Rob Parker | June 30, 2009
I see your Kaka and Ronaldo, and I raise you… Sturridge and Turnbull
Chelsea fans must be wondering where it all went wrong for them. Real Madrid are set to unveil Kaka today… as a pre-cursor to their biggest signing of the summer. The new moneybags in the Premier League, Manchester City, are bickering with Samuel [...]
Rob Parker | June 30, 2009
Striker’s website attacked in bid to force transfer
David Villa’s website has been attacked by a hacker who wants him to move to Barcelona from Valencia. The site was taken offline after being infiltrated by a penguin in a Barcelona kit. The hacker, going by the name Nemesis, left a message stating: “For the love of [...]
Rob Parker | June 30, 2009
… the bad news is here you are protesting for him to be sacked three years ago
Former Newcastle chairman ‘Fat’ Freddy Shepherd has launched a £60 million takeover bid. The controversial figure is heading a consortium aiming to buy back the club he sold to Mike Ashley for £134m two years ago.
Shepherd was forced to [...]
Rob Parker | June 30, 2009
Just another crazy day in Colombia
Ruben Israel, the Uruguayan coach of Colombia outfit Santa Fe, has quit his post after receiving death threats. A bit harsh, you might think: no excuse for death threats no matter how badly the team is playing. Except Israel hasn’t even taken charge of a single match yet!
He was appointed [...]
Rob Parker | June 30, 2009
Video highlights (if that’s the right word) followed by OTP’s summary
1. Ouch! That title hurt to write, even if it was broken up a bit by the ‘U21′ bits.
2. Congratulations to Ballack-era Bayer Leverkusen on becoming the best youngsters in Europe.
3. Joe Hart, Fraizer Campbell and Gabriel Agbonlahor was at least one suspension too far [...]
Rob Parker | June 29, 2009
Brazilian coach leaves his port via internet
Palmeiras coach Vanderlei Luxemburgo has used social networking site Twitter to temporarily reduce his network of business contacts. The ex-Brazil national team coach quit his job in a tweet on the site.
He wrote: “I’m no longer the manager of Palmeiras. I was sacked because of disagreeing with Keirrison’s attitudes. [...]
Usama Waheed | June 29, 2009
Let’s look up ‘big’ in the thesaurus and see what comes up
It looks like clubs are now using thesauruses before releasing official club statements. In these busy days of transfer windows, a “big”, “multi-million”, or “undisclosed” figure doesn’t cut it anymore.
Following hot on the heels of the news that Valencia would only sell David Villa [...]
