FC Twente/ Arsenal, Setanta Sports 1, tonight, 7.45pm
This is the moment Steve McClaren has been waiting for. It’s his chance to show the world that it’s not his fault that England are a bit poo, and what better way to do that than by beating the mighty Arsenal with an unfancied Dutch team who appear to accept garden furniture in lieu of a subs bench. Winning over two legs might be too much to ask, but he stands every chance of winning the first bout…
The five reasons why FC Twente will triumph in the UCL 3rd qualifying round first leg
1. Arsenal have a poor record against Dutch opposition in the Champions League, winning just three of their last ten.
2. The last time Arsenal were eliminated from the Champions League by a foreign side, it was by the Dutch - PSV in 2006/07. On that occasion, the windmill lovers won the home leg 1-0 and drew 1-1 at the Emirates in the return.
3. McClaren boasts an impressive European club record, with 13 wins
Thankfully, Berbs and Modric will probably stick with the football
According to our petrolhead amigos over at Grid Crasher, Spurs are the latest football club to sponsor a team in Superleague Formula, a brand new racing format which begins at the end of this month:
Spurs are 16th outfit to join the championship, alongside teams such as AC Milan, PSV Eindhoven, Sevilla, Olympiakos and FC Porto. Glasgow Rangers are also committed to the series.
“We are thrilled to have a top-line club like Spurs join our championship,” said Superleague Formula President Alex Andreu.
While I’m not convinced this racing formula will do much to bolster the reputations of the associated clubs, it is good to see that Rangers will be in Europe next season after all (click here to see their fancy car).
The unveiling of Rangers’ new sponsor is badly-timed, seeing as they will not be requiring the services of an official airline for at least another year…
Tragic injustice struck the world’s greatest WAG Giorgia Palmas yesterday, as she narrowly scraped a victory on The Spoiler, and suffered a crushing defeat over at On205th. It’s criminal, and I have no idea how Terrie B (who?) will sleep at night after learning of her success. (Actually, it will probably be next to a handsome sportsman on top of a large pile of money.)
Today, Andy Roddick’s swimsuit model wife-to-be takes on Gianluigi Buffon’s former Miss Czech Republic…
Round Six: Brooklyn Decker/ Alena Seredova
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More pictures of Brooklyn here, more of Alena here
Who produces the world’s finest WAGs - America, or Europe?
This is all getting a bit too easy. For the third day running, Europe’s WAGs have thoroughly embarrassed their American counterparts. Even our burger munching chums across the pond at On205th decided Cheryl Cole was hotter than NBA WAG Eva Longoria by a margin of nearly 90 per cent. So, we go into the fourth day of the tournament with a convincing 3-0 lead.
Today, Playboy centrefold and NFL WAG Jennifer Walcott faces stiff competition from Sweden’s equally-pneumatic Oksana Andersson, ladyfriend of Christian Wilhelmsson…
