News in brief

Carr’s in trouble, Barca want Steven Taylor…

Steven Taylor – sitting on a wall

Steven Taylor

Those who like their sport to come with a glamourous showbiz sheen will have been blown away by pictures of David Beckham’s little ones playing AMERICAN football today. It’s all over the news. So much so, that some people have forgotten [...]

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The Year 2000!

FLASHBACK: First Tottenham team of the Millennium

White Hart Lane, January 2000

David Ginola

With the end of the decade nigh, The Spoiler thought it worth looking back at some of the great teams that saw us into the Millenium. Starting with Tottenham – at home to Man City tonight – here are a few names [...]

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Tyneside Gossip

How Mike Ashley helped Stephen Carr retire

Newcastle owner told Irishman where to stick it

Stephan Carr

Unless your name is Kevin Keegan or Mike Ashley, you’ll probably be aware that Stephen Carr has played for Newcastle since 2004. The under-used Irish defender, however, announced retirement from all forms of football earlier this month, following [...]

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UNEXPECTED RETURN

Newcastle plan to welcome back Stephen Carr

Not the returning hero most fans had in mind…

stephen carr

Joe Kinnear is considering bringing Irish right-back Stephen Carr back to Newcastle just months after Kevin Keegan decided he was surplus to requirements and released him.

Reports have linked both Bayern Munich and Bayer Leverkusen with the 32-year-old [...]

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Underwhelming transfers

Ten players you don’t want linked to your club

The Spoiler considers the footballing talent you rather see warm someone else’s bench next season

Milan baros

Much like when a hot girl comes for an interview at your place of work, the feeling of knowing a quality player could be joining your club is pretty uplifting. However, unless [...]

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Money Grabbers

And the Premier League’s LEAST Loyal XI is…

Don’t leave them alone with the wife

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And so to the less charming side of football – the players who would demand extra money if you dared to make them sweat, even just a little bit. The kind of men you wouldn’t want next to you in the [...]

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Tittle Tattle

Transfer Talk: Gerrard and Henry to link up at Chelsea!

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People have been doing some serious big talking over the weekend – Jose to Inter, Frank to Inter, Didier to Inter. But, worry not, not everyone is off to Inter. Phil Neville, for example, will probably stay at Everton. And these guys all have one thing in common: they’ [...]

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