Utd mogul and part-time defender turns shameless self-promoter
He might be starting to wane at his day job, but Rio Ferdinand is still a true Renaissance Man. Having just attended the film premiere of Dead Man Running, on which he was executive producer alongside Ashley Cole, he’s also three issues into his own magazine and co-owns a record label. Obvious, then, that budget airline BMI should choose such a worldly man to offer tips on the best places to eat out in Manchester, in the latest issue of their in-flight magazine:
“Rosso. It serves unbelievable food. I love the steak if I’m having a big main … The vibe is nice, too, with a casual dress code which I like. Plenty of footballers pop in for quality food after matches.
The chef is as hot as mustard! I love the flattened steak if I’m having a big main or the penne pasta, which is so good it’s ridiculous.”
But don’t bother trying to seek out Rio’s favorite eatery - it’s not even open yet. Although we’re sure he’ll make an appearance on the opening night … being that he’s actually co-owner of the place.
It’s a two-way-hate-off between these Gunners alumni
In the words of Andrei Arshavin, today’s vote is “simples”. Which player do the Gunners hate the most - the greedy one who may or may not have misused a mobile phone, or the lazy and greedy one who put the icing on the loathing cake this weekend with his anger-inciting knee slide/face kick combo? Even if you’re not a Gunner, wade in with your opinion below…
A tip of the cap to COS for inspiring our hate debate
As we sit on the cusp of another Premier League season, the folks at Google have released figures of all their football related searches from the past month. The team above represents the most-searched for Premier League stars on the web based on their positions.
As you can see, most of them have been involved in transfer deals or speculation. David James’ relatively-surprising spot in the side is probably helped by his occasional newspaper columns, and Steven Gerrard can attribute his first team place to his impossibly persuasive legal team.
The most searched team was Liverpool with 16 million hits, then followed Chelsea (13m), Arsenal (9.1m) and Manchester Utd (9m). Bolton were the least searched for side with 250,000 hits.
Understandably, the most popular WAG was Cheryl Cole, and Howard Webb was the referee who earned the most online enquires.
Chelsea star hopes Man City finish above the Gunners
The Spoiler is quite aware that there is no love lost between Ashley Cole and Arsenal’s loyal fanbase, but we almost crashed our car this morning when we heard what the left-back had to say about the City Revolution:
“I think the players City are buying are good. Obviously they have got Gareth Barry, who I know from England and he’s a good player.
“They have got Stephen Ireland, Shaun Wright-Phillips, Robinho, Manu Adebayor and Carlos Tevez. They are all good players.
“This year might be tough to break in but next year, you never know with the guys they are buying.
“I think it’s going to be hard for them but they could do. You never know, they may gel, click, straight away and it’s magic.
“I hope they do. I have friends there and I hope they do really well - and that they finish above Arsenal.”
We doubted the authenticity of these quotes when Cole said he had “friends” at City - we find it hard to believe he has friends anywhere. Then we considered the reason why most people sign for Manchester City, and we decided he probably has a lot in common with them.
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.
The Big Four enjoyed a twelve year period of uninterrupted FA Cup dominance until last season, when Portsmouth gatecrashed the party. This year, the responsibility of ensuring the oldest football cup in the world stays out of the hands of the Premier League’s elite.
Check out the Big Match Wizard we have produced with Betfair to find out about Ashley Cole’s unprecedented FA Cup success, Chelsea’s superb defensive record when Alex plays, Louis Saha’s habit of scoring against the Blues and shitloads loads more vital betting statistics.
The numbers have persuaded us to back Everton to win 1-0 with Saha grabbing the winner - take a look now and decide if we are being a little bold.
The latest transfer gossip, rumours and damned lies…
Today’s transfer round-up is dedicated to The Sun, who proudly say they were the first to suggest Liverpool were pursuing Carlos Tevez on May 12th. “What a shame it took the rest so long to eventually catch up,” they boast. We said exactly the same thing when we published the rumour on April 23rd, three weeks before the nation’s favourite red top.
Cesc Fabregas to Barcelona
Spanish paper Sport say Barcelona are very keen to re-acquire Fabregas’ services before he has the chance to be tempted by Florentino Perez’s Real Madrid: as soon as the Champions League final is over, they will pursue him. If he does not want to join this summer, Barca are happy to allow him to play one more season at Arsenal, provided he agrees to join the following year.
The Spoiler truth-o-meter: Fabregas has always stated his desire to play in La Liga, but if Wenger stays at the Emirates, we think his subject will stay too a little longer too.
Ashley Cole to Barcelona The Daily Express are under the impression that Cashley may be joining Fabregas in Catalunya, as Barca are “poised”
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