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German fans, such as this moustachioed gent, were very upset at Oliver Kahn’s last ever match.
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Video: 13-year-old Lewis Hamilton’s lucky conker
[Grid Crasher]

The worst transfer rumours of the summer
[Football 365]

Manchester City are 14/1 to win the title next season
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Woo hoo! Even more pictures of hot Olympian Leryn Franco!
[WithLeather]

Robbie Keane’s WAG looking good at an Oirish music festival
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Profit collected at White Hart Lane’s revolving door

It was revealed today on Sky Sports that just four Premier League teams made a profit over the summer and not one of them was Arsenal.

Blackburn made a net gain thanks to the £15 million they received for David Bentley and West Ham made the biggest profit of anyone after selling half of their first team. It is also being claimed that Chelsea made a profit but The Spoiler’s calculator doesn’t come to that conclusion (surely the £24.2 million spent on Deco and Jose Bosingwa exceeds the £19 million gained on Shaun Wright-Phillips, Steve Sidwell and Tal Ben-Haim?). The other team to have received more than they spent were Tottenham.

Boring men in red set for a dull weekend…

Only a smidgen into the new season and already Liverpool have morphed into the Chelsea of old, pummeling their way to cruel unappealing victories. This, of course, means that they will definitely win the league whilst simultaneously turning the entire world off the idea of watching a football match for fun. That said, our pals at Chickendinner are convinced that they won’t be winning ugly at Villa this weekend, that’s for damn sure. Here’s why:

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1. Two of the last three league meetings between the sides have ended all square, including their most recent contest, a 2-2 draw at Anfield in January.

2. In the last five seasons, Liverpool have only twice managed to win at Villa Park, having been held on the three other occasions.

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Robbie Keane’s WAG Claudine Palmer is taking Liverpool by storm
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Team USA’s Maurice Edu is heading home from Beijing, but he has a nice mobile phone video to remember the opening ceremony by
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Hilarious video: Japanese woman + drift racing = hysteria
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Arsene Wenger is promising a new signing in the next fortnight
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Try to keep up, squares…

To keep ahead of the style game you need to keep a close eye on footballers and their delicious WAGs. Had you asked The Spoiler on Friday about the best motorbikes and shoes in the world, we’d have said something about two-wheeled Hondas and ironic 80s sneakers. It’s embarrassing to remember how behind the times we were back in those days.

We now know different. We now know that it’s all about Circus Chic, darling.

As Shaun Wright Phillips and Steve Sidwell (above) proved over the weekend, the best freewheelin’ motorbikes are Harley Davidson tricycles (suitable for children?) . And anyone who saw Robbie Keane and his wife Claudine Palmer out and about on the streets of Liverpool know that, if they really want to be a la mode, women simply must start wearing stilts.

Observe the proof after the jump…

Um… oookay

We’ve all been there - first week at work, feeling a bit shy, boss starts doing a sexy jig to break the silence.

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In honour of Joey Barton’s recent reintroduction to society, Thin Lizzy bringeth the rock

Some rather lovely new pictures of F1 WAG Elisabetta Gregoraci
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Video: Mark Bosnich is back in the game
[The Offside]

Video: Robbie Keane unveiled by Liverpool
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An interesting question concerning David Bentley’s transfer fee
[101 Great Goals]

Russell Brand has clearly influenced the football tastes of Hollywood chum Rob Schneider
[The Offside Rules]

Bad news for the Dallas Cowboys - their bad luck charm Jessica Simpson has arrived at their training camp
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Celtic better watch out tomorrow night

Yesterday, The Spoiler boldly claimed that Darren Bent wouldn’t reach a goal tally in the double digits next season, as we presumed Juande Ramos would find someone to push him out of the regular team. The former Charlton top scorer, however, has managed to net seven goals in friendlies against Norwich (see above) and Leyton Orient this week, and it’s looking likely that he will be getting more of a run out when the season proper begins.

Have we and the mainstream media been too hasty in labelling him a flop? Will Bent silence his critics and stick away 20+ goals in Robbie Keane’s absence in the new term? Or will he still prove expensive and not particularly good in 2008/09?

Let us know what you think with a comment below…

Well, 40 per cent of them do…

Most people would struggle to see how a team could possibly be better off without a young striker who is capable of putting away 20+ goals a season, but according to a poll run by The Spoiler yesterday, over 40 per cent of Tottenham fans believe the future is brighter without the tiny Irishman.

The White hart Lane faithful posted their views on the subject, and many feel it is a blessing in disguise that Keane is now forming daisy chains with Fernando Torres et al.

Some said they didn’t like his style of play (he is a ball hogger, not an out-and-out striker) while others condemned his lack of commitment to the club (”I love it here and I would like to finish my career here,” he said just a few weeks ago).

The most surprising logic that supported Keane’s

Kop faithful hope new partnership will bring silverware

This morning, Rafa Benitez did his finest Dr Evil impression when he claimed that the whole of Europe will balk in fear at his brand new Keane/ Torres strike force:

“I think all the defences will be worried about stopping them.

“Other managers and defenders will be trying to sign players but with Robbie, Fernando, Steven Gerrard, Dirk Kuyt and Ryan Babel we will have great presence. It will be a big problem for other teams to cope with, that’s for sure.”

Having a strike partnership that put away nearly sixty goals between them last season will certainly help the Merseyside team, as will purchases including Degen, Dossena, Ngog, and Cavalieri. Plus, if they find the funds, the addition of want-away Aston Villa captain Gareth Barry will make for a formidable midfield.

But is this improved squad enough to win Liverpool their first title in nearly twenty years? The bookies think not, placing the Anfield side at 7/1 to win it - the longest odds of all the Big Four.

Votes and share your thoughts below, please…