Rob Parker | October 22, 2009
At last, a way of proving Obafemi Martins is actually 47 years old!
Players representing their country at the forthcoming Under-17 World Cup will have their wrists scanned to make sure they are not too old to compete. FIFA has introduced the MRI scans for the tournament, which begins on Saturday, to end accusations that some [...]
Rob Parker | July 14, 2009
Nigeria cracks down on over-age players
The Nigeria Football Federation has announced it will be checking out its players bones to catch cheats. Nope, it’s not dubious dressing room shower activities but MRI scans to find over-age players trying to gatecrash the Under-17 World Cup.
Nigeria’s youth squads have long faced accusations of fielding ineligible players in [...]
Rob Parker | May 25, 2009
Prophetic words from the club shop
That’s whatever is in the box set priced at £10 - the bloke on the right is even cheaper. Let Newcastle’s unbelievable end of season sale commence. Move quickly if you want Sebastien Bassong or Obafemi Martins because you don’t want to be stuck with old tat that nobody else [...]
Rob Parker | March 23, 2009
More gems from the mouth of Andrei Arshavin
Arsenal quote machine Andrei Arshavin has been up to his usual tricks - supplying the kind of quotes journalists can normally only dream of from PR-trained modern players. Despite the Gunners comfortably winning their match against Newcastle, the Russian still felt the need to speculate on why the [...]
Rob Parker | March 5, 2009
Back with a vengeance
Everybody’s favourite sea urchin-a-like Obafemi Martins is back playing first-team football for Newcastle. If you’re wondering what he has been doing to entertain himself during his injury layoff, the answer seems to be growing his hair. And his rehabilitation period may or may not have included spells training in a wind tunnel. [...]
