One may have thought that the off-season was a difficult time for the footballer’s WAG. With little interest in football, you have to put up with your significant other cluttering up the house, playing FIFA with his mates and counting his money in a vastly expensive onesie.

That certainly seems to be the opinion of Islana Roe, the wife of Chelsea midfielder Ramires. So annoyed was she that her husband had been left out of the Brazilian Confederations Cup squad (and therefore would be hanging around the house) that she took to social media to announce her disgust. read more »

You can normally tell when Diego Maradona has landed in Argentina. It starts with a swarm of journalists around the former footballer, and ends with El Diego kicking off and kicking out at anyone that bothers him.

After a flight from Dubai to Argentina (which also created reports of violent behaviour), Maradona walked into an unbelivable scrum of journalists as he left the airport. Diego’s bodyguards got a little rough with photographers and they were on their way. read more »

This may well be one of the worst misses of all time, with Willian Ribeiro the guilty party.

Ribeiro was playing for Campinense against Atletico-PB in the Paraibano League in Brazil, when he was sent through on goal. read more »

It’s all too common to see footballers and coaches laying their hands onto match officials, but your rarely see the refs fight back.

That’s exactly what referee Juan Pompei did as he struggled to keep a lid on a bad-tempered match between Newell’s Old Boys and Arsenal. read more »

Arsenal fans were pleased to see the back of Andre Santos when he joined Brazilian side Gremio on loan. But it doesn’t look like his performances have improved since his return to his homeland.

He missed the decisive penalty in a 5-4 shootout defeat to Juventude in the Campeonato Gaúcho semi-final. And boy, did he miss it in style. Just look at the trajectory at which that ball is launched.