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Real Madrid are telling Miss, it’s been reported, after Barcelona pulled away their chair and called them a rude word their brother taught them yesterday. The squabble is likely to see both sides banned from the lunchroom and forced to sit out of playtime for at least a week. Neither party has yet to make an official comment on the incident but Madrid boss Jose Mourinho did publicly call his Barca counterparts a ‘big tell tale tit’.
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Barcelona and Real Madrid are expected to escalate things quickly next week after confirming that football has absolutely no part to play in their Champions League semi final encounter. Last night’s street brawl at the Bernabeu was only ended after a reluctance to chip in and keep the floodlights powered, whilst Madrid boss Jose Mourinho stoked the flames by telling Barca chief Pep Guardiola and his players ‘como estan bitches’.
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Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson has warned that Champions League opponents Thin Air could still cause a serious threat at Old Trafford next week if wind pressures over the Atlantic Ocean gain momentum. United strolled to a 2-0 victory against the tame weather last night taking advantage of a calm northern front but the Scotsman warned that 2 away goals is not always enough against worthy opponents such as heavy wind.
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Blackburn Rovers owners Venky’s Group have admitted that, in hindsight, Steve Kean is a Scottish baldy after watching their side plummet towards the foot of the Premier League table. Having sacked the proven Sam Allardyce in exchange for the former Richard O’Brien stunt double the club now find themselves facing the real prospect of relegation from the top flight and Venky’s owner Colonel Sanders believes a hasty decision may have been made.
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The DA breaks down the real meanings in Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger’s press rantings:
“The players have been outstanding all season. If there is somebody to blame, it is me.” Continue reading »
Actual translation: “I blame George Graham…Or maybe Bruce Rioch…Yeah Bruce Rioch.”
Richard Cutcher delves into the football video doing the Internet rounds this week.
There are few reasons to reminisce about Selhurst Park; but this is one…
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West Ham United have asked for special permission to climb some stadium stairs and lift Scott Parker’s football writers player of the year award trophy aloft in front of their fans, in a bid to finally use their new trophy cabinet bought by David Gold over a year ago. The Hammers, who are currently fighting a tough relegation battle, want to host an open top bus parade around East London to let fans see what something shiny and trophy-esque looks like.
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Frank Lampard earns £10million a year…Seriously….not even joking…..£10million…. English pounds….a year….Frank Lampard, it has been revealed. The vomit inducing discovery comes after the Chelsea and England International featured on the top 10 richest footballers list finishing joint 8th alongside Zlatan Ibrahimovic and below the likes of David Beckham and Lionel Messi.
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North London was last night sinking under the sheer weight of excuses after Arsene Wenger got hold of a thesaurus and started to blame a lack of trophy on any word beginning with the letter ‘B’. The Frenchman claimed Arsenal’s title bid had been ‘belated’, ‘biological’ and ‘without bigotry’ not to mention the fact that everybody was too young, too tired, too stressed and too scared of Stoke City to every seriously challenge.
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Andrew Allen is deputy editor at sport.co.uk
Wednesday 6.58pm
Hmm, what should I write about this week for The DA? Have to focus…Shoes look a bit dirty; I’d better give them a clean.
I usually do my brain storming in Cafe Nero with a black Americano and a window to stare out of. This is a new challenge. I’m all out of kilter on the sofa.
Oh those ones look a little grubby too; I’ll give them a polish while I’m at it. You can tell a lot by a man’s shoes.
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