Rob Parker | July 31, 2009
A legend passes
Sir Bobby Robson has died aged 76 following a long battle with cancer. The ex-England manager passed away this morning at his home in County Durham just a few days after the appearance above at the Sir Bobby Robson Trophy charity match which raised money for his cancer charity (see video above).
Robson was [...]
Rob Parker | July 31, 2009
Striker turns the air blue with Tweets outlining his preferred destination
Tottenham have launched a probe into newspaper reports that Darren Bent launched a Twitter rant against chairman Daniel Levy. The Sun reported that Bent expressed his frustration at his drawn out transfer saga via the social networking site on an account that has since been [...]
Rob Parker | July 31, 2009
Man City telephone in a final attempt to sign John Terry
Mark Hughes has made one final attempt to persuade John Terry to leave Chelsea for Manchester City. The Welshman telephoned Chelsea TV to beg the Blues skipper to move to Eastlands, knowing that it was the best possible chance of avoiding witnesses to his tapping-up!
Spotted [...]
Rob Parker | July 30, 2009
If you can’t reach the ball with your overhead clearance, try the attacker’s face
There was brief panic in Tuesday’s Champions league match between Azerbaijani champions FK Baku and Bulgaria’s Levski Sofia. Baku striker Felipe Felix took a boot to the face as he tried to race onto a loose ball in the Levski penalty area [...]
Rob Parker | July 30, 2009
Q. Why has it taken Anderson so long to score for United?
A. Because Cristiano Ronaldo wouldn’t let him take any free-kicks.
Anderson scored his first goal for Manchester United with a nice free-kick against Boca Juniors in the Audi Cup. He had previously failed to score in more than 80 matches for the club. The Brazilian’s [...]
Rob Parker | July 30, 2009
City fans suspect they’ve struck a nerve
After their club successfully provoking Sir Alex Ferguson into a rant with their billboard campaign, Manchester City fans have decided to strike while the iron is hot. City fans were so delighted to see Fergie getting worked up that they have put together this tribute to the Cadbury’s eyebrow [...]
Rob Parker | July 30, 2009
Cottagers turn to Pilates for pre-season fitness
Danny Murphy has revealed Fulham have taken up girly exercise classes to prepare them for the Europa League. The ex-England midfielder and his team-mates have been doing Pilates to improve their endurance for the season ahead.
But Murphy insists that their high-powered intensive brand of Pilates is a far cry [...]
