You’ve seen the success that deploying the false nine has brought to its proponents. Now, football’s latest tactical innovation is the false teeth.

A fan of Argentinos Juniors expressed his unhappiness at the team’s current run of form by throwing his dentures onto the pitch during the 3-1 defeat to Belgrano on Monday. read more »

Roman Abramovich has long envisaged a time when Chelsea bring through homegrown talent, so you can imagine his was delighted to see Josh Turnbull, son of Blues keeper Ross, score at Stamford Bridge on Sunday. read more »

It’s not a real day of the week without an entertaining Paolo Di Canio quote.

The Sunderland manager is ready to wield the axe after getting fed up of the lack of discipline among his players. read more »

It’s not the last day of the season without the odd false rumour or two.

Yesterday, someone at White Hart Lane started a very cruel rumour that Newcastle had equalised against Arsenal. Spurs needed the Gunners to drop points to have any hope of qualifying for the Champions League, so you can understand why their supporters were only to happy to believe the reports. read more »

Emmanuel Eboue isn’t averse to madcap behaviour, but this is special even by his standards.

During his celebrations after Galatasaray won the Turkish title, the ex-Arsenal right-back picked up a television reporter, placed him on the pitch and held him down while carrying out an interview in which Eboue became the reporter.