Unrelated: Nicolas Anelka and Joe Cole’s Chelsea futures
The Daily Mail led with a headline yesterday which hooked us in straightaway, essentially because the two strands of news bear no relevance to each other.
New deal for Nicolas Anelka spells the end of the road at Chelsea for Joe Cole
Chelsea have reopened negotiations with Nicolas Anelka over a contract extension which would see the [...]
A rivalry cut short
An unfortunate memory failure from the BBC’s Martin Brundle in anticipation of the upcoming Formula One season. As a colour commentator, he really does give some excellent analysis and insight during the races through the year, but perhaps nobody thought to double-check his recollections on a piece for the BBC website previewing the key battles [...]
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Lost in translation? Wilson Palacios wants to go to Real Madrid
The Sun run an exclusive today detailing the wishes of Tottenham’s defensive midfielder Wilson Palacios. He’s got his heart set on bigger things, it appears, and he seems to have told a British newspaper that very thing:
WILSON PALACIOS has stunned Harry Redknapp by admitting he is using Spurs to get a move to Real Madrid.
The Honduran midfielder [...]
The Sun’s poll results duller than first feared, spice added
Who would you pick in England’s World Cup starting XI? That’s what the Sun asked its readers, and they answered. The only trouble is that the England team has for several years been very easy to pick, and there is rarely much dispute over the squad of 23, let alone the composition of the first [...]
Logic failures - why Fabio will be England boss until 2012 - golf
Fabio Capello will not quit England early… says Alan Nixon in the Mirror today, due to his love of golf. The bullshit detector started beeping furiously at that headline, and unfortunately it only got louder as we scanned through the article text (all 407 words of it):
Fabio Capello will stay on as England boss for the [...]
Weak exclusives: David Luiz wanted by clubs
“We’ve got an exclusive!” boast the Mirror! “It’s big, it’s exciting, and John Cross can tell us more! Aggghhhh!”
Chelsea tracking £10million-rated Brazilian central defender - exclusive
Chelsea boss Carlo Ancelotti is tracking Benfica’s Brazilian defender David Luiz.
The 22-year-old is regarded as one of his nation’s top prospects and has also attracted interest from Manchester United and Real Madrid. The [...]