We know how strongly Tottenham fans feel about players who string along and betray their clubs. That is why Portsmouth turncoat Jermain Defoe was subjected to a barrage of homophobic and vindictive abuse at White Hart Lane last night. Or not.
Defoe was presented on the pitch before Spurs’ 4-1 Carling Cup victory over Burnley last night. He also gave an interview explaining the reasons for his return. Pompey fans: choose your own doses of salt to take it with!
Chelsea striker bound and gagged by pink-loving woman
First we had the Pink Panther, now it is the turn of the pink Puma. Hotfooting it into the sports stores in the wake of Nike’s Mercurial Rosa is Puma’s very own pink boot.
The very loose plot which allows them to have a topless Anelka and a woman wearing only underwear and boots is that the Chelsea striker has been taken hostage by a terrorist group in favour of men who wear pink. They are recording a ransom video to Big Phil Scolari: make him wear pink boots or we won’t release him.
Brazilian player stops short of joining the Mile High Club
Dull news report about football team travelling on plane. Probably telling you when Internacional are expecting to arrive at their destination, when they are next training and… woah! Hang on a minute! Was that player snuggling up to his team-mate for an in-flight nap? He was, you know.
Bless you, Taison. You have got to be pretty comfortable with yourself to sleep in public while cuddling your team-mate.
When Derby met Leeds in the Carling Cup last night, the fans of both sides realised they had something in common. The self-deprecating Rams and Whites followers joined forces for a stirring chorus of “we’re not famous anymore.”!
Portsmouth’s on-loan Algerian, Nadir Belhadj, decided to make his first goal for Portsmouth a special one. This strike just after half-time put Tony Adams’ side back in contention against Sunderland and sent them on their way to victory. It’s a nice one!
Newcastle striker Michael Owen teamed up with Anastacia to present an award at the MTV Europe Awards in Liverpool last night. The (occasional) England man came face-to-face with musical legends Tokio Hotel (who?) to give them their award. He wisely left most of the talking to Anastacia.
Carrying a few extra pounds might slow you down, but it also allows you to put a bit of extra weight behind thunderbolts like this. Ronaldinho: we bow to your superior knowledge of what it takes to be the best. Keep on eating and keep on partying!
Black Cats squad take part in charity fashion show
The life of Premier League footballer does not involve a couple of hours of training and then back home to do what you please. On the contrary, you never know when your club will spring a charity fashion show upon you.
The Sunderland players were recently given this treat, taking on their task with quite varied degrees of seriousness. Djibril Cisse looks rather dashing in his top hat - surely a sponsorship deal with Monopoly is just round the corner.
