Peter Crouch’s status as football’s top cheesy groover is threatened

The Spoiler has always been a fan of Middlesbrough’s Dave Wheater. As well as being a solid defender, he seems fairly down-to-earth and has already pledged to stay with his hometown club if they are relegated this season. Just when it looked like he couldn’t go up any further in our estimations, we found this (rather blurry) video of him dancing to Queen’s Don’t Stop Me Now.
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Danny Baker and the BBC 5 Live gang make musical history

Have you always wanted to hear a version of Queen’s ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ with every lyric replaced with a footballer’s name? You have? You’re weird.

Another excellent reason to avoid the West End

Those of you who were wondering how the shameless cash cow We Will Rock You didn’t kill off the modern West End musical will be delighted to hear that David Beckham - The Theatre of Dreams is in the works:

“Beckham’s story is a modern-day fairytale of heroes, villains, love, Manchester United and what it means to lead your country,” explained Mark Archer, the songwriter behind this celebration of Beckham’s first 33 years. “His rise from obscurity to international stardom, his universally acknowledged gifts as a supreme sportsman, and his Hollywood lifestyle all have the elements of an aspirational fable.”

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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