Meanwhile, elsewhere on the internet…

Enjoy today’s links with a doff of the cap to Paul Newman.

Ronaldinho scores in the Milan derby

[Machochip]

Vote for your favourite cheerleader

[On 205th]

The further adventures of Nadal’s bionic arm

[Polite Applause]

Literally everything you need to know about football

[Stats Centre]

The Beckhams have been making potions in a perfumery

[Kickette]

Steamy MotoGP girls just hanging around, doing nothing

[Gridcrasher]

Meanwhile, elsewhere on the internet…

Allow those lovely Wu-Tang boys to hold your hand and take you into the weekend….

Fernando Alonso shames himself on telly

[Grid Crasher]

Sturdy UFC Ring Girl Edith Labelle

[via With Leather]

Platini’s Dad sorts out the Wenger debacle

[The Offside]

Brazilian side outlaws fatness

[Machochip]

The ultimate football statistics site

[Stats Centre]

Nadal caught with his pants down

[Polite Applause]

It’s going to be raining tears in Newcastle…

A convincing win over Schteve McClaren’s FC Twente may have settled some Arsenal nerves, but won’t go nearly as far as to detract from their miserable showing at Fulham. Their visitors this weekend, Newcastle, will harbour frightening memories of the Emirates and should find the whole experience a little overwhelming… again. Here’s why:

1. Arsenal have won eight and drawn one of their last nine league and cup contests against Newcastle at home.

2. The sides met three times at the Emirates last season, of which Arsenal won all three, scoring eight times in the process.