WILL NICE-BUT-DIM

William Gallas furious over Mr Bean nickname

Arsenal skipper mad old nickname has been made public

William Gallas nicknamed Pierre Richard. William Gallas is fuming after a former team-mate revealed he was nicknamed Pierre Richard – the French equivalent of Mr Bean – while a trainee at Caen. PSG midfielder Jerome Rothen has [...]

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A BIT OF BLUE

Frank Queudrue reveals Birmingham’s team porno sessions

Apparently, the Blues doesn’t just refer to the shirts

Frank Queudrue reveals Birmingham’s team porno sessions Birmingham defender Frank Queudrue has given a very, erm, frank interview to a French magazine about his fondness for watching pornographic movies. But don’t worry – he only [...]

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FOOTY FINANCE

Premier League clubs threatened with salary cap

Top clubs told to improve their finances or else

Cristiano Ronaldo modelling a Premier League salary cap. FA chairman Lord Triesman has threatened to bring in an enforced salary cap on English clubs after a damning appraisal of the state of the finances [...]

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JAK SIE MASZ!

Kazakhstan players watch Borat ahead of England match (or not)

The Sun gets the quote it wanted from former Kazakhstan coach

Borat helps Kazakhstan against England. Kazakhstan’s former manager has given The Sun an excuse they probably didn’t need to go Borat mad in the build-up to the former Soviet republic’s clash with England at Wembley [...]

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MAGPIES MULLETS

Newcastle to bring Gerry Francis into the mullet management team

Magpies consider taking on another 1970s throwback

mullets.jpg Newcastle caretaker manager Joe Kinnear has revealed he is eager to bring ex-QPR boss Gerry Francis into his coaching team. What this means – apart from Newcastle’s foreign stars having another coach they have never heard of – is that Newcastle will [...]

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OFF WITH HIS HEAD

Football Manager game might want to re-consider its endorsements

Football Manager 2008 won’t be in a job in 2009

juande-ramos-football-manager.jpg While British fanatics of the Football Manager computer game series have to make do with a headless figure on the front cover of their addictive hobby, Spanish purchasers are treated to the Columbo-esque stylings of Juande Ramos. Since [...]

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