Squad Number Politics

Is Michael Owen worthy of the Manchester Utd No7 shirt?

Former Newcastle hitman joins a list of United legends

Michael Owen

Those who expected Michael Owen’s new Manchester Utd squad number to be in the high double digits were given a shock yesterday, as the Fit & Healthy Charismatic striker was rewarded with the highly coveted No7 squad number.

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Transfer Talk

Real Madrid reserve number 5 shirt for Kaka

Brazilian could inherit the hallowed squad number

Kaka number 5

While the British press are preoccupied with the Cristiano Ronaldo to Real Madrid transfer saga, our Spanish friends seem to believe Los Blancos have eyes for only one man: Kaka.

According to the front page of

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Euro 2008 News

Spanish transport strike could put Iker Casillas out of the Euro 2008

Keeper’s hesitance to wear shirt more than once causes a kerfuffle

Iker Casillas

Now for a slightly bizarre story from today’s edition of the Spanish newspaper Marca (who were, incidentally, the media ringleaders when Real Madrid started sniffing around Ronaldo).

Apparently, Spanish goalkeeper Iker Casillas has [...]

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Happy B'Baller

Boston Celtics star Kevin Garnett loves Chelsea

NBA forward unnecessarily thrilled about receiving free garment

American netball fans are currently engrossed in the NBA Finals, where Kevin Garnett’s Boston Celtics are attempting to throw more balls into some small elevated hoops than the LA [...]

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Become Skilful

Create your own Brazil shirt!

Obtain instant ball skills and a transvestite hooker addiction with this brilliant name generator

Spoilinho

Due to a lack of coordination and a general preference for showering alone, I never made it as a professional footballer. So here‘s the next best thing. Some genius has created [...]

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