'o has cemented his reputation as the Oprah Winfrey of footballers by giving each and every member of the Cameroon national team, which he captains, a £30,000 watch simply because they qualified for the World Cup.

Meanwhile, every other national team captain is cursing his name for making them look bad.

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Fairly good week for goals, as only one game finished 0-0 (Catania-Napoli, but ask Takayuki Morimoto about that). The top scorer table is still wide open, as Di Natale started strong but now has cooled off so he remains at 9, while Hamsik is second with 7 and that's impressive for a midfielder.

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I don't know if anyone else reads World Soccer but I have a subscription to the magazine and in the most recent issue, they raised the point of the best striker in the world. I'll explain how they came to their conclusion in a moment but I was wondering what other people thought was required in a striker and who they feel is the best.

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You know how Mario Balotelli is supremely talented but a little immature? Well last night we saw both sides again. In the opening minutes of Inter vs Palermo, Balotelli worked some magic in the box and was pulled down for a penalty. A penalty Balotelli wanted to take. So much so that he stood over the [. Click to continue reading...

Moody striker would like spot-kick responsibilty When Inter Milan's Mario Balotelli won a penalty five minutes into their match against Palermo last night, he obviously felt that was justification for him taking it. Samuel Eto'o disagreed, pulled rank and placed the ball on the spot. Balotelli continued to stand next to the ball demanding to take the [. Click to continue reading...

British football magazine FourFourTwo, just published (in the November issue) the list of the "100 Best Players in the World." The choices are based on the input of the magazine's journalists. Of course it will lead to all kinds of debate as "lists" are always subjective and don't mean anything beyond getting fans talking.

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All the stuff being covered outside the unfriendly confines of the award winning Dirty Tackle...

I wonder how Rio Ferdinand picks these models for his magazine. The latest issue of #5 and more pictures of Victoria Moore at [#5 Magazine]

"I was like oh geez, Thierry Henry and myself are going to be playing as strikers together.

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For the faithful, Inter currently trail the visitors by 1 after the first 45 minutes, Inter 1-2...
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With the Ballon d'Or nominations finally releasing this weekend, the headlines have mostly been devoted to the fact that world champions Italy have no representation whatsoever. But why blame the press for paying excessive attention to an irrelevant detail? After all, the award itself is destined to be heading Lionel Messi's way, which means very little is there to be talked about in terms of debating the winner, right?

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Here are a few of the things that caught my attention over the past few weeks, none of which was quite enough for a full post. Spotted this over on Kickette and...um... Wow. Words fail. Joy. Pure Joy. There are videos all over the place this week of Hondurans declaring their love [...] Click to continue reading...

The January transfer season began in earnest this week with rumors flying that Manchester City and Barcelona were working on a deal involving Robinho. But chalk it up to pure speculation because this transfer doesn't make sense for either club. Here are three reasons why:

Barcelona Can't Come Up with the Cash: Manchester City would want to recoup their £32.

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Sweden striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic has become the latest Barcelona star to egotistically pronounce the treble winning club's's dominance over their global rivals. Following Sweden's bitter loss to Denmark this weekend, where the spotlight was stolen away from him thanks to Nicklas Bendtner's scintillating performance for the Danes, Ibrahimovic has taken his frustrations out on former club Inter Milan.

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Who is more deserving of free, brand new Audis than the few people who can actually afford to buy them? The Barca boys did have to earn their new cars by driving through death-defying obstacle courses, though.

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Internazionale vs FC Rubin Kazan

A match against the Champions from Russia might be exactly what the doctor ordered for Internazionale after some poor performances recently. Inter lost their first league game of the season on Saturday against Sampdoria and the week before had put in a very unconvincing match against Napoli in a 3-1 win.

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Here's Samuel Eto'o looking all prim and proper in a tux... must be Jose's influence. He is, after all, starting to shape Inter's squad this season. Even Esteban Cambiasso thinks so!

"I have always said that the strikers' goals are the logic of a team.

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The summer's Blockbuster trade involved Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Samuel. Eto'o swapping clubs and Inter also received a boat load of cash. The first Champions League clash between the two clubs failed to give a decisive edge as to which team gained the most from this transaction. While Inter made a handsome profit, Barca was able to offload an unhappy camper and replaced him with a stocky and talented forward, albeit one who has often failed to deliver on the big occasion. Click to continue reading...

Cuando inició la temporada y con la partida de Zlatan Ibrahimovic, muchos pensaron que el Inter de Milan tendría una temporada de altibajos y con el antecedente de contratar a un jugador que supuestamente "descompone vestuarios"( Samuel Etoo), dictaba que sería una temporada difícil para el equipo de "Dr house" Mourinho, pero para sorpresa de algunos y beneficio de otros este Inter se ha vuelto una aplanadora y ha dejado de lado los conflictos y se ha puesto a trabajar.

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Before you say anything no, I don't think this footage was at all doctored. Pep Guardiola actually shrunk himself down and morphed his body into that of a bee, then buzzed around Samuel Eto'o's head during this interview.

If you doubt that at all, then you clearly haven't been reading everything the media has been saying about Pep.

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Los Cules strolled to a comfortable 4-1 win over Racing last night thanks to a double from the Messiah and two additional goals from Pique and Ibracadabra. What else did you expect? For Puyolita to bag a hat-trick of own goals? That won't be happening anytime soon!

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It's back... The biggest tournament in club football.. The ultimate prize.. The Champions League. Although we've already had the qualifying rounds, but this week is where we really get underway with the group stages. The majestic theme music, the multi screen coverage, and thankfully this season..

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Jose Mourinho has continued his special ways as he announced his Inter Milan starting eleven an entire day before his side's crucial Champions League fixture against Barcelona. The former Chelsea manager was never afraid to pull this stunt during his time in the Premier League, and his latest display raises the question: is the special one arrogant or intelligent?

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While Emmanuel Adebayor's infamous lack of sportsmanship this past weekend has overshadowed Manchester City's emphatic 4-2 victory over his former club Arsenal, it is impossible to overlook the strong impact he has made at the Eastlands already.

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As our dear Roma-crazy amiga said : "I wouldn't say I'm happy with the team, but it's good to finally have 3 points! Being le caca is not cool, at all."

Indeed, Roma's new coach Mrs Doubtfire Ranieri deserves applause for today, at least as he steered the squad to their first win after a long spell of dismal performances.

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Every year the release of Serie A salaries is met with great anticipation and often little surprise. This year, there was plenty of surprise to go around. With Kaka & Zlatan off to the lowered tax rates of Spain, the top spot was up for grabs and it went to Jose Mourinho, whose main improvement [...] Click to continue reading...

Los problemas no terminan para los organizadores del mundial en Sudáfrica, primero los problemas por la falta de infraestructura que impedía terminar los estadios a tiempo, después debido a eso la huelga de trabajadores de construcción por la falta de pago y ahora surge un nuevo problema mas, algunos jugadores denominados crack están apunto de no asistir a dicho certamen el próximo año, el motivo; sus respectivos equipos no atraviesan por buen momento en las eliminatorias mundialistas.

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As anticipation grew, the media focused on whether or not Jose Mourinho could overcome a Milan side...
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Sneijder was evidently in The Zone back in his Ajax days. By comparison, his best-of reel from Real Madrid are closer in and more on the cheeky side. Yet this is an index of the quality in store for Internazionale.

At Inter now, Mourinho was looking for a trequartista, but Sneijder brings also a discerning nose for goal.

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Este día se ha visto la gran diferencia que hay de un equipo a otro. Durante el verano, Milán se desmanteló, perdió jugadores importantes como Kaká, y lo peor es que no se reforzó bien. Inter también perdió a su estrella Zlatan Ibrahimovic, pero estos si se reforzaron con jugadores de calidad como Samuel Eto'o, Diego Milito, Lucio, etc.

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For those Ibrahimovic supporters, you have finally gotten your first dose of what he has to offer in big games. When the deal went down, George and I mentioned that Ibrahimovic was not a big-game player. Part of what he was brought to do was score in those games and he will have to surpass the player he was replacing. Click to continue reading...

After spending three months laboring over the evidence, UEFA has finally reached a point where it could release the nominees for their yearly positional awards. In another stroke of luck, they've thrown together a gala for us to enjoy on the 27th where they'll make everyone dress up all fancy in order to watch some [. Click to continue reading...

With the Spanish football season only two and a half weeks away, teams are finishing their last preseason friendlies and making their final changes in preparation for the La Liga season. There are many questions concerning each of the twenty teams in La Liga, and this preview will explore the most important question for each La Liga team.

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Inter Milan coach Jose Mourinho claims that Chelsea are guilty of hiking up the prices of his targets Deco and Ricardo Carvalho. Both players were part of Mourinho's triumphant Porto team that won the Champions League title back in 2004. "Every time I'm interested in one of their players, it looks quite different. Click to continue reading...

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Wedgiellas (who picks and chooses the questions he'd like to answer) has declared that Samuel Eto'o is officially the stuff of nightmares for goalkeepers like himself.

"Frankly, I am glad that Eto'o has gone to Inter Milan (because) he was a nightmare for goalkeepers in Spain," said Madrid's #1 goalie.

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