Yet more talent from the Bundesliga

Having just been released by Hertha BSC, Sofian Chahed finds himself searching for a new club. Any prospective employers should bare in mind the fact that the midfielder comes complete with a fantastically attractive WAG, actress Rossanna Alva.

She’s the brunette in the picture above, posing with Andriy Voronin’s wife Yulia (who seems to have made some improvements to her wardrobe).  

Will the Red Devils regret taking on the First Class striker?

After beating off the advances of Stoke and Hull using a stick with a piece of dog poo on the end, Michael Owen yesterday found himself on the brink of a move to Manchester Utd.

Sir Alex Ferguson is said to have studied the Wasserman glossy brochure in great detail, and depending on which paper you read, will offer the Championship striker between £20,000 and £50,000-a-week, with added bonuses for not being injured.

According to Sky Sports, Owen has just passed a medical at the club. So it looks like this thing is really going to happen.

But is the man who is not deemed worthy of a place in the England squad worthy of the Premier League champions? On the one hand, he is a relatively low financial risk and is a proven finisher, particularly when paired with Wayne Rooney. However, his constant injuries and wonky form could easily put him on the Forlan/Saha/Smith flop list. Also, few Utd fans will roll out the welcome mat for a player who once said this:

“In an ideal world, and in the long term, I want to help Liverpool become the most successful club in the world again.”

Let us know whether you think Owen will prove to be a Cantona-style bargain or another of Fergie’s regrettable acquisitions below…

Sergio Aguero could be on his way to the Premiership

According to reports in Spanish newspaper AS, have a back up plan if they don’t manage to secure the services of fit & healthy charismatic striker Michael Owen. Apparently, they will offer Atletico Madrid €46m for Sergio Aguero, the man who is currently diddling Diego Maradona’s daughter (and possibly some unscrupulous models).

The Spoiler truth-o-meter: The Atletico hitman is under contract in Spain until June 2012, and has a €60m buy-out clause in his contract. Last time we checked, the number 46 was less than the number 60, so we don’t think this one has legs.

Another tasty morsel of gossip from our friends at Popbitch

“Judas” Cole and the five grand wedding suits

Joe Cole bought a beautiful bespoke suit for his wedding. Unfortunately for Joe someone involved in stitching up his suit rather likes West Ham, the club Cole ditched to join Chelsea. He still had a bit of a grudge about Cole leaving the Hammers.

So it’s possible, if Joe was to look at the lining the jacket, that there might be a full West Ham insignia chalked on it, complete with a few choice words, several of which were “Judas”.

The latest victim of Boca Juniors’ resident ladykiller

Former Villarreal and current Boca Juniors star Juan Román Riquelme hit headlines around the time of World Cup 2006 when he started boffing Sports Illustrated model Yésica Toscanini - a great conquest for an international footballer, but not quite so commendable for a man with a wife and three kids. Presumably, the romance with Miss Toscanini and his suffering spouse has expired, as the Argentinean has since been linked with nude model Melina Nicolas.

Some criticise the Olympic Gold medal winner for lacking speed on the pitch, but Melina has been quick to assure us this is not the case in the bedroom. She gives his performances a modest ten out of ten, and says that he “varies his pace and acceleration”. Good to know.

French prankster intends to join the Florentino Perez revolution

A few weeks ago, Bayern Munich chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge was adamant that Franck Ribery would not leave the Bundesliga club this summer.

The handsome midfielder was present at Bayern’s first day of  training yesterday, but French daily sport paper L’Equipe believe he used the opportunity to drop a bombshell on new manager Louis van Gaal. Apparently, Ribery has expressed an interest in joining his national team-mate Karim Benzema at Real Madrid:

[Translated from French]

Ribery told L’equipe of his desire to move elsewhere: “It’s decided, I want to leave.”

When asked whether he intended to move to Real Madrid, or whether it was another club he wanted to go to, he spontaneously replied: “Yes, it will be Real or nothing.”

Die Roten’s general manager Uli Hoeness was not surprised by Ribery’s attitude, reasoning that “Life is not always a fairytale.” The former German striker, however, made it clear that the club will do everything in their power

Girls Aloud singer gives us another reason to loathe Ashley

Cheryl Cole turned 26 on Tuesday, and formally marked the occasion with last night with a bash at the Vanilla club on London’s Great Titchfield St. Clearly suffering in the current British heatwave, FHM’s Sexiest Woman in the World chose to keep cool by wearing as little material as possible.

Check out more pictures after the jump…

Portuguese star reminisces on his time in England

Cristiano Ronaldo has been maintaining a fairly respectful silence since news of his escape to Madrid broke a few weeks ago, but the tricky winger has finally spoken out in an interview with Shortlist magazine, published today.

When asked who he will miss the most at Manchester Utd, Ronaldo chose the man who turned him into the world’s best player, and also the man who he helped get sent off during World Cup 2006:

I will miss the boss. Sir Alex has taught me so much on and off the field. I could not have asked for a better mentor. […] I will also miss the lads: the squad had a great atmosphere. I had a very special relationship with Wayne Rooney on and off the field.

C-Ron continues to say that he has built a sentimental attachment to the club after spending a quarter of his life there, but he will not miss playing against teams who want to hack into ’skillful’ players like himself:

There are some teams who can’t compete with you on a football level, so they just kick you. It’s frustrating and something needs to be done to protect the skillful players, because one day