It’s been quite a day for footballers letting it all hang out. First Jermaine Pennant casually turned up for work in just a pair of socks, and now John Terry has been caught fraternising with enthusiastic fans whilst in the process of peeling his trousers off. Of course, some people might question what the England captain is doing removing his clothes in what appears to be a busy European corridor, but those people are exactly the kind of detectives The Spoiler prefers to avoid.
On a different note, has JT been attending the same fake tan application classes as Lampsie?
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David Beckham, Gareth Barry, Steven Gerrard and Rio Ferdinand have all failed Fabio Capello’s stringent captaincy exam, as it has just been announced that John Terry will become England’s permanent skipper. Well, not really ‘permanent’, just until they pick someone else.
So, is John Terry the right choice, or would you rather see Rio Ferdinand leading the pack? Or perhaps someone less thuggish/ liable to merk everyone, like the relatively wholesome Steven Gerrard? Votes and comments below, please.
Wow, already the Olympics are creating household names - new heroes for us all to love. There’s that Welsh girl who did the bike thing, then the swimming one who was brilliant, and let’s not forget that the little diving guy still has another chance to miss out on the medals. They’re all great. But enough already, here’s some up-to-the-moment football talk to stick in your pipe and make bubbles with…
Barry may play in the UEFA Cup
Martin O’Neill has revealed that if Gareth Barry is still an Aston Villa player on Wednesday then he could feature in their UEFA Cup qualifier against Icelandic side FH. That would render him illegible for the Champions League. Hmm, could this be O’Neill’s subtle way of giving the clubs another deadline? Let’s ask Columbo…
He says “yes”.
England captain announced in seven days
Fabio Capello has confirmed that the new England captain will be revealed two days before next Wednesday’s friendly with the Czech Republic - ie. otherwise known as “next Monday”, Fabio. Rio Ferdinand, get your mock-shock face ready.
The popstar who has just been crowned the First Lady of cricket
Following Michael Vaughan’s unashamedly teary adieu as England Cricket Captain yesterday, Kevin Pietersen (who was born in South Africa) has been named as the nation’s new fall guy. Thus, it seems fitting that today’s WAG of the Day should be KP’s wife Jessica Taylor. When she isn’t shooting her best ‘Blue Steel’ at the camera or enjoying a spot of under-dressed falconry, Jess dances and mimes in made-for-television pop band Liberty X.
Everyone has been bleating and blathering about how it took courage for Terry to stand up and take the dreaded fifth penalty in the Champions League final. What bottle, they weep, moved by his bravery. And yet, have they forgotten what actually happened? The guy missed it. It was a BAD decision to take it.
When judgement day comes, a day when the good lord is going to be swamped, will He look back favourably on the events of this week as the moment English football returned to the path of righteousness, thanks to his faithful servant, Fabio Capello and his disciple Rio Ferdinand? Or will the current vogue for goodness in football melt with the Easter snows?
This particular episode of morality began last Wednesday when Ashley Cole tried to sever Alan Hutton’s leg, then bristled with contempt when referee Mike Riley had the nerve to book him. This display of insolence stoked sufficient national outrage that a feeling of
Does the armband belong back with Terry, or should it grace another bicep?
Stevie G was handed the captaincy in Capello’s first match in charge, but should he be in command at the France game next week, and indeed in the run up to 2010? Other contenders include John Terry (who is as much of a bully as Capello, but prone to injury, unnecessary aggression and illegal parking), Rio Ferdinand (who’ll probably be too busy and ‘merking’ people), David Bentley (a young player who is likely to feature prominently in the future), Micah Richards (whose favourite film is Home Alone) or Frank Lampard (whose favourite film is a tie between Dirty Dancing and The Notebook).
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