FIFA President’s support of C-Ron becomes oh so clear

Sepp Blatter’s ridiculously misplaced comments about “modern slavery” gained the support of just one man: Cristiano Ronaldo. Even Chris Powell of the PFA, an organisation so concerned about player welfare that they will protect Joey Barton, told Blatter to issue a retraction.

Does the Swiss looney really believe anything he has even said though or is there a secret agenda behind every ridiculous word he utters? After all it’s clear the powers-that-be have a problem with English teams dominating Europe, and that Ronaldo joining Real Madrid would appease them as it would weaken the Champions League holders.

Less than six months ago, Blatter hit out at the Court of Arbitration in Sport’s decision to lower the compensation Andy Webster would have

Because the PFA vote neglected the last three months of action

Last night, the PFA names their team of the season, but did you know that members voted for it all the way back in January? In his BBC Sport Column, Micah Richards admits that votes were cast way back when Arsenal were on for the title and Newcastle were going down, meaning the past few months of play have not been taken into account. With that in mind, here’s our team of the season from February onwards:

Chris Kirkland
Contributed to Arsenal’s downfall with a stunning clean sheet at the JJB before stealing the spotlight again at Stamford Bridge to help Wigan to a 1-1 draw, which could prove crucial come the end of the season. Remarkably, Wigan have kept more clean sheets than any other Premier League team from February onwards.

Patrice Evra
Gael Clichy’s season went down the drain with Arsenal’s while Evra has been solid all season long at the back for Manchester United.

Nemanja Vidic
Keeps his place and, if anything, his importance to Manchester United has been magnified by their vulnerability when he has been missing.

Phil Jagielka
Dropping Ferdinand may seem harsh but a defence made up of Manchester United and Arsenal players can’t be justified when Everton have let in fewer goals in 2008 than anyone else in the country. Joleon Lescott has taken the plaudits because of his goal contribution but while he has made a few mistakes, Jagielka has grown in stature as the season’s progressed and could be close to an England call-up.

Bacary Sagna
The only one of four Arsenal

Gordon Taylor somehow ended up with an OBE

The 2008 New Years honours list was chock full of professors, researchers, emergency services officers, philanthropists, and many other folks whose time and effort have contributed to making the nation a better place in the past year.

Also in the list sits Gordon Taylor, Chief Executive of the PFA and the highest

Read what happens when football execs take charge of the entertainment

Last night’s PFA Gala dinner proved that life in the glamourous world of professional football isn’t all cheeseburgers and hookers - it’s also big suited money men making bad executive decisions about music.

For a ridiculous £5,000, excited guests turned up to their tables of ten, looking forward to some beautiful food crafted from the delicate hands of Paul Heathcote, a Bolton fan and top chef, followed by a night of jaw-dropping entertainment, courtesy of some hand-picked international “megastars”.

Some groups even stumped up a whopping £10,000 so that they could sit in the same area as these celebs and look on in silent awe as they quaffed delicious champagne and demanded more food be delivered at once.

But then the word “megastar” took a nasty turn.

Surely expecting Depp, Cruise, perhaps a little bit of Kravitz, the crowds were instead ‘treated’ to Jack Dee, John Christos (who?), and then the final insult - Simply Red.

Even Michael Owen, who wasn’t there and isn’t sure what kind of music he likes, would be completely disgusted. Presumably.

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