Rob Parker | November 18, 2009
Citeh striker might feel more at home at Rovers
Manchester City striker Carlos Tevez is improving his notoriously dodgy linguistic skills with the help of ITV soap Coronation Street. The Argentina international has recently come under fire from team-mate and compatriot Pablo Zabaleta for his poor English, but Tevez seems eager to step up to the [...]
Rob Parker | July 9, 2009
ITV soap loses its Wednesday night primetime slot
If any indication of the power of football was needed, surely this is it. ITV bosses are moving long-running soap Coronation Street from its traditional Wednesday evening 7.30pm slot to ensure that they can bring you coverage of Steve Rider’s cardboard hairdo whenever they like.
Corrie fans have long [...]
Rob Parker | October 6, 2008
Rovers Return, Rangers complain
Writers on soap opera Coronation Street have been forced to make changes to their script after dozens of complaints about anti-Rangers line by one its characters. In a recent episode Scottish character Tony Gordon said: “I could no more be interested in Rosie Webster than I could support Glasgow Rangers.”
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