Transfer Talk
The latest transfer gossip, rumours and damned lies

Carlos Tevez to Chelsea
Carlo Ancelotti is “demanding” that his new side land the services of the clubless Argentinean, say the Daily Mail. Both Chelsea and Manchester City have matched the £25.5m asking price, but Abramovich may have to let a couple of his yacht staff go if he wants to compete on the wages front.
The Spoiler truth-o-meter: As exciting as a move to another big four club sounds, we’re not convinced Tevez will be willing to leave Manchester. He would be guaranteed regular first team football at City, and he has just enrolled his daughter at a posh private school near his home.
Steven Defour to Everton
The Independent believe David Moyes will follow up the Toffees’ rejected £9m bid for the Standard Liege midfielder with an improved £13m offer.
The Spoiler truth-o-meter: Defour has indicated

Tags: Arsenal, Belgium, Carlos Tevez, Chelsea, Emmanuel Eboue, Everton, Felipe Melo, Fiorentina, Manchester City, Philippe Senderos, Premier League, Standard Liege, Steven Dafour, Transfer news
Posted: July 8th, 2009 by Ryan Bailey
'Homely' Footballers
The Spoiler considers Euro 2008’s aesthetically challenged stars
If the 1997 Oscar-winning Italian World War II film Life Is Beautiful taught us anything, it’s that beauty can be found even in the darkest of circumstances. Yet sometimes, even the beautiful game is plagued by the ‘handsomely impaired’. What follows is a squad that may be described as ‘ugly’, ‘fugly’ and perhaps most harshly, ‘pug fugly’. Read on if you dare…
1. Rüştü Reçber

The war paint and ‘face art’ are distracting, but not quite distracting enough.
2. Ludovic Magnin

You know life isn’t fair when you grow up to be bald and ginger.
3. Carles Puyol

It’s not 1976 - get a haircut, hippy!
4. Philippe Senderos

Tags: Andrea Pirlo, Carles Puyol, Euro 2008, Franck Ribery, Jan Koller, Jorge Ribeiro, Ludovic Magnin, Niko Kovac, Philippe Senderos, Rüştü Reçber, Ruud van Nistelrooy, Stephane Grichting, Ugly, Ugly XI
Posted: June 10th, 2008 by Ryan Bailey