Sky TV were quick to give the champagne to Scott Parker last night and while it's hard to argue with that assessment, were there other, more worthy candidates at the heart of Spurs defence?
Speaking after the game, TV pundit Gary Neville pointed to a previous ‘soft centre' in the Tottenham side which would have seen us lose a match like that in the past and that's why he agreed with the Parker decision.

It seems that a lot of people are not talking about football these days. Whether it be racism, gayism (ok not sure if that's an actual word) or other outrageous incidents not even related to the beautiful game. Here are a few things which I think should be brought back/or removed to help bring the English game back to the glory days of the 90s.

A rather anaemic press release on Rangers' website seems to have set the Twitter world all a-flutter.
The club will join with STV to explore "commercial" opportunities.
Two businesses, each negotiating their own challenges in a changing world, form a vague union that they hope will end profitably for both.

• Kop That: Des Kelly: When it comes to crass protest, Kenny's been there, done that... and got the T-shirt http://t.co/2eW6X3A8 23:57:08, 2011-12-23
• Kop That: Why Chelsea may be a Bridge too far for Cahill http://t.co/b7Rf3wVI 23:13:00, 2011-12-23
• Kop That: Why Bolton's troubles run deeper than Owen Coyle's management http://t.

Wally meets...Sky TV presenter and Hartlepool United fan Jeff Stelling

Christmas – there's a good nine-letter word for Jeff ­Stelling to sign off as the host of ­Countdown. His last episode in the chair of daytime TV's popular game of anagrams, conundrums and brain-teasers went out last week with pouting sidekick Rachel Riley in tears and his beloved Hartlepool United in freefall.

Premier League told Sky TV ruling is 'not armaggeddon' after Karen Murphy court victory

The Premier League could be forced into a major change to how they sell their lucrative TV rights after a landmark European ruling went against them.

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It's sometimes easy to laugh at Yanks. I remember watching a pulsating FA Cup tie at Stamford Bridge in 1995 when Manchester United roared into a miraculous 5-0 lead against Chelsea only to concede three goals in the last twenty minutes, leaving them desperate to hang on for the 5-3 win. As the huge crowd drew breath at the end a lone American voice was heard saying, 'Wow, that was some game!

A personal view -
One story has been suffocating all other news in Britain this week - the phone hacking furore surrounding Rupert Murdoch's media empire.
Journalists have been arrested, senior policemen have resigned, politicians of both main parties are scrambling to deny their links to News International, Hugh Grant has led the prosecution and tonight comes news of the sudden death of a whistleblower.

With Harry Redknapp having done a fairly decent job at Spurs, many football pundits have now decided that he will be the man to take over the England job after the Euro 2012 tournament.
However, with Chelsea manager Carlo Ancelotti cruelly yet expectedly sacked yesterday by ruthless owner Roman Abramovich, it has emerged that a shock contender for the Blues managerial job could well be the man from Tottenham.

ROME — Brazil forward Alexandre Pato will miss the Copa America after injuring his right shoulder in AC Milan's final match of the Serie A season. Pato was carried off on a stretcher in the 71st minute of Sunday's 0-0 draw with Udinese. Milan physician Maurizio Gevi told Italy's Sky TV that Pato will be [.

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With stories as vital and varied as David Luiz' language lunacy, Helen Flanagan's root issues and Peter Crouch's wedding woes, Kickette's Good Week/Bad Week column is the only place you can arm yourself with the information you need for a successful weekend.

Wayne Rooney may or may not deserve the two match ban handed down by the FA for his outburst to a Sky TV camera at West Ham on Saturday. That depends on a variety of biased opinions, but the point...
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Love or hate Red Nev, how sensible are these words from his Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson? "He looks after the young players, I don't know why they've got agents when they've got Gary...
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*"Somebody's f**ked up big" were Andy Gray's famous last words, referring to the appointment of the subsequently impressive Sian Massey to run the line at Wolves v Liverpool on Saturday. Now that somebody who has messed up is him, as the face of Sky Sports is out of work after the station fired their figurehead in a rare moment of sanity.

Imagine the scene. It's June 2018 and the World Cup finals are getting under way. England, the hosts, have played their opening match an unconvincing 1-1 draw with Norway which has led the press to question the tactics of their manager, Lord Beckham of Leytonstone but optimism is still high. The nation settles down for the second game, being played between the two other teams in England's group.