Italian: United want me
Times reports that Atalanta's christian doni (winger, 29) is claiming that both United and Liverpool are after him
Stam Ko’s sheep
times: jaap scotches rumours that he will move to leeds; rules out any return to PL.
Forlan cost 7 mill...
....yet fenerbache have completed Ortega deal for only £3.5 million, reports indie. grrrrr.
Capello in frame
Paul Smith claimed in people that after SGE was ruled out "the job was offered to capello, when fergie suddenly had change of heart..."
Viollet out
Dennis' daughter rachel was ko'd from wimbledon by Maleeva on Tuesdsay
Turk keeper chased?
Times reheats story that we are after Recber for 4 million, along with Artsebal
Twin bastards in black?
Uefa’s Gerard Aigner punts two refs idea today...being taken seriously apparently after all the WC cock-ups. That'll double the South Koreans' bribes bill anyway.
city to out-elephant man chadwick?
Guardian : Martin Keown, it emerges, is being offered his choice of retirement home. The Arsenal defender is available on a Bosman and being courted by Blackburn and Manchester City,
Ouch!
indie's james lawton adds to this becks quote: "There's always a next time. And who can dare say that we won't succeed in Portugal and Germany where we failed in Japan?"
- "meanwhile, back in the REAL world....."
It was thatch wot dun it
A caller to the BBC complaint line says thatch is to blame for Eng WC exit cos all the players were born after thatcher snatched away school milk in 73 - ie they have too brittle bones and not enough power in their bodies
LFC turmoil ahead?
Might there be ramifications now that Moores family Littlewoods empire is up for sale?
Today's conspiracy theory:
James Richardson in gdn: So, it turns out the Gazzetta Dello Sport was right all along: the World Cup is the biggest rigging scandal since the Sex Pistols sailed the Good Ship Venus. Vanquished but vindicated, the Italians are now predicting a Brazil-Germany showdown next Sunday morning. As they explain, it's the only way Fifa can save face and audience, and keep both Adidas and Nike happy with one team each as usual. Plus it would save Japan the nightmare of hosting a final featuring their World Cup partners South Korea. So now we know.
Darwninism in action part 206
Two teen aussies nicked after thier forged adult IDs werre rumbled in a bar...they'd used pix of themselves in their school uniforms!!
(quick quiz: name 5 aussie intellectuals. clive james and, um, er,.....)
bizarre fact as reported in indie: half of all aussie single wimmin have not been on a date in the past 6 months. what a tribute to Oz manhood. I guess when you've ruled out a) the crims b) the fuckwits - see item above – then there aint much left to choose from. no wonder certain Redish personnel are so keen on the place - easy pickings for ageing totty-chasers, hey?)