Rob Parker | November 3, 2009
CR9 meets Jackson Five
Cristiano Ronaldo is preparing to join forces with Michael Jackson’s dad, Joe, to flog football barbecues ahead of next summer’s World Cup.
Jackson reportedly has a stake (or should that be steak) in a company called Game On Products, whose Goalie Grill barbecue is being launched for South Africa 2010. As far as [...]
Dan Morris | July 15, 2009
Michael Jackson finds an unlikely successor in Spurs centre-back
The summer is well under way and with many Brits heading abroad for the party season it seems so too are our football superstars. Jonathan Woodgate owns a lavish crib on the infamous club island of Ibiza and he’s spent thousands of pounds blinging up his holiday [...]
Rob Parker | June 28, 2009
Isn’t this supposed to be about the Confederations Cup final?
Poor old Landon must have known there was trouble ahead from the minute the first journalist told him: “I’m going to make you a question, Donovan.” He goes on to ask what the impact of Michael Jackson’s death has been on the USA team and whether [...]
Rob Parker | June 26, 2009
Obligatory football-themed Michael Jackson joke
A. Sir Alex will still be playing Giggs in August.
Rob Parker | June 26, 2009
Wacko’s other team
The late Michael Jackson has been called many things over the years, but you could not call him a gloryhunter. Not when it comes to football at least. Following on from the footage of Jackson becoming honorary director of Exeter City, here is his only other dalliance with English football that springs to [...]
Rob Parker | June 26, 2009
When Wacko came to St James’s Park
Arguably the first (and probably the last) honorary director of a football club to take up his post with a speech on AIDS has passed away at the age of 50. The jump in his speech from children with HIV/AIDS to the players and supporters of this football club [...]
Rob Parker | April 25, 2009
Wacko invites Man Utd star for VIP treatment
Musical superstar and all round weirdo Michael Jackson has asked Rio Ferdinand to go backstage at one of his sell-out O2 Arena shows later this year. Jacko himself phoned Rio’s mobile to extend the invitation
Rio told The Sun: “Michael was my boyhood hero. I used to pretend to [...]
