Jones – set to do a “reverse David Bentley”?
Whether or not the phrase “hit the ground running” was coined with regard to sports journalists, no one knows. But, by gum, these people work around the clock. Sleep is for losers, they tell themselves. He who dares [...]
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The Spoiler has no idea what is going on here, but Francesco Totti’s mullet is nice
How have Capello’s England done against the world’s best so far? [Guardian]
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Read moreGolden Eaglets skipper allegedly turned 18 about seven years ago
The U-17 World Cup, currently taking place in Nigeria, has been rocked by allegations the host nation’s captain, Fortune Chukwudi, is actually somewhere closer to 25.
Before the tournament, FIFA had made attempts to stamp out ‘age cheating’ by [...]
Read moreIs “the new Wayne Rooney” ready to mix it up with the big boys?
After becoming Arsenal’s youngest ever league debutant in September 2008 (a crown that previously belonged to a Mr C Fabregas), Jack Wilshere’s career is going from strength to strength. The seventeen-year-old midfielder was [...]
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Pies have found footage of Team USA’s Freddy Adu getting schooled at the crossbar challenge (although technically all bets are off – they should [...]
Read moreFeast your eyes on some football players in China
Perhaps one day someone will start a sentence with “there’s an Englishman, an Irishman and a Scotsman” without it being a joke about people in boxes saying “potatoes” – it could even be used to introduce a [...]
Read moreCruz Azul give debut to a 14 year old
Back in 2004, Freddy Adu debuted in the MLS for DC United, at the age of just 14. It seems that everything America does, it’s Spanish-speaking little brother wants to do too, and accordingly 14-year-old ‘sensation’ Martin Galvan was [...]
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