England star quizzed on US chat show

The seventh series of Ellen DeGeneres’ behemoth daytime TV chat show started yesterday, and the first guest was some footballer called David Beckham.

Around thirty seconds of the ten minute interview was devoted to football talk, and the rest of the questioning focused on the LA Galaxy star’s underwear modeling career (which may go some way to explain his fidgeting and obvious discomfort). Keep your eyes peeled for an appearance by a Robotic former Spice Girl and the Beckham boys.

Part two of the interview can be found after the jump…

United keeper is surprisingly frank in interview

Another fine effort from talkSPORT

Argentinean no longer worried about warming the bench

At the time of his messy divorce with the Red Devils, Carlos Tevez’s agent Kia Joorabchian claimed his client’s move was motivated primarily by a desire for first team football.

Now that he has received his pay day at dream transfer to Eastlands, however, featuring on the team sheet every week is no longer a priority. Shortlist Magazine discovered this much when asking the wet dog-alike if he feels threatened by the competition to start at his new side:

When you are at a top club with top players you understand that a big squad is needed and you won’t play every game.

This change of tune is likely to raise eyebrows, much like his surprising post-transfer revelation that Alex Ferguson never spoke to him (something we disproved here).

Elsewhere in the interview, Tevez reveals

Writer attempts to make audio recording with a notepad

David Beckham makes his long-awaited return to US soccerball this Thursday, and has took an interview with local journalists as an opportunity to hit back at bitchy colleagues made by LA Galaxy colleague Landon Donovan.

We know this isn’t breaking news (in fact, it’s been the top story on the BBC football homepage since yesterday morning!), but the clip is well worth a look for the intrepid actions of the journalist standing right in front of the England star. While others use Dictaphones, this chap simply holds out a notepad in the hope that it will somehow record Beckham’s words. Bless.

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Portuguese star reminisces on his time in England

Cristiano Ronaldo has been maintaining a fairly respectful silence since news of his escape to Madrid broke a few weeks ago, but the tricky winger has finally spoken out in an interview with Shortlist magazine, published today.

When asked who he will miss the most at Manchester Utd, Ronaldo chose the man who turned him into the world’s best player, and also the man who he helped get sent off during World Cup 2006:

I will miss the boss. Sir Alex has taught me so much on and off the field. I could not have asked for a better mentor. […] I will also miss the lads: the squad had a great atmosphere. I had a very special relationship with Wayne Rooney on and off the field.

C-Ron continues to say that he has built a sentimental attachment to the club after spending a quarter of his life there, but he will not miss playing against teams who want to hack into ’skillful’ players like himself:

There are some teams who can’t compete with you on a football level, so they just kick you. It’s frustrating and something needs to be done to protect the skillful players, because one day

Some immature behaviour from the stands at Meadow Lane

We first heard about this incident on Sky Sports News last Thursday, and our friends at Off The Post have finally tracked it down. The Spion Kop end at Meadow lane should be thoroughly ashamed of itself for dropping a ‘C-Bomb’ on live television.

Discover the identity of Franck Ribery’s English equivalent….

The interview above comes courtesy of talkSPORT Magazine, which this week also features a rather good translation of Prince William and David Beckham’s speeches during the 2018 World Cup bid. Check it out after the jump…

Modest Portuguese star neglects to convey useful information during probing Q and A

Will Cristiano Ronaldo score in tonight’s Champions League final? Will he finally make his escape to Real Madrid in the summer? For disappointing and inconclusive answers to these and many other pertinent questions, check out this Q and A session with esteemed Sky Sports journalist Cristiano Ronaldo.

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