Rob Parker | March 19, 2010
South Africa tuneage
OTP has been spurred into action bringing you a rundown of some of the endless musical releases tied into this summer’s World Cup tournament when we received an email from Joe Baxter, the man behind B:army.
Some what cryptically, Joe tell us: “It’s in protest against all the world cup songs out there that [...]
David Hardy | March 15, 2010
Potential replacements for Goldenballs
I think everybody associated with football will feel genuinely sorry for David Beckham this morning as a ruptured Achilles tendon all but ends the legendary midfielder’s chance to appear in a fourth World Cup finals.
Although Fabio Capello has sent his best wishes to the injured 34-year-old, he will allow little time for [...]
Rob Parker | March 15, 2010
Becks’ South African dream is over
David Beckham is set to miss out on this summer’s World Cup after pulling up with an ankle injury during tonight’s match between AC Milan and Chievo. The injury is thought to be a torn Achilles tendon which would almost certainly rule him out England’s squad for South Africa.
The former [...]
Rob Parker | March 12, 2010
Wazza gets close to the prize
Wayne Rooney got up close and personal with the World Cup trophy yesterday. But even the England star wasn’t allowed to get his grubby mitts on the trophy without doing the hard work first.
He said: “You try not to think too much about the World Cup, but it’s always there [...]
Rob Parker | March 9, 2010
Fab Cap’s secret recordings
Here it is: the moment Fabio Capello fell victim to a carefully concealed clandestine recording device ahead of England’s friendly victory over Egypt last week.
In all seriousness, this is a very disturbing incident. How can a top class international sports team be expected to prepare fully to nick each others’ girlfriends [...]
Rob Parker | March 6, 2010
Sign if you’re sorry
Chelsea skipper John Terry was the victim of a wind-up attempt to trick him into apologising to Wayne Bridge by a cheeky autograph hunter. The fan tried to convince an understandably sceptical Terry to sign ‘To Wayne. Sorry’ when he asked for his autograph!
Thanks to OTP readers Tom Commins and Matt Fairgrieve [...]
Rob Parker | March 4, 2010
World Cup contender sparks sniggers
After two goals against Egypt to add to his impressive international tally, you could forgive Peter Crouch for thinking he deserved a decent chance in the England side. But no - both the player and England coach Fabio Capello still find the idea of him being a regular England starter absolutely [...]
