Chinawhite gets a visit from porn queen and drinking King
What better way to secure a place in the Champions League final than to party the night away with the world’s most famous porn star? That’s exactly what Salomon Kalou, Michael Essien and John Terry got up to last night, when they shared London hotspot Chinawhite with bongo legend Jenna Jameson. JT looked quite bleary eyed as he exited the club - the thought of his first Champions League final has obviously left him feeling a little over-emotional.
And who is the ‘drinking King’ referred to in the title, you ask? Well, that’s Ledley King of course - who is summoned to any social function by the faintest whiff
England’s two best teams travel 1600 miles in search of neutral venue
Some facts about the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow: It holds nearly 85,000 people, it used to be called the ‘Central Lenin Stadium’ and it has hosted concerts by hair metal gods such as Skid Row, Mötley Crüe and Scorpions. On May 21, however, those lucky enough (read: ‘rich enough’) to acquire a visa will head to the world’s most expensive city, in order to see Manchester Utd and Chelsea compete for the most prestigious piece of silverware on the continent. The bookies put United ever-so-slightly ahead, but based on last week’s match, the Red Devils would probably rather face any other team in the world right now.
So who do you think will win it? Votes and comments below, please.
Plenty of goals and Lampard tears on display at Stamford Bridge
Against all expectations, Chelsea and Liverpool managed to pull off a thrilling game last night, so lets just hope you followed our statistical advice a placed a few quid behind the Blues.
Roman Abramovich was conspicuous by his absence last night, but something tells me he won’t have a problem getting a visa for the Moscow final…
UCL semi-final second leg, 7.45pm, Sky Sports 2, bet here
I know, I know, suddenly the world of sport and betting seems empty after the tragic events Monday at Discovery Cove, Florida. In case you’ve only just drifted out of a coma and are unaware of the horror, the dolphins Sharky and Tyler were performing the “victory leap” finale of their routine, yet this time they collided head-on in mid-air and Sharky, a 30-year-old bottlenose, didn’t make it, although was said to have been smiling to the end. A glimpse at message boards suggests this is the animal kingdom’s Lady Di moment, and there will doubtless be a minute’s silence at aquariums around the planet.
Still, life goes on, and performing their own head-on mid-air collision tonight are Chelsea and Liverpool. Which will be Sharky and which will be Tyler? And more importantly, human race, when will we stop this cruel practice of pushing innocent men beyond their physical and emotional limits purely for our own entertainment?
The chickendinner Wager reckons Chelsea for the victory leap, Liverpool to breathe their last in the shallow end. Disagree? Then get your money on the reds and let the healing begin.
Thirteen reasons why tonight will be unlucky for Liverpool:
* Rafa Benitez has taken Liverpool to Stamford Bridge eight times, and they have never scored a goal.
* Chelsea have never lost at home to English opposition
Which star striker will help keep their manager in a job?
Liverpool’s last five games have averaged 3.6 goals, while Chelsea’s home games this season have seen an average 2.61 goals a game. With any luck, this means that Liverpool will break their Stamford Bridge goal drought and we will see a high scoring match.
If it is to be a striker’s game, who will come out on top - Didier or Fernando? Votes and comments below, please.
Given Manchester Utd’s recent record, it’s hard to imagine Alex Ferguson savouring the prospect of meeting Chelsea in Moscow. The Red Devils will undoubtedly be praying that Liverpool can score a goal at Stamford Bridge tonight, but this is something they haven’t managed since January 2004. The bookies are offering odds of 1/2 for Liverpool getting on the score sheet, and 17/10 to make the final. Chelsea are obvious favourites, but it’s never wise to bet against Rafa and co in Europe. Check out the best punts available tonight right here on the oddschicken.
Champions League semi-final second leg
Chelsea/ Liverpool (Sky Sports 2, 7.45pm)
Snooker
World Championship quarter-finals (BBC2, 7pm)
Copa Libertadores
San Lorenzo/ River Plate (Setanta Sports 2, 11.45pm)
Champions league semi-final second leg, 7.45pm, ITV1, bet here[Editor’s note: chickendinner sends out a free daily email every Monday to Friday packed with winning tips. Yesterday, for example, the Daily Wager tipped Adebayor to get a hat-trick against Derby at 16/1. Click here to sign up.]“Freedom’s just another word for nothing left to lose,” was the opinion of Kris Kristofferson in 1969, the year he wrote Me and Bobby McGee. Barcelona find themselves tonight meditating on how to best describe the sensation of being down to the felt, and freedom is probably not how they would put it. “Beyond depressing” might be a closer fit. Their season has been so abysmal that their best player has given up on the football in order to better focus on getting more out of his nightlife, and the club seems to have covered his tracks for him. It is as if Cristiano Ronaldo had taken a six-month sabbatical to work on his orgying with Ferguson’s blessing. Still, “nothing left to lose” sounds like a much more attractive recipe for success than “stretched tighter than a snare drum”, which is where United seem to be mentally. What state of mind do you have to be in to pick a fight with a group of security guards armed with lawn mowers? Whatever United have left to lose, it feels like they are already losing it. Barcelona to go through.The statistics* Manchester Utd have now gone five games in a row without beating Barcelona, and the Spaniards are unbeaten in their last seven Champions League away games.* Manchester Utd haven’t kept a clean
Barcelona are trying their very best to play some Ferguson-style mind games in the press, claiming they are not as boring as United, and will expose their negative tactics. Despite the big talk from the under-fire Spaniards, the bookies believe Manchester Utd will rediscover their attacking flair tonight, and they are also 15/8 favourites to win the competition outright. My advice? Get on those odds here before they get any shorter.
Snooker
World Championship quarter-finals (BBC2, 7pm)
Champions league semi-final second leg
Manchester Utd/ Barcelona (ITV1, 7.45pm)
